State Testing Essay Awesomeness

One of the components for Oregon's 4th grade state testing was to write a two page essay telling about a friend that you got closer to and how. Morgan's teacher was so impressed with this and gave us a copy of it... So well done!

My Favorite Cousin

Do you have a favorite cousin? I do. Her name is Jadi. Jadi lives in Texas and she hasn't come to Oregon for years, so I didn't know her that well. But last Summer Jadi came to my grandma's house for one month. Let me tell you some fun things we did together.

First of all, let me tell you how I got to know Jadi better. I would go to my grandma's house everyday because she lived only 15 minutes away. Jadi and I would talk in our grandma's hot-tub and when we were finished our hands and feet were wrinkled.

Three weeks later our families went to the lake. When we got to the lake Jadi and I tried to find tiny shells. After we got our family boat in the water, all of us jumped into the boat and headed to a cove. When we got to the cove our grandpa started to blow up the Hulkster and the Black Ice. Our grandpa drove the boat really fast over giant waves from other boats.

That night we had a sleepover at our grandma's giant house. We played telephone and did pillow fights. After a while we got tired and fell asleep in the living room. When we woke up it was Jadi's last day in Oregon. I made Jadi a cd with Jonas brother, Hannah Montana, and Chris Brown songs on it as a goodbye gift. We watched fireworks while making smores that night. Finally we said goodbye. I could not stop crying.

I miss Jadi very much! I didn't know we could end up being best friends! I'll never forget the time I spent a whole month with my favorite cousin.