What a long 2 hours -- by daniel

I thought that general conference would never end. My brothers and I had to take notes on the talks they said for the first part of the Sunday conference. I am going to tell about Dallin H. Oaks. He talked about prayer, personal and prestihood lines. He said the it is intensele to communicate to heavenly father. Also that we need a pesonal line to god. Meaning to pray to him often. Also that we need both personal and prestihood lines. That is what I got out of his talk.

General Conference -- by Craig

general conference was really peacefully and spirt full I watched every single talk and my favorite was Hennry B. eyring. he talked about how god can direct us to the right path. he said evryone wil sin but it is no exception to repent. one third of us followed Lucifer and did not follow the plan. He said if we can repent and strive to do what heavenly father wants we would have a better life. He also talked about miracles like how Peter walked on water .

General Conference -- by Nathan

My favorite talk was by Thomas S. Monson. He talked about gratitude and thanking the Lord for things. He talked about having a good attitude and to not be selfish. One of the talks he said was about the 10 Lepers. He told them to walk to the temple. While they were walking they got healed and only one came back and gave thanks to the Lord. That teaching me to give thanks to the Lord and be grateful for what we have.

General Conference -- by Ashton

I like listening to boys when they said what talks they liked. Yes, I saw him (the prophet). I liked when they gave me Tootsie rolls. I liked playing with the games. (On Saturday we played board games while listening to conference.) I hated when I was doing school. I hated the ABC when we were doing that. I like that Nathan had a birthday.

Dinosaur Museum -- by Ashton

I like the dinosaurs. I like the dinosaurs outside except I thought it was going to fall on me. I like the big dinosaurs. I saw dinosaur poo that is from the little ones not the big ones. Because it was a little poo. I liked the crystal room and the dinosaur one. I liked the biggest turtle and the big turtle shell. I loved it when I was carried by Dad. I loved when Mom took pictures of us and me.
I like the snake. I like the froggy.
I was watching movies and playing a game. The people asked me questions. I was good at the questions. (There were Yale students doing an experiment -- probably not the right word -- with kids ages 4 to 8. Ashton watched some stuff and then answered questions. She seemed pretty pleased with herself.)
Thank you for letting me see all that stuff. Thank you for going. I don't know if we are going to see it again or other stuff. Thank you. Good bye. Amen, goodbye, jeez that was a long one...the biggest blog ever. All done. Good bye.

Going to the Boston Temple -- By Daniel

On Friday I went to the Boston temple. It was a hour drive to the temple from the church. I did Baptism for the dead and Confirmations. I was 3rd to last to do it all. First I did Confirmations. It took abit longer than I thought it would. I have done this before but it still seemed long. After that I got ready for Baptism for the dead. I did 10 names. One of them had the same birthday as Nathan. The water was hot. I still remember my baptism. The water was cold then. On the way back I stopped with all of the deacons for diner at 9:30. The only thing open was MC Donald's. I had a Angus beef hamburger that had bacon and some other things. Also I had a Oreo MC flurry.

So far in school I've done OK. I'm getting good grades and I'm makeing freinds. A few things I've learned is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Which is to be scared of long words. I don't know how to say that word. It has 36 letters in it. Another word that I have learned is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Which is a disease of inhaling coal. It has 45 letters in that one! I think the first one is a bit of a joke of being scared of long words. Maybe even ironic.

GUTS by ----Craig hatch

one day we went to my moms new friend when we drove up we saw a huge bird fly away. we did not know what it was dad thought it was a turkey. after we ate and had fun in the yard when one kid could said there was a dead squirrel on the side of the street we went and looked,half way there we saw a huge vulture fly away. We didn't get a picture of the vulture but we did get a picture of the squirrel.

I'm a princess

Ashton went to a birthday party yesterday. They were all princess which always make for cute pictures. She had a great time. She gave Erin (the birthday girl) a Cinderella baby and she picked out a Snow White baby for herself. She came to me with big tears today because she wanted to blog. What a cutie.

Here is Ashton: I like the princess baby and your welcome for the princess baby. I love dancing. I like you. I like the ring pop. I like the candy. I like the slinky. I like everything else. I liked popping the balloon. I liked painting the balloons. It was fun and I liked going home. Thanks for the crown. Amen, goodbye, that's all...

Ashton wants to type on her own:
AsHToN hATCH i LoVE you

first week of school--by nathan

It was exiting I went on the bus and my bus driver is mean i had homework on the first day of school.


first we had to do a crossword puzzle. And then we did silent reading. Then we did writing. And then we had lunch.

I already want school over -- by Daniel

Wednesday was the first day of school for me.

I wasn't nervous at all. From what I heard it all was in the same hall way. I made Friends really fast. I really like my teachers. My favorite teacher is my homeroom. His name is Mr long. He is very funny, nice and helpful.

My first class I go to is home room, Then it's ether Spanish or p.e., next it is home science or technology class or music survey or Art. The other classes are lang. arts, integrated LA, Algebra, Science, and Soc Studies. All of them have teachers I like. Except for Technology class. He is just old. During the whole class he plays 60's music. It sucks. I think I'm am going to have a great year but I am already bored. I wish it was already over.

First week of school -- by Craig

On the first day of school I rode a mini bus it had a bunch of special stuff on it. The first day of school I made two friends now I have 5 friends. Today I missed the morning bus so dad had to come from work and I just barley missed the afternoon bus instead of dad coming from work they gave me my own bus I was lucky. They had made a couple of team class I'm on team Jackie Robinson team we are a very good team. They have a bunch of signs of W.O.R.F.S and that stands for walk on right for safety and that is basically it by.

the duck boat -- by nathan

Before the duck boat we went to get tickets. The next tour was five hours away so we decided to wait. When it was time to go to the duck boats we didn't know what boat we were suppose to go on we took four pictures of four different boats until we finally found our boat so we got on. The boat is called Red Socks Nathan.

When we got on the boat left. The driver was funny then he let me and Craig drive the duck boat. Its hard to drive a duck boat. Theirs a lot of buttons.

The Christian Science church -- by Daniel

On Saturday my family and me went to Boston. It was a ton of fun. While we were driving there we passed Fenway Park, home to the Boston Redsox! We even saw the Green monster. Craig said that it was his favorite thing that we did. That is what he said.
Also while were there. We went into this huge, old and Gargantua church. It had two huge domes. One was 100 feet off the ground and the other 200 feet off the ground.

It had windows that aren't stained. It's made out of some kind of material.

Inside we had a tour. It had one of the biggest organ's in the world. It is in the top ten biggest. It had elevators and stairs that move. ( I don't remember what they are called. I think it starts with excel... something.) They had two meeting areas. Both are being used. The new one was made in 1909, and the old one in the low 1800's.

It was really cool. I had a lot of fun.

Craig pushed me -- by Ashton

I was trying to get on the brick. Craig pushed me into the wall and then I fell into the water. He got me wet. We were fighting. (This is Mom talking -- Craig actually didn't push Ashton. He was trying to help her and they fell in. This is Ashton's truth and not the real truth!)

We found a store. I like my new dress. When we went home I went in the car and my brother put a seat belt on me. I am at home. All the time I stay in my dress and I play all the time. So amen and goodbye.

driving a duck boat---by craig

So one day we went to Boston. There where so many cool things we went to, but my favorite was riding the duck boat. We rode the Red Sox Nathan. Our driver was very funny but my favorite part was driving in the water. I drove for five min it was very very fun. I got to steer it and move the lever.

When we where in the water I saw the Red Sox baseball game lights I wish I could have watched the game but I could not. The little lights in the city that you see in this picture is Fenway park.
In the 10th inning it was 4 to 4. One of Boston's players hit a pinch hit walk off. So Boston won.

huge snake---by Craig

Me and my brother went outside to play baseball and we were coming in when we saw a huge snake. I told my brother to go get a camera when he was gone. I made shure it did not leave when a little squirl ran down the tree and the snake ate it. it was cool.

The Rhode Island Beach -- by Daniel

This last Saturday I went to the mesquite beach with my family and the Deacon's and Young women. All day Craig and I with some deacons would go boogie boarding. It was awesome. First we would have to get to a good spot. We would have to jump or go under waves.

Then we ride down the wave.

For lunch we had chips, Nutty Bars, and sandwitches. No sand got in my sandwitch or anything. Craig and Nathan had sand all over there food. Every bite was crunchy. But my mom made them eat it all. My Dad got sunburned everywhere. I only got a little on my shoulders. Overall I had a great Time. I would love to go there again.

Mystic Seaport -- by Nathan

mystic seaport was fun we went fishing for hermit crab and jellyfish.
we looked at one of the tallest ships in the world. we played at all sorts of places,play areas and a game area. we were in a play. we went on a cruse ship and we wanted to go on the lite house

Missionaries for Dinner -- By Daniel

The missionaries came over for dinner yesterday.

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First we ate. My mom made salad, red skin potatoes,and roast. With ether Orange soda, Diet rootbeer, or some kind of grape juice. After That we had ice cream with Yellow or normal oreos and with Carmel and/or chocolate topping.

After that they talked about something that started with a D and that ment that there was a prophet during that time. Also about an Apostiy whick means no prophet during that time. I don't remeber some of the lesson.

Playing with friends -- by Ashton

I like to play outside with you guys. I like to be outside. I wish my friends will come over another day and play with you another day. I like the slide.







Thank you to my friends for playing with me and I wish I could play with you another day. I was being steady and I was the Mom for you guys and I am glad that I didn't fall. We played strollers and babies. Good bye.

the play--by nathan

Before the play we had to write the words for the play. It took a long time to write it. After we wrote it we played it. Daniel was the oxen, Aston was the mom, I was the dad, and Craig was the director. The play was about the pioneers travailing across the great plains. First we had to make the wagon then we packed it with food and water and then we set off into the wilderness. Somewhere out in the wild we stumbled upon sum boulders and I had to push it aside. Finlay we made it to the salt lake Vally.

After the play we sang a song, and had a cookie and said a prayer.

peter pan books...by craig

I once had a friend named Bubba he was my best friend ever and one day his mom started a book club and I was in it after we finish the book she showed us what next they should read. It was the peter pan and the Star catchers it is about how Wendy's mom molly she meats peter and it gets into a story about how who captain hook comes in and how peter can fly. there is 4 book star catchers,shadow of thieves, secret of rundoon, and the sword of Mercy. that is all so I hope you read it bye.

My talk -- by Daniel

On Sunday I had a talk during sacrament. It was about How to Bring the Spirit Into the Home. I was never nervous. I mean, I have done a play with about 5x more people. I've also have done a talk in payson with about 3x more people. I think there was nearly 100+ people there. I just wasn't never nervous.

Making my talk was exhausting. I didn't know that it took that many steps to make a talk. I kind of like it better dad's way, but I won't. First my mom researched about my topic. Then I had to come up with things without looking at what my mom got out of the Internet. Then I expanded what I came up with. After that we put all of the things I made up and the stuff out of the Internet together. Then we printed it. It was a nice talk. When I told my talk to my family, It took 6 mins.

These are the 13 things I talked about.
1. Being willing to go and being helpful in Family home evenings.
2. Scripture Study by our self and as a family.
3. Pray as a family and by yourself.
4. eat dinner as a family
5. Do activities as a family.
6. Keep the sabbath day holy.
7. go to church meeting, firesides, and activities
8. Obey your parents.
9. Treat people nicely and don't fight with each other.
10. Serve your family and others often.
11. Cheerfully do your chores.
12. Be supportive of you family
13. Spend time with family members.

I expanded a lot of them. I even put in stores and my life experiences in this talk as well. I had a great time telling my talk to all of them.

Niagara Falls -- by Craig

One day our family went to Niagara falls it was a blast. We got a magnet because our family is doing a magnet collection we have only a bit of magnets. When we got to Niagara falls we each got a quarter and we looked in a observation station we could look right at the water fall it was awsome.

When we where walking we saw a lot of cool things and a really cool views of the water falls. I think there were two water falls when we where passing by I was so excited to get on the boat the only bad thing there is the line.

When we got on the boat we went to the front of it cause that is were you get the most water. the boat ride was awsome the waves would splash your face and the water falls would get you soaked.

The Sacred Grove -- by Ashton

I like the picture and I love it so much. I like all of the different rocks and different leaves. I feel good there.

I love it and I like to pick the leaves. I love my Daddy so much to give me a piggy back ride there.

joseph smith's home-- by Nathan

Joseph Smith's home was very interesting I think this was where Joseph smith had surgery when he was seven. In there little home there was a room upstairs and three downstairs, in the room upstairs were two beds in each bed were three boys. In a room downstairs they only had one bed and two girls slept in another one was a baby and in the last one was the mom and dad.

It was cool being in the room where he hid the golden plates were once. We couldn't go downstairs or upstairs we could only be on the main floor.

Joseph smith means a lot to me he restored the Gospel. In his home you can feel the spirit.

The hill cumoria -- by Daniel

For this little vacation that my family and me went on was first the hill cumoria, second, Joseph smith home, and lastly Niagara Falls. I'm going to tell you about the hill cumoria.

First we had to drive forever of miles. 30 mins from my house during the drive we passed the Basketball hall of fame. It was really cool looking. There was a ball on on side that was shaped as a basketball. The rest was a square building. Years later we were here. We went first to the visitor center. The visitor center was smaller than I am used to but is was really nice one. Part of it was glass wall,but most of it was white stone. After we went through there it started to pour really hard. You could have stood there for a few seconds and you would be soaked. Mom decide we should still go up on the hill. We went up the hill. The path was worn down weeds with rocks. Since it was raining it was also a mud path. My mom had to hold on to somebody just to walk. She had flip flops on.

We were there for the hill cumoria pangent. The pangent was really good. While we sat waiting for it to start, all of the people from the play came out and talked to everyone. Mom took a picture of me next to one of the 3 wise men.

The pangent was about the book of Mormon manly. It started from lehi to Joesph Smith.
It was a great experience even if we were soaked. Some of the cool parts was the place falling apart and the waterfall. When the place fell apart it was exploded into the sky and then lova shot out. The water fall was really cool to look like a it made a little pool. It really did look like a water fall. I felt the spirt very strong through the whole play.

I like to be in Connecticut

I like vanilla with chocolate on it. My friends are the best. Man, they know what I am going to say!
Momma Mia, Fishing in the Dark, and The Lights go down on the city are songs that I like.
The carousal was fun. It was down and up and fun a lot. I like to ride bear, elephant, horses, the chair, and tigers, cats. That's all.
What play area? Oh yeah. There's not really a tunnel it is just rocks. Did you know that? But actually it is just a log and the log has a map on it. So it's not actually a tunnel. I was rowing to pirates land. You just run away from Nathan and Craig because Nathan and Craig are the pirates. I then I ride back home in the boat and then ride back to pirates piggy land. There was a boat and the pig's boat and pigs and they just said, "Run away from us 'cause were going to eat you for dinner and put you in the oven." I was too fast for them. Then I got safe with you guys 'cause the pirates didn't know where I was.
I learn how to swim and I always made it and dunk my head with my eyes open. I like to be high in the sky and I like to be with you. The boys throw me and then I went into the water. That is how I get high in the sky.
The slide! I like to play outside all the time. I slide. I like to eat outside. I am hungry all of the time. da da da
Model! I love to be a model. I love you taking pictures of me. I love to eat all of the time. That is all!

Going to Conneticet -- by Daniel

Going on the plane was a really boring. I manly read a book, sat, sat some more and that's all. It beet riding a car to Connecticut. We took two flights. One to Dallas second to Hartford.

While at there we stayed at a hotel(I forgot the name of it). There was a pool. It was okay. The deepest it could go was 4ft. We had alot of fun. My dad bought some things that we could play with in the pool. There was a little yellow ball. there was some other thing that I forgot it's name.

It was a great weekend

While here we ate out because of that we couldn't have normal dinners because of where we were. My favorite place is Freindly's. It's manly a ice cream place but there food is also really good. My favorite ice cream there was butter finger sundae. It is so good. It is a 3-scoops of vanila, with carmel topping with crushed up butter fingers. It's been fun here.

My Adventure -- by Craig

When the movers came I stayed at the Hullingers and we even got to sleep over. We jumped on the tramp and played soccer on it. At 12 noon we had a book party. We all got around in a circle and talked about the book. We read When you reach me. I like the book. My favorite thing was the time travel.
On Tuesday we went to see the truck. Jace had said it was huge! All of our friends were really impressed with the big truck. It was very cool that the truck was huge. It felt a little strange to see all of our stuff packed up.
I am going to miss my friends.
When we got in the airplane it was so cool because you had to walk through a tunnel. The pilot was really nice. The pilot walked around before we took off. He talked to me, Nathan, my Mom, and Ashton and told us how to get a good view. That we would see the mountains really clear. At the beginning when you took off and at the end it was cool. In the middle it was boring. We got to be in the clouds. A person on the plane had a dog and they let me pet it.

Once we got in Connecticut we didn't have the right room. So my Dad, Ashton, and me went on one floor. My Mom, Daniel, and Nathan went on another one. The next day we fixed the rooms and we were across the hallway. We have really close stores. It was really cool to feel the humidity.
The pool was really small only four feet but still very fun. We did a bunch of tricks like do handstands in the water. We swam around and played sports. My Dad bought a pool ball.

I rock!

After we stayed at the hotel for a week the movers brought everything in while we unpacked stuff. We got our room all ready and bought us a lamp. I share a room with Daniel.

I went to church and I am in a really nice class. There were 3 kids in my class today but I think there is suppose to be 7.