Helping Hilly Give Blood

This one is for Hilly.

I watched Hilly give blood today. It was 164 cool! I wanted dadda to video it but he only had is reg'lar camera.

First they put her on the seat then they got a bag and put her blood into it. But first they painted her arm to kill all the germs, then they poked the needle in there. There is a blood pusher on that needle like Dus-E-Boy has. Then the blood sucks through the tube into the bag. The blood is dark red- even darker than Lightning McQueen red. It's a little long til the bag gets full. There is a guy who keeps flipping the bag of blood. I took care of Hilly since she lost a lot of blood. I went with her to the treats. She got juice and I got water because I love water.

I wouldn't want to give blood. I think it was hurting Hilly but grown-ups are tough. They don't cry like kids do. I don't think I would cry but I would definately say 'ouch' and I would definately hate it. But sometimes you just have to give blood because sometimes people need it.

When you give somebody your blood, it has to be the same kind of blood as theirs or it won't work. When I was pouring blood out of my mouth I almost had to get blood from somebody. Dadda could give me blood because we are on the same blood team. I am thankful for blood because it helps you live.

[Dad's Note: For those of you new to Bridger's blog, he had a really close call last summer. Ever since, he's been somewhat obsessed with giving blood. See this and this.]

The Specialest Girl in the Whole World

This one is for Mumma.

I really like McCall. She is true blue. She knows how to do a lot of things like drive her jeep and put tatoos on. Do you know what her favoritest thing to do is? Play with her friends and help people. That's what my favoritest thing to do is now. That means McCall is a good influence on me. McCall is the specialest girl in the whole white world and the whole white space.

[Dad's Note: "White" = wide. It seems our Dinosaur Boy is smitten.]

Warm Rain in Prehistoric Mongolia

[Dad's Note: This is Bridger's first forray into descriptive writing. Pretty darn good for a kindergartener!]

This one is for West because it was his birthday.

Weston and me are big kids. We take showers instead of baths. Weston thought the shower was too hot yesterday and I said it was just great. I told him it was like warm rain in prehistoric Mongolia.

I would like to go to prehistoric Mongolia. I'm actually thinking about it in my mind right now. The ground is orange and there is lots of sand. There is big mountains there. Everything is orange just like Mohab and the sky is blue. There are clouds in the sky. Some of those clouds look like dinosaurs.

A tarbosaurus is ripping the flesh from a dead ankylosaur and another tarbosaurus is looking for something to eat. There's a protoceratops drinking some water in a pond. He doesn't know there's a tarbosaurus behind him.

I would like to go to prehistoric Mongolia.

Happy Birthday West!!

Today was my birthday. I am foah years old. I'm almost as old as Bridger now and I am the same age as Simmy! We had ribs for dinner and then we went to my party. You have GOT to try my cake. It is so good.

Jesus Was Baptized

This one is for my church teacher.

Do you know what I learned in my church class today? That Jesus was baptized to John the Baptism in Jordan's waters. When you want to get baptized, first you have to believe in Jesus. Then you find a priesthood holder that you want to baptize you. I will have dadda baptize me.

Then you get baptized by 'mersion. That means your bad self gets washed away. So does your bad mind and you don't have bad dreams any more.

Jesus was a tough guy who lived in Jerusalem. That's in Asia. He had long hair because there wasn't electricity back in time. There was no wires running back and forth with electricity to run those haircutting things.

Now Jesus lives in the stars. After he got resurrected he called Mary's name and then he flew to the stars.

WESTON CHYMES IN: I thought Jesus lived in California.

[Dad's Note: So I guess he really is listening every Sunday! For more enlightening gospel-related posts, see Noah and His Trailer and Oh Little Town of Buffalo.]

Picture of the Week: Bridger's First Dino Drawing

[Dad's Note: This is is a scan of the very first dinosaur picture Bridger ever drew. He was two years old and he called them "di-saurs." We originally wanted to put this on a t-shirt (hence the color tweaks).]

I Got a Bag O' Worms

Me and West was digging out in Ziggy's dog house and we found a lot of worms. I used to have a worm farm but they died. But we got some worms in a bag for them to live in. I put a quarter in there so they can be rich.

Raptor Attack

This one is for Lisa.

Do you know what I was thinking? If a velociraptor is fighting a protoceratops, he's going to want to kill that protoceratops as fast as posstible because he does not want to get bit by that beak. Protoceratops' beak is very powerful and it could snap a raptor's arm right off or cut it really bad.

If he's lucky, velociraptor can cut his windpipe. That is something that helps you breathe. If he cuts his windpipe that protoceratops will suffocate in two or three minutes.

Wednesdays with West: How To Make Waffles

This one is for Bridger. I miss him when he goes to skoo.

I know how to make waffles. First you get it out the fridge and put it in the toaster. Then you take it out of they and put it on a plate and put syrup on it. That's how you make waffles.

Cowboys, Reindeer, and Skulls

This one is for some velociraptors.

Today we went on a drive up to the mountains to Green Water Fountain to a cowboy home that is made out of trees. There was a rock with a polar bear painted on it and they had a dead reindeer on the house. I found three skulls in the house and three more in the leaves on the ground

[Dad's Translation: We drove to Fountain Green to pick up a tiller from a guy who is evidently an avid hunter. Bridger's version of the story is definately more interesting!]

Grounded: Weston Steps to the Plate to Pinch Hit

I am writing Bridger's blog tonight because he is grounded because he goed in the street and he be'd mean to Coulter.

I want to talk about double-A battries cause my car takes 4 AA battries. You get them at Wa-Mit but you don't get them at the B.I. You buy those battries and you put them in the bottom of the car so it can go. Sometimes things need new battries. Maybe if Bridger starts being nice he can write his blog tomorrow. Here is a picture of race cars that I want to put on Bridger's blog.

[Dad's Note: Yes, the Dinosaur Boy is grounded from his blog, for the very reasons Weston mentioned. Battries = batteries; Wa-Mit = Wal-Mart; B.I. = D.I (Deseret Industries).]

Happy Birthday Tammy: 95 Years Young!

This one is for Tammy.

It was Tammy's birthday on St. Packtricks Day. She turned 95. That is very old. I got her some flowers and took them to her house. I love Tammy so much, but she's almost an old guy. Soon she will just sit in her chair with her cane and watch children play. That's what old guys do. They can't really play ball because their bodies don't work any more. But Tammy isn't old yet. 113 is much older than 95. 95 just means she's had a lot of birthdays.

[Dad's Note: According to Bridger, Tammy turned 97 last year (see that amusing post from a year ago here). She's actually 40-something and pretty darn fit, but I'm sure she's thrilled that Bridger thinks she doesn't look a day over 95!]

Picture of the Week: Jungle

Why Am I the Shortest Kid in the Class?

This one is for McCall.

Here's something I am wondering. Why am I the shortest kid in the class? Everybody in my class is taller than me. Like McCall and Silas- everyone. I don't like being the shortest kid in the class. Like Silas, one time he jumped over the wall. He is very tall. He even can climb on to the top of the slide that has windows. I wish I could do that.

Dadda says maybe it's because I don't eat vegetables. I don't think that's it. Lots of other children don't eat their vegetables. I don't like them one bit. That's why I want to ask the world why I am so short.

MCCALL CHYMES IN: Everybody is growing up, but somehow Bridger just isn't growing. Maybe he should eat his vegetables. I have to eat my carrots- even if I don't want to.

[Dad's Note: Do you have any idea why Bridger is the shortest kid in the class? Write in and let Bridger know!]

No Jeeps!

This one is for Dadda.

McCall isn't being very nice to me today. She just drives her jeep around and sometimes be's mean to me. Then she be's nice to me, then she just be's mean again. I told her if she's going to be mean she can't come to my house, so I drawed a sign on the sidewalk that says "No Jeeps" and then I drawed my name by it. McCall didn't cross that sign to come to my house, she went around in the street to come over. It's ok if she goes around the sign but she cannot cross it.

Wednesdays with West: My Big Kids Lightning McQueen Bike

We was on a walk last night but we didn't go to Maverik because we don't always need to go to Maverik. There was a Lightning McQueen bike on the grass. But it wasn't a big kids Lightning McQueen bike like mine, it was a little kids Lightning McQueen bike. I really like my Lightning McQueen bike but I can only ride it if I have shoes on.

Utahraptor Done It

This one is for Dinoco.

I sure love that new Land Before Time movie. It has a t-rex that has a big scratch that goes from his arm clear up into his eye. I think a utahraptor might have done that. A utahraptor is much smaller than a t-rex, but they can jump really high and they are faster.

A gigantosaurus or a metriacanthosaur could have made that scratch, but probably not, because they have the same type of arms as a t-rex. T-rex's arms weren't very long at all. When you look at their bones, their skull goes almost to their arms. I bet a utahraptor made that scratch with his foot claw. It could sneak up on the t-rex and dig its claws in it and make that scrape. That's what I think.

Monday Mailbag: Singers, Fiddlers, and People Under Water

Responding to Along Came a Spider, Steph said...
Hey Bridger,I love your cool costume. Momma really did a great job on it. I think using Dadda's socks was really clever.

BRIDGER RESPONDS: I love my spider costume! I wore it all day- even to the kids house. But then momma took the socks off so dadda would have something to wear to work.

Responding to Alison Krauss is Not Crazy, Kristen said...
Well it looks as though you and I have something in common! I love Alison Krauss too, and I wish she'd come near me soon!If you think hard, Alison is just a little crazy! She's so fun and out going! Haha! She's one of a kind!Her music is just absolutely beautiful!It's great to see such a young fan like you, express your thoughts with others about this wonderful lady!Have a great day, keep playing little guy!

BRIDGER RESPONDS: Weston loves Sara Evans and I love Alison Krauss. I like Sara Evans too, it's just I like Alison Krauss more. Weston has his songs and I have my songs. I really wish she would come to Dinosaur Park with me. Even I wish she would sing a song about dinosaurs. Do you like dinosaurs, Kristen?

Responding to Picture of the Week, Tiff said...
Bridger, that is a cool picture. Where was it taken?

BRIDGER RESPONDS: Tiff, we taked that picture at a really cool place. I don't know where it is, but they have very nice sharks and angelfish, and lots of people under the water.

[Dad's Note: Better clarify a little...The location was Bonneville Seabase, an interesting and remote saltwater scuba diving spot littered with old military and nautical relics. Seabase is of course situated in the middle of the Great American Desert.]

Missing Disney World

This one is for Stitch.

Do you know what's cool? Momma has this coloring book and it has a picture of Dinoland that you can color! On the front of the book is Minnie and Mickey and a monorail on the very front. Even it has Donald and Goofy. I love Dinoland and I love Disney World. They are places that are very fun to think about. They are special places. We'll go there again some day. Actually I think we will go back in 60 days. Wait, momma just said probably not for a long time. Maybe 164 days. That will be much too long to wait.

There is a dilophosaurus in the store in Dinoland that I really want to buy. But I chose something else to get that is really cool. I got to buy one last treat. It is a dino set that has Mickey and Goofy and Pluto and Donald Duck. It also has dinosaurs. I like to pretend that Mickey and Goofy and Pluto and Donald are dinosaur doctors that help dinos that are hurt. They wear paleontologist clothes that could also be doctor clothes. The only thing I don't like is that the boulders that came with it are smaller than they look on the box. But it's still a good last treat.

When I go back I will definately buy that dilophosaurus. I had dadda put it somewhere very high so another child won't find it. That way it will be there when I go back. Oh, I miss Disney World.

Picture of the Week: Army

Do you know what I will do on day before Sunday now? I will put up a really cool picture. Here is a great picture.

[Dad's Note: Introducing a new feature on the blog. Each Saturday Bridger will choose and post the Picture of the Week. Enjoy!]

Along Came a Spider

This one is for Silas because tomorrow is his birthday.

Today we did our nursery rhymes at school. McCall was Little Miss Muffet that sat on her tuffet and I was the spider that scared her. Too bad there is no dinosaur nursery rhymes. But my costume was so cool. McCall didn't think I would have my costume ready in time. She said maybe she'll have to find a new spider. But momma made my costume so fast. It was made out of a black shirt and dadda's socks.

My teacher was the queen of all the hearts and it was very fun. I scared McCall away, but not for real. It was all pretended. She wasn't even sitting on a tuffet. What is a tuffet, anyway? I think that word is pretended too.

Momma Has Five Cavities

This one is for a crocodile.

Did you know that there are kids at my school that are losing their teeth? Can you believe that? I would not like to lose my teeth. Momma has 5 cavities. They are these silver stuff that look like staples. That means you haven't brushed your teeth so good. I brush my teeth every day so I don't get cavities. Somebody needs to tell momma to start brushing her teeth better. I thought maybe momma was eating too much candy, but momma doesn't like candy, so it can't be that.

Dinosaurs couldn't brush their teeth. T-rex's arms were too short and apatosaurus's arms are his legs, so he couldn't use them to brush his teeth. But that's ok because dinosaurs' teeth would just grow back when they fall out. Same with sharks and some other creatures.

[Dad's Note: In momma's defense, her cavities are due to the shape of her molars. Momma brushes her teeth very well.]

Wednesdays with West: Earwigs and Mumma's Song

This one is for Peyton. He is my friend at skoo.

I have a feba today and I got a ear ache. That is from the earwigs when they get into my ears and pinch in there. There is a song that we listen to and mumma make that song on the radio. It sound like her. I love that song.

[Dad's Note: West is a man of few words, but we definately welcome him back to the blog after a couple weeks off. 'Skoo' = school and 'feba' = Fever. I think Bridger may have had something to do with Weston's understanding of the cause of ear aches.

The song West refers to is "Home To You" from the album of the same name by the Peasall Sisters. The lead singer does kind of sound like mumma.]

Monday Mailbag: Baby Names, Spiders, and Fiddlers

Responding to the last week's Monday Mailbag, Dawnie said...
Angel Star Crystal is a very interesting name. When I was little I loved the name Crystal Star and that was what I named one of my cabbage patch dolls.

BRIDGER RESPONDS: Dawnie, do you know why I want to name my baby Angel Star Crystal? A angel is a girl with white clothes that can fly and they live with Jesus in the stars. And a crystal is shiny and beautiful. Angel is in the stars with Jesus now and I can't wait until momma's belly gets really fat because that means she will come soon!

Responding to A Very Nice Spider With 164 Eyes, Tammy said...
How many eyes does your sneaker have. Two, or if she wears glasses maybe four.

BRIDGER RESPONDS: Tam, a spider wouldn't need glasses! Do you know what? We are doing nursery rhymes in school and McCall is Little Miss Muffet and I am the spider that sat down beside her. I wanted to be the sneaker spider but that isn't really a spider that people are normally afraid of. Then I thought about being a tarantula, but a tarantula really isn't a spider. McCall isn't afraid of any spiders anyway. She just stamps them.

Responding to Alison Krauss is Not Crazy, Tiff said...
Bridger, I love listening to fiddle players. Alison Krauss is a great fiddler. Bridger, I love listening to fiddle players. Alison Krauss is a great fiddler. Here's a link to a picture of one of my favorite fiddle players...Eileen Ivers plays a really cool blue electric fiddle!

BRIDGER RESPONDS: Tiff, that is a cool fiddle because it's blue and that's my favorite color. I think you should listen to Alison Krauss with me and I will listen to Ellen Ives with you!

Alison Krauss is Not Crazy

This one is for Coulter.

We were going to the D.I. day before the other day and we were listening to Alison Krauss and she was singing this song about "nobody as crazy as me." What's up with that? Alison Krauss isn't crazy at all! She is very nice and she has a beautiful voice. I saw her before in the mountains when she was singing to me and playing her violin.

Mostly we listen to her songs in the car, like when we go to Wal-Mart or the mountains, but I really want to go see her again. I hope she knows I have a blog because I think she would really like my blog. I used to think she played the ukulele, but now I know it's a violin. It would be awesome if I could play with her. I could play my ukulele and she could play her violin. A violin is kind of like a ukulele but you play it with a stick. The guitar part of the violin is most like the ukulele, but the stick part of the violin is not like the ukulele at all.

[Dad's Note: Technically, Alison plays the fiddle. Violin, fiddle, ukulele- all pretty much the same, right? The song is "Crazy as Me." The album is Lonely Runs Both Ways. Good stuff.

Check out Bridger's previous posts about Alison Krauss here.]

Journey to Pteradon Caves

This one is for Weston because he's kinda sick today and I love him.

We went to the desert today and drove Uncle T's jeep through humongous puddles. But one of them was really big. It soaked all the windows and you couldn't see a thing. But the top window was the dirtiest. It was so fun.

We went in two big caves that were so cool. They were made by waves when that mountain was an island in the sea. Pteradactyls used to live in them in the time of the dinosaurs. I call them Pteradon Caves.

There was other littler caves too. One of the caves had tons of turds in it so I'm naming it Turd Cave. Dadda went clear up in this cave and he saw something wierd and it was just one of those turds.There was another cave that you can't get to that's not the turd one, I'm naming that one Every-Single-Kind-of-Dinosaur Cave.

[Dad's Note: The mountain Bridger is referring rises sharply from the valley floor and was once an island in Lake Bonneville, which covered most of Utah during the time of the dinosaurs. The caves he speaks of were carved by the waves of that ancient sea.]

A Very Nice Spider with 164 Eyes

This one is for Stitch.

Do you know what I just found out? Charlotte has more eyes than just two. She has 164 of them. There are two Charlotte's Web shows that I like. One is a cartoon one and the other one is real. That means it has real people in it. I love Charlotte's Web. I don't know why. I just love it.