Mickey's Adventures at the Russo's House

aaaaaMickey came to stay at our house Wednesday night. We played one of my favorite video games, "Mario Strikers Charged," and Mickey liked it a lot. He even scored 4 goals! We played against my brother ... all close games. We lost the first series, but won the second series. In between the series, Mickey and I got graham crackers as a snack. Mickey thought those were a good snack. He ate a bunch!
aaaaaOn Thursday and Friday, Mickey and I relaxed on our two days off. We played some more video games, had a few pieces of candy from Halloween and Mickey watched while I played whiffle ball outside with my brothers. On Friday night, we went to the movies to see "Megamind." Mickey and I thought "Megamind" was a little funny. We enjoyed the popcorn, too!
aaaaaOn Saturday was my brother's birthday. At around 4pm, we went to the diner to get something to eat. Then we played football for about 30 minutes outside. Then Mickey and I waited for people to arrive for my brother's birthday party. Mickey and I ate some chocolate and candy. We didn't eat TOO much, so we didn't get a stomachache.
aaaaaLater on, once the company came, we played a card game called "Hearts." Mickey and I were on a team with my two cousins, David and David. We played against my brothers, Drew and Daniel, and my aunt and uncle. Even though Mickey and I came in last place, it was still a lot of fun!
aaaaaWe sat by the fire to warm up a little. Mickey and I ate pasta for dinner and then Mickey helped sing, "Happy Birthday!" Mickey and I had a little ice cream cake after that. The ice cream cake tasted great! My cousins brought a big bucket of sports cards for us to keep and share. Mickey picked out his favorites! (Mickey's holding Dave Winfield's card in the picture.) We partied until midnight but Mickey and I fell asleep on the couch.


aaaaaMickey and I decided to relax on Sunday. In the morning, we played a game of Monopoly. Next, we had bagels for breakfast. Mickey had butter on his bagel and I had cream cheese on mine. Later on, we watched the Jets' and Giants' games. They were very, very exciting!
We had the best weekend ever!

Mickey and Me

Halloween with Christian and Mickey

Mickey and I had a blast this weekend! On Saturday, Mickey and I went to my baseball game. Mickey sat in the stands with my dad, mom, and brothers. Mickey cheered for me at bat, at 2nd base, left field, right field, 3rd base, and short stop. During the game, Mickey watched me strike out looking three times. Both teams were short players so I went out to right field and left field to help out. The other team did the same. We played against the A's. Ray was on the other team. We won 6 to 5 in the 6th inning. We are the New York Yankees.

On Halloween we went to my friend John's tackle football game. It was at Tamaques Field. His team is the Lions. John is number 30. Mickey was so excited to be there. My friend Christopher was there and we played while his brother was playing. I watched some of the game. I wanted to see what the QB does. I asked Christopher if they play immediate blitz. Mickey and I had so much fun!

Later in the day Mickey and I went trick or treating. First we went to my neighbors houses. Then we walked down the street to Erin and Jack's houses. After that we went house to house with Mickey. He wanted to devour my candy! We trick or treated with some friends and even hooked up with Tess for a few houses. We all posed for a picture together with Mickey. Then we left and met up with my friends John, Chris, and Jordan. When we were done trick or treating we had about 10 pounds of candy! I've already eaten about a quarter of it. Mickey and I had so much fun this weekend!!!!!!!!!

Joshua's Time With Mickey

I took Mickey to a soccer practice and he sat and watched the game. He never got to play because he was too small and flapped his arms like chicken wings all the time!

I also took Mickey to the Liberty Science Center. My friend Sam Jackman came over to the museum too. Mickey solved a shape puzzle and made a diamond. I put him on my back in his bag and climbed the rock wall.

Here is Mickey smiling!

I found Mickey's height (1' 3"). Small, huh?

Sam, Mickey, and I saw the great, humungous skeleton of a wooly mammoth, and also a baby wooly mammoth that was 40,000 years old.

Then we saw a movie about bugs. A Praying Mantis ate a butterfly at the end of the movie. A Praying Mantis can attack its prey by blocking out the background using the hexagons of its compound eyes.

On Sunday we went to my sister's party and Mickey ate so much cake then burped so loudly that he flew into the air and landed in my arms. When I brought him home I gave him some cheese and he ate it before I could blink... I think he likes cheese!

Here's a photo of him eating the cake and cheese.

I had such a great time with Mickey that I would like to spend another weekend with Mickey again! BYE MICKEY!!!!!!!!

Armen & Mickey: A Busy Weekend!

After school on Friday, I came home with Mickey. I worked on my personal narrative and after we played Super Mario Brothers on Wii. We reached level 2. Good job Mickey! Next, we had soccer practice. Mickey rode with us in our carpool. At practice, he was the loudest one cheering, which encouraged me to score a goal. We beat the C team at practice. It was a long night, we got ready for bed, turned on the lava lamp, which Mickey was very attracted to. He fell asleep staring at the lamp.


On Saturday morning, I went to soccer practice. Mickey stayed home since the field was very muddy. He took a long nap. After soccer, Mickey and I played basketball. Mickey had some basketball issues. Not a good idea to play basketball with a mouse. It was time to go to the Franklin Pumpkin Fair!! Mickey and I had fun winning a fish! We went to play a game like skee ball. I won 4 tickets in one round! I got a bunch of prizes.




Sunday was a very busy day. Mickey and I played basketball. This time Mickey got 9 dunks and he won! The score was 57-2. Mickey improved incredibly. I went to a my swim meet, Mickey stayed home because I didn't want him to get lost. Later, that day I had a soccer game. I was so happy to see my family and Mickey cheering me on the sidelines. I attempted to make a goal, almost made it, but it went right over the net. After a long day, I had dinner, read, and went to bed. Good luck Mickey on your next journey.

Welcome to Mickey Mouse's Adventures with Ethan

Ethan and Mickey made it home after school excited to have some fun. After a good night sleep,the two of them made their way to soccer practice. Mickey decided to cheer Ethan on the sidelines. Cristan and Josh from class were even there to hang out with Mickey. Soon after soccer ended, we were back in the car for a snack. Mickey even had a bagel and a drink of water.

Then they were on their way to Surgent's for gymnastics team practice. It was so much fun. Ethan put Mickey on the beam to see if he could do a back hand spring. The first try Ethan helped Mickey but the next two tries he did it himself. He was so proud of Mickey ! Two hours of practice later and we were back in the car headed for home.

Then we went to my mom's friends house in Morris Plains with Mickey, my mom, my dad, my brother Paul and my sister Rebecca. Mickey played football. He ran and ran and scored four touchdowns. We had hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. He was STUFFED ! He made another friend tonight named Blueberry Fluff. My friend Nathaniel brought him to our friends house also to do his assignment. It was dragon that was blue, green and white. He was stuffed from dinner also. We went home late.

Sunday was fun too. Mickey cheered on Ethan's soccer team to a 5-1 victory. Mickey and Ethan were so excited to hear that the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins last night. We celebrated with a little sparkling soda. Go Yankees !

I am so glad that Mickey had the best time with me this weekend. I hope you have a good time with him on your turn.

Mickey Mouse with Cristian

Cristian and Mickey Mouse on the Sid Fay Soccer Field

On Saturday morning, my dad said "It's time to go to soccer ! ". I took my ball and grabbed Mickey and went to our game at Sid Fay Field in Westfield which is really cool because it's AstroTurf. When the game started, Mickey sat and watched the game with my mom. During the game, four people charged at me but I got the ball away and passed it to one of my teammates. He scored a goal. We won the game 7-0. Mickey was very happy. So happy, in fact, that he wanted to take a picture with the team.

Cristian and Mickey Go To Starbucks

On Sunday night, we wanted hot chocolate so I took Mickey and my Dad with me to Starbucks. We took the hot chocolate home and drank it. It was delicious.

I had fun with Mickey the whole weekend. He sat with me as I ate dinner. He sat next to me when I watched television. He even tried to practice the guitar with me.

Mickey and Cristian Go Swimming

On Monday evening I decided to take Mickey with me and my sister to swimming lessons at the YMCA. The teacher called us to go in the pool. Mickey wanted to go in also. The instructor wouldn't let him in though. (My dad said it's probably because he didn't pay his dues).

After I finished my lesson and got out of the pool we had a fun time and went home. We had a great time with Mickey Mouse.

Mickey & Mr. Pask

What a weekend I had with Mickey, boys and girls! Friday night I made dinner for three of my friends (Matt, Tiff, and Amber). I made eggplant that was stuffed with vegetables and topped with mozzarella cheese. Mickey went crazy for the cheese as soon as I opened the container, but I made him wait until I used enough for the recipe before I gave him any. He was a good, patient mouse. The meal was delicious and the aromas of the eggplant filled our noses and made us all want to eat a second helping.

On Saturday, I had to go to get some work done on my car. I saw in the cafe and graded some papers, while Mickey looked at the car wash. He kept asking to go there, so after I got my car back, we went together into the car wash. Although he was excited to go in, once we were there, he was a big scardy mouse! He tried to hide under the seat, but I rebuckled his seat belt and told him it was going to be okay.

Saturday night, Mickey and I went to dinner with some friends. I ordered chicken in a sauce and a side salad... or so I thought. The dinner came and the chicken was no where to be seen! Instead, it was hiding under a huge mound of salad. The meal wasn't very good, but Mickey and I still enjoyed laughing with our friends.

It's been almost a year since I was able to have Mickey at my house, and am I ever glad that he was able to come! It was such fun! I know that next weekend, Mickey is going to have a blast with Cristian and his family and friends. I can't wait to read about that weekend and all of the fun times that 3MP will have with Mickey Mouse this year!

Happy Writing, 3MP!