Holden's Blog Post Feb 21

In Taiwan, the weather changes very fast. While the weather changes very fast from cold and rainy to warm, Hazel and I are playing outside. Mom needs some time to herself, but she is typing while I dictate. In Taiwan I can't seem to put slideshows on my blog. I don't know why. Right now my sister is yelling at us and she's stomping her foot on the concrete floor. I don't like Taiwan so far, and to make matters worse, there's a stinky tofu place right near our house. That's what I really hate about Taiwan: STINKY TOFU!!!

Holden's Write-Up for the Day

For Christmas me and my dad got my sister a battery powered four wheeler. This winter I've been hearing that there's lots of snow in Utah. Right now we are playing in the balls. I'm reading this book called The Witches right now. It's by Roald Dahl. He's my favorite author. Maybe I'll start allowing my mom to read Harry Potter to me. I started this business. I have meetings and I call them "kid business meetings." For my off-road club I decided I would have a long weekend trip. We'll go to Moab, Rattlesnake Wash, Lamb's Canyon, Hobble Creek, Diamond Fork, and I guess that's it. We will do this over several long weekends. That's it for now.

Taiwan Update

Right now my dad is on an airplane flight back to the US for his interview at BYU-Idaho. Right now my sister is yelling "I'm not poopy!" at me and my mom. We went to Danshui and ate at McDonalds. I went from always eating chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce to now eating a Big Mac with cheese. I have enjoyed going to Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. I also had fun going south to Ci Shan where my dad served part of his mission. It's a 4 hour train ride.

Right now we are playing in the ball pool. Hazel is trying to kill me with a toy car. It is very cold here and the buildings are made of concrete and none of them have heat in them. I get big bites every night. Taiwan is okay, but hard sometimes.

Off Road Clubs and Me

I really like Off Road Club movies, like Ultimate Adventure. But I, as a kid, am starting a real Off Road Club. We've already had one meeting, and then after a period of time, we are going to have another meeting. And then, we will start our Off Road Club journey. We will have a big meeting on the day before our trip. And we will have to pack a lot.

I am so happy that Jackson B turns 6 today! Happy Birthday, Jackson!

What the Heck!? Taiwan is Awesome!

I went to Taipei 101 for my birthday on January 1st. I got ice cream and saw the big ball in the middle of the building. The ball keeps the building from falling down. It's hanging by giant ropes. I ate a steak at Chilis and kept falling asleep and Dad had to keep waking me up to eat. That's the crazy life I have now.

I live in an apartment that has a ball pool, playground, air hockey table, movie theater, and lots of karaoke. My favorite thing about our apartment is either the movie theater (where we can watch our own dvds) or the air hockey.

I've eaten lots of weird food. My favorite food so far is called shui jiao. It's like pot stickers, only boiled, not fried. Right now I see my mom's feet. My dad eats all kinds of disgusting foods here. The grossest food I have eaten is a fried egg sitting underneath a really thin steak, all on top of fried noodles. And I got a dart gun at the Shilin night market as a prize for one of the games I played.

The hardest thing about living here is that there is only one bathroom in our apartment.

The best thing about living here is that it's dangerous. There are lots of scary cars on the road when we walk down the street. There are so many foods that look disgusting to me. I believe that will be all for today.

Welcome to my Blog!

Hello. This is Holden's blog. I like Jeeps and I'm five. I go to Kindergarten and somehow everybody drives me crazy, and last month I almost drove all of them insane. My parents think I'm going to Taiwan, but I'm really not. I have a best friend at school and his name is Kyle. And I have a best friend in Arizona, whose name is Jackson. I have a bunch of other friends, too.

Today for, some reason, when we went four wheeling in my dad's CJ 7 where we weren't supposed to go, we ran out of gas. My dad and his friend had to push the Jeep down the hill. It was fun, but a little scary. We had to call my grandpa to bring us a gas can. That's about it!

One more thing: has your son ever driven off a cliff? I hope not!

Here I am pulling my little sister with my four wheeler:


Here I am on the big four wheeler with my dad:


Here's my dad's CJ-7 (which is for sale, much to my dismay):


Stay tuned for more information!