Matthew

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This summer, I went to the Brewers-Dodgers baseball game at Miller Park with my family. It took about an hour to get from our house to the game in my mom's van. We bought tickets there with three ticket vouchers and $20 dollars. All of us sat in the Terrace Reserved deck, one of the highest decks in the park!

It probably would've been hard to see a lot of things sitting that high in the park, but luckily, I brought binoculars along! I could see the gigantic billboard, the bright lights, the dark blue sky, the yellow fair ball/foul ball posts,the field, the crowd, empty seats, the dugouts, and even the players with those things!

I heard people talking, and also some special sounds. I especially liked when the announcer played music from Super Mario games, like when the Brewers pitcher pitched a strikeout, when the Brewers got out of the top of an inning, or other times.

In the top of the third, I had a snack of popcorn and pretzels. The popcorn was buttered and delicious. The pretzels were nice and salty.

Before the game, I made a poster that said "Turn your Brewers faces on!" Every time the Brewers came to bat, I waved it up. Sadly, the Brewers lost, but that didn't stop me from having a great time!


 * Best Party Ever!**

I had started planning for this since January. It was planned for a Friday in May. I had invites done and out to my friends: Jared, Nathaniel, Austin, Mike, Josh, Nick, and Alex. They would be joining me for my 10th birthday party!

The day had arrived! First, after school, I brought everyone to my house. Whenwe got there, we threw our stuff in the mudroom (not litarally) and went downstars to play Wii. We voted on three games, and "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games" had the most votes, so we played party games on it.

Next, it was time for dinner. We had cheese and pepperoni pizza. When everyone was done, I opened the presents. Everyone got me awesome gifts, and I said, "Thank you!" or, "Thanks!" to everyone.

Then, it was time to go to the movie. We went to see "Shrek: The Final Chapter" in 3D at Marcus Theatres in Menomonee Falls. Each of us got some popcorn, a drink, and three Pixy Stix.