Landon Hall

Landon's YouTube channel

2009-10-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

Landon made a youtube channel and he puts up his own videos. They are really funny!

2009-09-29T08:27:00.000-07:00

The Great Egg Drop . . . or Scramble!

2009-03-18T20:32:00.000-07:00

The egg made it completely protected!

Landon and Stan recently had a fun time designing a contraption that would allow them to drop an egg from the third story of the school without anything happening to the egg. They did it! Video and pictures tell the story. They had a good time testing their various ideas before they came up with their ultimate design.

Christmas Concert

2009-01-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

Landon sang in the 6th grade choir for the school program. This picture is during a jazzy number.

The Great and Wonderful Autobiography of the Unique Landon Hall

2008-10-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

There was a boy whose name was Landon Hall. He was a rusty blond. He was kind of crazy. He was also funny. I will tell you why.

His father was good at making funny faces. His mom told weird jokes. That might be why he is so crazy. His voice came out extra loud so when someone else was talking, he got in trouble instead. That happened a lot in Art class. He was also hyper.

His family was small in number. He had one sister named Mary, a mother and a father. He had a dog named Mr. Snuggles. His family was very funny.

He was a missionary in Ecuador. He didn’t like Ecuador as much as the States. At his house, all of his neighbors were Americans. He felt like a fish out of water.

He liked video games a lot. He had a Wii and a Gameboy. He played on the computer a lot. His favorite video game was Super Mario Bros. All-stars. That is a very old game.

Overall, Landon was a good boy. This is the autobiography of me.

The End

Funny Dog Video

2008-08-19T18:57:00.001-07:00

The Treasure by Landon Hall

2008-05-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

There was a fish who was blue. She got married to another fish who was blue. They were betta fish. They always swam around in the ocean. One day they were swimming in the big underwater desert. They were just swimming along having a good old time. Then they saw a fish as it swam towards them. They realized it was a shark. They swam down to seaweed. They hid there. The blue fish man who was named Bobby looked and saw a big city of fish. The wife whose name was Anne decided to live here. They settled down and had three kids: Bonita, Stetson and Billy. Bonita was shy and had three friends but most didn’t notice her. Stetson was the coolest kid in school since kindergarten and always picked on Billy. So Billy wanted to prove that God made him, so he went exploring some caves. He saw Mr. Crabby Crab and a pearl was in his mouth. Billy saw markings on it. So he decided to go in and get it. Crabby Crab was especially crabby that day. He only got seven hours sleep. Billy had to go fast. He went in and the mouth closed. Billy opened Crabby Crab’s mouth, got the pearl, and swam out of his mouth. He saw the markings on the pearl. He figured out what they meant. The markings were: “In pearl twin one as I pearl twin two. I can see my will at end of one after two.” Bobby thought, “It means two pearls. This is pearl two and the other is pearl one. Behind pearl one is a door. In it is a treasure. Treasure on earth is man’s will.” Now Billy knew that there were only two pearls and one is here and one is at the other side of the shark desert. Billy went up to the desert and found some rocks, and saw a giant shark. He threw a rock at him and the shark ran away. Billy swam to the cave and found another clam that had a shell. Because she was nice, she gave it to Billy. He took it to a door and used it as a key. He found a treasure chest. He carried it back home. Stetson saw him and fainted. His friends came and said, “You rock, dude. Now the city will be rich and we can afford underwater Ipods!” Then Billy said, “Thank you. I didn’t know they had underwater Ipods!” Stetson was mad, but then he realized they were the coolest family ever. They lived happily ever after.

THE END.

My 5th Grade Class!

2008-04-28T20:29:00.001-07:00

Me & My Dog!

2008-04-11T10:08:00.001-07:00

Me and My Dad

2008-02-24T20:17:00.001-08:00

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

2008-02-24T19:55:00.000-08:00

Dragon Man

2008-02-24T19:52:00.000-08:00

Newsflash: Dragon Man Terrorizes Quito!

Believe it or not!

2008-02-24T19:43:00.001-08:00

On Photo Booth on our Mac, you can distort your face and take goofy pictures. Need I say that Landon likes to spend a lot of time making faces. Here are a few samples.

Puppet Project

2008-02-24T19:28:00.001-08:00

Landon had a school project where he had to research a topic of his choice and create a "kit" for his classmates to make. He taught them, with the help of his mom, to sew a Larry hand puppet. He took several types of puppets to class and showed how to use them. He also wrote a song and sung it for the class. He did a great job with the presentation.

After Riding the Waves!

2008-02-24T19:22:00.000-08:00

Landon and his dad rode their boogie boards on the waves for several hours. Guess that's why they needed a rest!

Playing Soccer

2008-02-24T19:10:00.000-08:00

Landon played on a school team. He hadn't played on an organized team for several years but improved with every game. His team was named after the famous soccer team in Argentina and their uniforms are actual replicas of the team.

Me and Curious George

2008-02-16T18:29:00.000-08:00

A picture is worth a thousand words!

My Baptism

2007-09-11T12:54:00.000-07:00

On July 15th I was baptised by our friend, Pastor Mark Hager. The first picture is where Dad is reading my testimony to the church. Afterwards, the church gave me a cake to celebrate!

Me & Mr. Snuggles

2007-09-11T12:45:00.000-07:00

In the second picture, I dressed Mr. Snuggles up in a cape and a punching glove. Ouch!

Talent Show

2007-08-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

Landon and Wes did a skit for the talent show. Landon was an actor for a commercial and Wes was the director. No matter what the director said, Landon found a way to exaggerate it and make it funny. It was hilarious!

Ben and the Mystery of the Missing Radio: Book 2

2007-05-07T10:59:00.000-07:00

Oh, hello again dear readers. Well, you’ve picked up this book to read, so here is the story. This is a sequel to “Ben and the Dodge Ball Tournament.” As a 6-year-old kindergartener you might notice that Ben is very mature and wise. Today he is at school and he hopes he gets to go to the Science Lab. Because only five kids could go to the Science Lab, Mrs. Gamboa picked a number. “10,” she said. That was Yufeng’s number. “13.” That was Cathy’s number. “1.” That was Nelson’s number. “4.” That was Sherri’s number. Then she pulled out . . . 3! Ben was number 3 so he got in line.

He forgot Zack the mouse was in his backpack for show and tell. Ben was so happy that he forgot about going to summer school. As you may remember, he missed three months of school last year because he was small and couldn’t hold a pencil. Now he walked in line to the Science Lab. He saw computer penguins dancing and it was called “Happy Feet.” He accidentally tripped on a purple potion that looked familiar. The purple potion can make you grow big, Ben remembered. When Ben tripped, he hit the table and the table exploded.

“Oh, no!” said Mr. Sylva. “He combined X peflesodium 4000 SELL2 with 2 double false and true X peleformia google plex bubbles which made this BIG explosion!”

“Yep, that would do,” said Michael who was a student.

When Ben got up, a shrinking machine and the familiar purple potion fell in his backpack. His head was black from the smoke and a rock formed in his mouth. He tried to talk but all that came out was, “Bake me lo la lurch?”

“Bake me in the church?” asked Peter. Ben spit out the rock and said, “Take me to the nurse.” Finally he got taken home.

After Ben took seven baths and two showers, Zack the mouse finally fell asleep while in the backpack. Then he woke up. “Ben, you only have two pages of homework,” said Mrs. Shaw (his mom). His brother Tyler said, “I brought it home.” Zach was thinking, “Homework? What’s that?” Zach looked over and there it was . . . the purple potion. Ben opened his backpack and said, “Don’t jump in . . .” to Zach, but he was already in the air. Splash! He jumped out of the backpack and off the table. He grew to the size of Ben! Ben says, “Here’s a shrinking machine to make you small again,” but Ben accidentally zapped himself. He shrunk himself to only two inches tall!

The dog came into the room and tried to eat Ben who was shrunken. “Run!” shouted Ben. He ran and fell in the drain, but there was a hole so when Mrs. Shaw was washing her hands, water came out of the hole and Ben came out too. Water pushed him in the air so when Tyler opened the trash can, Ben fell in it. Tyler didn’t see Ben so he took the trash bag to the dump. Ben got out of the bag and found Legos in the shape of a house. He went inside and fell asleep.

Back at the Shaw’s house, Tyler found Zach the mouse in his giant size. He used the shrinking machine to make Zach small again, and put him in his cage so he could rest.

Next morning Mr. Fox, the father of Michael Jordan Fox who went by Michael J. Fox, came to the dump. ‘There was a burglar in our mists!” said Mr. Fox. So Ben thought he’d look for clues. He found footprints going into the dump but no footprints of any kind going out of the dump. The thief was still at work! He went to the recycle center. “New stuff is made here,” said Ben. Ben saw a truck and he saw a guy who jumped in the truck of hay. Ben jumped into the back of the truck too. The guy (who was the thief) dropped his diary where Ben was hiding in the hay. Ben read:

“Dear Diary, I came on foot so it looks like I entered but I left on a truck so no footprints would leave the dump. I stole Mr. Fox’s radio. Next, I’m going to steal money from the White House. Ronald Reagan is well paid. Signed, Jacob, leader of the Black Hawk gang. Jan. 9, 1989.”

Ben jumped into Jacob’s pocket. Two days later Ben was at the White House. He jumped out of Jacob’s pocket. He went a different path to get in. He fell and landed by a bunch of microphones that were blasting in his ears. Ronald Reagan was giving his last speech as President.

“Before I say my formal goodbye . . .” Ben ran upstairs and took his shoe off. Jacob tripped over the shoe. He fell down the stairs and landed face down. “Help me!” he said.

A policeman came. “This man is arrested for robberies of the town hall of San Francisco, the dump of Piqua, Ohio, escaping jail, robbing the dump of Johnny James, and trying to steal White House money that belongs to the President.”

Ben said, “The others are getting away!” The cop screamed, “Catch them!” The other cops ran to get them.

Meanwhile on the news, Ronald Regan kept talking, but in the background, Ben ran behind the President. Then a thief ran behind the President. Then a bunch of policemen ran behind the President. Tyler said, “It’s Ben!” He was watching TV.

Tyler ran outside and jumped on the caboose of a train on the train track. He rode to Washington, DC. When he jumped off the train, he went to the city of DC. He ran. Along the way, he found a skateboard. Suddenly, the bad guys’ car drove past Tyler so he grabbed onto the back windshield and skated-boarded behind the car. Ben, who was on the bumper, said, “Hey Tyler, how did you get here?” and jumped on the skateboard. Tyler nervously said, “I – I – I ran a-a-away to find you.”

Tyler let go of the windshield and skated to the train station. They needed to ride the train back to their town but it had already left. Ben jumped on Tyler’s foot so that they could jump on the train together, only Ben slipped and fell off the foot before Tyler jumped on the train. Ben kept running on the track and grabbed a chain hanging from the back of the caboose. He climbed up the chain to get on the train.

When they went inside the caboose, they noticed a sign that read:

WARNING!!! DANGER!!!
This train must be blown up.
No passengers or train conductors can ride this train.
At 9:00 the engine and the first car will get disconnected.
Therefore, if you find yourself on this train
please save yourself by going to the engine.
Once the first car is disconnected,
the entire train except the engine will blow up!

Tyler and Ben had to go to the engine fast! (Dear Readers, please hum the song from “Mission Impossible” while reading the next part. It will enhance your reading pleasure. Thank you, the Author. P.S. Try not to get nightmares!)

Ben got into Tyler’s pocket. Tyler opened the door of the caboose and climbed to the roof. He jumped roof to roof. Before Tyler could get to the engine, the first car got disconnected from the engine, so Tyler didn’t make it and landed on the ground. However, Ben jumped and made it! Ben saw a wire that was still connected from the first car and the engine. Ben untied the wire and tied it to his foot. Ben jumped off the engine. At the same time the first car blew up, then the second car, then the third car and finally the caboose blew up. Fire from the explosion went down the wire, only Ben couldn’t untie the wire because the knot was tied too tight. Without thinking, Ben took off his shoe and he fell to the tracks. The train drove over him but he was safe because he was so small. The fiery caboose was about to run over him, but somehow Ben jumped through the train wheel and was safe.

After the train left, he found his shoe which had somehow survived. Ben walked about a mile back and found Tyler. They took a shortcut through the caves and found a field behind their neighborhood. They walked to their house.

When they got home, they told their parents how Ben caught the robbers, how Tyler saved Ben, and how they went on a really crazy train adventure. They used the purple potion to grow Ben back to normal size. Mr. Shaw said, “All of us missed you, especially Zach the mouse.” Ben was the happiest he’d ever been in his life because he helped to catch the robbers and he survived a train explosion and lived to tell about it. Even more than this, he did all of these things while he was very small.

During show and tell at school the next day, Ben showed his lucky shoe that somehow survived. Only God knows how that survived! (P.S. Not even the Author knows.)

The policemen also came the next day and said, “You won $1,000,000 for helping us catch the Black Hawk gang. You also get a free mansion on Parkinson Lane. When the Shaws and Zack the mouse moved in, they discovered a secret to the mansion. When Tyler picks the “special” bedroom, Tyler and Ben find themselves on their next, and even bigger, adventure.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

My Class

2007-03-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

Our class likes to work puzzles. The puzzle shown here is one I bought for my class with my Christmas money. It is the largest one we've done with 2000 pieces. It took us over 2 months to finish!

Me and Mr. Snuggles!

2007-03-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

Restaurante Hall

2007-03-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

One night Landon decided we should have a fancy dinner. He was the "owner" of the restaurante and was the waiter (shown above). Mom was the cook. We had our nice tablecloth on the table with our nice dishes. We also lit candles and played soft music. It was a surprise for Dad and Mary. It was a fun night.

Carnival 2007

2007-03-18T14:06:00.000-07:00

Watch out world!

Carnival 2007

2007-02-24T13:32:00.000-08:00

We had a water balloon fight to celebrate Carnival. It was wet!

Iguana Park

2007-02-19T18:13:00.000-08:00

Landon got licked by an iguana in Guayaquil!

Which one is Landon?

2007-02-19T18:08:00.000-08:00

The Rappers

2007-01-06T14:47:00.000-08:00

The Rappers
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

During the Elementary Christmas play at school, the 4th grade choir turned into rappers. They had a lot of fun with this song. Landon is in the middle of the first row with the red hat and sunglasses. All of the kids had a lotta 'tud!

Landon's Part

2007-01-06T14:45:00.000-08:00

Landon's Part
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Landon has a small speaking part in the school Christmas play. He did an excellent job! We were very proud of him.

The Band

2007-01-06T14:44:00.000-08:00

The Band
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Landon's part in the Quito Day celebration was to be a part of the band for the 4th grade performance. Here he is with some of the band members.

Sleeping with new best friend

2007-01-06T14:39:00.000-08:00

Sleeping with new best friend
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Landon can't stand to be apart from his new buddy, Mr. Snuggles.

Hosea Stefano with Landon

2007-01-06T14:37:00.000-08:00

Hosea Stefano with Landon
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Landon has always loved babies and our pastor's new son is no exception!

Bond . . . Landon Bond

2006-11-01T05:06:00.000-08:00

Bond . . . Landon Bond
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Our school had a harvest festival with lots of booths and games. In this game I shot a pellet gun to knock over little army men. It was fun. I'm wearing safety glasses, in case you're wondering!

Bobbing for Apples

2006-11-01T05:00:00.000-08:00

Bobbing for Apples
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

I love bobbing for apples! The only way to do it is to dive in, of course!

Raisin Spittin' Contest

2006-09-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

Raisin Spittin' Contest
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Because Garfield loves all foods EXCEPT raisins, Landon decided to have a raisin spitting contest at the party. It was hysterical!

After a few practice spits, the raisins went pretty far. Juan Puablo (darked headed boy in red shirt) spit the farthest for the kids. Stan spit the farthest for the adults, which made our friend Frank (the one in the hat) try about 30 times to beat Stan's record!

The Gang!

2006-09-06T19:03:00.000-07:00

The Gang!
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Eating cake and ice cream on the playground. Of course, Landon climbed the highest.

Finding Seashells

2006-08-01T15:50:00.000-07:00

Finding Seashells
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

We were at the beach this summer. I found lots of seashells. I found a humongous one and if you look at it one way it looks like a skeletan. The waves were humongous so I lost some shells, but we have a whole entire jar in our frog bathroom. The big one is on a shelf by a fake frog.

Let's go for a ride!

2006-08-01T15:44:00.000-07:00

Let's go for a ride!
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

We went to see whales at the beach. We took a boat and we almost left South America.

Floatin' Boatin'

2006-08-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

Floatin' Boatin'
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

This a pool, only I wasn't able to touch, so I had to float. I could touch on one end, but I didn't want to.

Landon and Janette

2006-07-02T14:59:00.000-07:00

Landon and Janette
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

This is Janette, my friend, who is working at the seminary for 4 weeks this summer. She is really nice. (Good thing I'm not her brother, then she might not be as nice to me!) I'll miss her when she leaves next week.

Landon heading the ball

2006-07-02T14:57:00.000-07:00

Landon heading the ball
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Landon attended soccer camp last week . . . 3 1/2 hours each day for 5 days straight. Here he's learning the proper way to "head" a ball.

Landon shooting for a goal!

2006-07-02T14:55:00.000-07:00

Landon shooting for a goal!
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

Although Landon didn't make this particular shot, he made several other shots this week at camp.

Hippity Hop

2006-06-17T11:55:00.000-07:00

The Hippity Hop
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

I'm at field day at my school. I got first place in the hippity hop. The ball I'm on reminds me of Chicken Little's head because it's big. I had to wear a dumb nametag.

Obstacle Course

2006-06-17T11:41:00.001-07:00

Obstacle Course
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

I'm on the obstacle course.

Landon's Awards

2006-06-17T11:41:00.000-07:00

Landon's Awards
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

I got first and third place twice.

The Terrific 3rd Grade Class!

2006-06-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

The Terrific 3rd Grade Class!
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

This is my class. I'm in the middle even though I should of been in the front row.

Landon's Kayberry Medal

2006-05-30T07:48:00.000-07:00

Landon's book award
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

I got an award at school, called the Kayberry Medal, for writing my own story. As you read my postings, look for the story called "Ben and the Dodgeball Tournement." This is the story that won the award. Happy Reading!

Landon with Bull

2006-05-30T07:44:00.000-07:00

Landon with Bull
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Some dancers picked me to be a part of the dance circle. I didn't really understand everything, but there was a man dressed as a bull who charged us while we were going around in the circle. In this picture he charges the woman on my right. There were also these men dressed like hunters, so I know it was about hunters chasing a bull. My sister is right across from me in the circle.

Landon with blow gun

2006-05-30T07:40:00.000-07:00

Landon with blow gun
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

A long time ago the indigenous people used blow guns to hunt and kill animals. They also used them to kill enemies. The blowgun in the picture is the longest one I've seen. It's huge! If you ever go to this museum, you'll see it's about 4 times the size of what you see in the picture.

My trophy

2006-05-25T12:52:00.000-07:00

trophy
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Our team won the league championship game. I helped by throwing a runner out at first when I was the pitcher. My coach said that I was the most enthusiastic cheer-er for the team and that I improved a lot in all areas of batting, throwing and catching.
(For you St. Louis fans, note that I'm wearing my favorite Cardinals cap!)

My baseball team

2006-05-25T12:46:00.000-07:00

baseball team
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Landon at Bat

2006-05-14T13:32:00.000-07:00

Landon at Bat
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Landon played baseball this year for the first time in a long time. He really improved a lot. Of course, being the team comedian is where he really excels!

Just Running to 2nd Base!

2006-05-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

Just Running to 2nd Base!
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Landon as Pitcher

2006-05-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

Landon as Pitcher
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

This league is machine-pitch which means that when you play pitcher, you're fielding the ball. Also, the other children stop the play by throwing it back to the pitcher. So even though you're not actually pitching, it's a very busy and fun position to play.

Just a swingin'

2006-04-30T19:24:00.000-07:00

Landon swinging
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

I'm just hanging around my old swingset. All of a sudden, my mom took my picture. Moms!

Landon as Michael in Skit

2006-04-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

Landon's Skit
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Landon's 3rd grade class put on a skit in chapel at school. The skit was about being brave. Landon had the main part, and Dad says he was very funny.

Me & Mom

2006-04-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

Me & Mom
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

taken during Easter service . . .

Ben and the Dodge Ball Tournament

2006-04-23T17:54:00.000-07:00

Landon wrote the following story for a writing contest at school. We don't know yet if he won, but we think he's definitely a winner!

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Ben yawned as he woke up. He was only three inches tall. He was wandering through the house and a boy named Tyler found him. Tyler decided to put Ben in a mouse cage. He even gave him a little wheel to run on. Two days later, it was show-and-tell day at Tyler’s school. Ben thought, “Maybe, I could be show-and-tell. It would be a good idea, but I have to find a way to tell Tyler since my cage is outside. Now, how do I get inside the house? My wheel, of course! I’ll get on top of it, and climb out of the cage to get to Tyler before he finds another show-and-tell. That way, I could be his show-and-tell.”

Ben tried to get on his wheel, but of course, it kept moving so he fell and it almost ran over him. It stopped just in time. He tried again and again. Finally, he thought of a new idea. He climbed up his rock-climbing wall since he’s human and he got through the wires. Just when he had escaped the cage, he fell close the cat’s bed on the porch. The cat woke up and saw him lying there. “Oh no,” said Ben as climbed through the open window and landed on the couch right by Tyler who had just found a bouncy ball to show at school.

Ben asked, “Tyler, could you take me for show-and-tell?”

Tyler answered, “No, the potion you drank to make you small also makes you confused sometimes. I don’t want you to get lost in my giant school.”

When Tyler and Ben sat down for breakfast, Ben got stuck in the cereal box. He was looking for the toy that came in the box. Then he got an idea. The toy in the box looked kind of like him. He opened up the bag and changed places with the toy. Maybe Tyler would think he was the toy and bring Ben to school for show-and-tell instead of the toy! Of course, Tyler didn’t think he was the toy.

Tyler did decide to bring the real toy instead of the bouncy ball. So, when Tyler was about to put the toy in his backpack, Ben snuck into his backpack instead. He was on his way to school for the first time!

Ben began to explore what was inside the backpack. He found a green folder, a red folder, a blue folder and a lunch box. He hid the toy in the lunch box. He then found a bag marked “Show and Tell Bag” in the backpack. Can you guess what Ben did next? If you guessed that he snuck into the bag, you are right!

The bus came to a stop. Tyler went to his classroom and put his backpack into his locker. Now it was time to explore! “But wait,” wondered Ben, “how am I supposed to get out of here?” Mrs. Bubbles, the bubbliest teacher in the world, said, “It’s time for handwriting. Get your red folders out.” When Tyler and the rest of the class got their folders out of their lockers, they had to open their backpacks. So Ben escaped when Tyler opened his backpack.

Once Ben was in the school hallway, he heard a weird ring and then a giant door opened. A man said, “It’s about time you get here, you slow elevator!” Ben wanted to know what an elevator was, so he jumped into it before the doors closed. Suddenly they started moving down. A minute later, the doors opened and they were in the basement of the school. He almost got crushed by the elevator doors as he fell trying to get out. Ben was dizzy!

Ben followed the man through another door which led to the gymnasium. “Wow!” said Ben. If he was as tall as you and I are, you would have heard an echo. But since he was only 3 inches tall, only the man heard the small voice. When he turned to look at who or what made the sound, Ben ran under the bleachers to hide just in time. Boy was he surprised at what he saw since everything was so big to him.

Now we must go back to Tyler. It was finally time for show-and-tell. Mrs. Bubbles said, smiling, “Time to get your show-and-tell if you have one.” Tyler had already found his real toy in his lunch box at lunch time. Tyler figured out that Ben must be loose in the school because only Ben would have hidden the toy.

The man that Ben followed, who turned out to be the gym teacher, came into Tyler’s classroom. “Mr. Jonathan!” everyone seemed to say at the exact same time. Mr. Jonathan lined the students up and took them to the big gymnasium where Ben was still hiding.

Under the bleachers, Ben met a mouse named Zach. “Hello!” said Zach in a screechy voice, “What’s your name?”
Ben answered, “My name is Ben. What’s yours?”
“Zach,” answered the mouse.
Ben asked, “Hey, where is the bathroom?”
Zach answered, “Down the hall and to the left.”
Ben asked, “How do I get across the big room to get to the hallway when the big kids are playing dodge ball?”
Zach said, “Run for your life!”

So that’s just what Ben did. He ran until he could run no farther and fell right in front of the kids. Then a big ball flew in the air and landed beside Ben. “Augh! Help me!” screamed Ben. More and more balls flew above Ben’s head. Finally, he got up and dodged all the balls. Right, then left. He was dizzy! He was so dizzy he decided to slide on his back all the way to the bleachers across the room. He made it. “Finally!” said Ben. But there was still one problem. He couldn’t get through the doors because they were too heavy for him to open.

Back with Tyler’s class, the game of dodge ball had ended. A girl named Martha had to go to the bathroom. When she opened the gym door to go to the bathroom, Ben got through . . . just in time! “What did Zach say again?” asked Ben out loud. He couldn’t remember. He thought he was following Martha to the bathroom, but he followed another girl to the science lab instead.

When he entered the science lab, it was like a different world! On one counter there was a dish with green bubbles going up and down inside the test tube. There was another test tube with yellow bubbles shooting fireworks. Ben was curious about the yellow fireworks. Just as he managed to climb up on the counter, the yellow fireworks exploded and he fell off the counter into a purple solution. Splash!

Suddenly, Ben started to grow! and grow! and grow! He had to get out of the science lab before anyone noticed a kid that they didn’t know who was growing and growing and growing. By now, he was a foot long so he could open the lab door to escape. When he walked outside of the school, he stopped growing and was normal size! “Finally!” said Ben, smiling proudly. “I always wanted to be a normal boy.”

He didn’t know the way home. He knew that his street had a sign that said, “F-e-r-g-u-s-o-n.” He wished he knew what that spelled. He decided to take a bus which let him off right by his house. When he knocked on the door of Tyler’s house, Mrs. Shaw (Tyler’s mom) came to the door.

“How did you get big, Ben?” she asked him. Ben told her the story of show-and-tell, how he got into the gymnasium, how he got into the science lab, grew big and took a bus home. “Oh my cow!” said Mrs. Shaw.

The Shaws decided to adopt Ben and they sent him to kindergarten since he was 6. Tyler liked having a brother who went to school with him. One day, a piece of paper came home in Ben’s folder. It said, “Dodge Ball Tournament: Kindergarten against 1st Grade! See who will be the best dodge ball player!”

“Mom, can I sign up, please?” asked Ben.
Tyler said, “Yeah, I’ll play against you and beat you!”
“None of that,” said Mom. “Okay, you can play, just play nice.”

A week later it was time for the tournament. Ben and Tyler were excited and a little afraid of losing. Ben had a lot more dodge ball experience when he was small so he just pretended he was small again and was running for his life. In the final round there were ten first graders including Tyler and five kindergarteners including Ben. Ben threw a ball at Tyler but blocked the ball with a ball in his hand. The blocked ball went the other direction and got a kindergartener out.

When there was only two left in kindergarten, including Ben, and six left in first grade, including Tyler, everyone on the first grade team threw their balls at Ben at the same time. But Ben knew what to do! He didn’t duck. He jumped, landed on his hands, caught one ball with his feet, and blocked all of the other balls. It was amazing! He got all of the first graders out except Tyler. Tyler got the last kindergartener out except Ben, so now it was just the two of them!

Tyler and Ben each had one ball. Ben dropped his ball and most of the kindergarteners thought their team was going to loose. Tyler threw the ball at Ben and, at the last second, Ben caught Tyler’s ball. Tyler was out and Ben was the winner!

The Shaws were so proud of their two sons for getting first and second place in the tournament. Whenever they went home, a bird crashed into the family room window. The family went outside to find the bird lying on the ground in pain. Next to him laid Zach the Mouse because the bird was carrying Zach as his supper when he crashed into the window. The family decided to bury the bird when he died but they kept Zach as their pet mouse. He got to live in the cage that Ben used to live in. Zach didn’t like the wheel much, but he loved the rock climbing wall.
At first they didn’t know what to name the mouse. Even though Zach could talk, no one in the family could hear him except Ben because he was used to mouse talk. He could hear the tiniest sound. “Zach!” said Ben all of a sudden.

Ben was so happy that Zach was his pet mouse. Ben told his family about how Zach helped him in the school when he was still three inches “short.” When his dad starting talking for a long time about how God’s plans work, Ben wasn’t listening because he was thanking God for his new life.

The End!

Trying to Get Away

2006-03-06T11:06:00.000-08:00

Is Landon fast enough to escape more water?
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

My Dad, Mary and I played Carnival. Here, I'm trying to get away from a big splash of water. We got soaked, but it was a lot of fun. Can't wait until next year!

Howdy Partner!

2006-02-28T14:29:00.000-08:00

Landon as Cowboy
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

This is me dressed up as a cowboy when my family recently visited the leather town nearby. Yee-hah!

Welcome Home!

2006-01-28T18:42:00.000-08:00

Welcome Home!
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

When Landon came home from the hospital, Mary had this welcome sign ready for him. We also printed out all of the bunches of emails we received and hung them up for Landon to read. Thanks to everyone who has prayed and continues to pray for him!

Nick Tooley Mouse and the Attack of the Giant Japanese Crickets

2006-01-24T12:01:00.000-08:00

Characters: Nick Tooley Mouse, Donney the Clown Spider, Marsey the Alien, and the evil Japanese giant crickets.

Nick Tooley Mouse crossed a golden bridge while taking a walk. Under the golden bridge, he found a big map that lead to treasure!
Nick, Donney the Clown Spider and Marsey the Alien decided to follow the map to the treasure. Nick said, “This map leads to Japan. How can we get there?”
Marsey said, “We could destroy the Earth’s atmosphere, take Mars out its orbit and fly on Mars to Japan!”
Nick responded, “What in the universe are you thinkin’? You’re always full of dumb alien ideas, aren’t you? Aren’t you? AREN’T YOU?!! Now, let’s only have practical ideas that can really happen! My perfect idea is that we go to a mall, buy 3 paper airplanes, fold them up, jump on them and fly to Japan!”
“What?” said Donney. “Neither of your plans would work. I’ve got the best plan ever. We need to spin webs, hang them on the clouds, swing on the webs like George of the Jungle and if you want you can yell, “oye-oye-oye-oye-oye-oye-oye!” as you go! Now that’s a good idea!”
“I wish Mr. Bear was here.” said Nick. “He would know what to do! He would let us use his camper car to fly to Japan.” “I’ve got it,” said Marsey. “I have some other alien friends who would let us borrow their rockets to fly to Japan. How ‘bout me askin’ them?”
Nick Tooley Mouse asked, “How big is your rocket, Marsey?” “It’s bigger than Mr. Bear’s camper car plus 5 spaceballs!” said Marsey. Donney said, “Can’t we all just go in your rocket?” Marsey said, “Of course we can. There’s enough room for all three of us.”
Donney then asked, “We’ll need to eat. What should we pack?” Marsey answered, “My rocket is full of food. But except for five baloney sandwiches, the rest of the food is alien food. So if you don’t like alien food, you’d better pack your own lunch because the trip will take us about 10 hours.” So Nick and Donney packed lunches while Marsey put gas in the rocket and prepared everything else. Now they were ready to go!
When they went into the rocket, Nick asked, “I wonder what’s going on here?” He wondered because it seemed like Marsey not only owned a rocket but he also owned a space station! His rocket was actually a space station that flies! First, Marsey gave the other two lessons on how to fly the main rocket boosters which is what launches the rocket into space. Next, Marsey went to the flight deck and steered the rocket while Nick and Donney watched the rocket boosters. They were off on their adventure to find the treasure!
Using the treasure map and his directions to Japan, Marsey put the rocket on auto-pilot so that he and the others could have some fun. But Nick and Donney had to do one last thing. They had to put an auto-monitor on the rocket boosters. Now it was party time! First Nick danced the “wedgie wiggle.” Then Donney jumped out of a cubby scaring Marsey because Marsey didn’t know where Donney had hidden. Marsey is an alien from Mars who can breathe normally in space, so he left the rocket to catch a star because aliens love to eat stars as dessert. And, of course, everyone knows that stars taste better than the Empire State Building!
Suddenly, all three heard something very strange that made a really, really, REALLY loud cricket chirp. When they went to the window of the rocket they saw a giant cricket. The cricket was so big, it started eating the rocket for supper. Quickly, Nick and Donney put on their space helmets and all three jumped out of the rocket into outer space. For a while, they were “falling with style.” Then they landed in Japan. At first they were unconscious from the fall. But when they woke up, they discovered they were surrounded by 500 giant Japanese crickets!
Then Marsey called 911, but instead of getting emergency services he got Pizza Hut. Marsey said, “Help! There are giant Japanese crickets all around us!”
But the Pizza Hut employee of the month named Bob Esmanatee said, “I am the greatest employee of Pizza Hut. Who dares to interrupt my work when I’m creating the biggest pizza in the world?”
Marsey answered, “Who dares to make pizza at the police station, weirdo!”
“I’m at Pizza Hut. Don’t you know anything?” Bob asked.
Marsey started to ask, “Then what’s the emergen….. Ahhh, a cricket ate my cell phone. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
Donney was soon captured by the second biggest cricket because he wanted the spider for supper. Soon Donney was in the cricket’s pocket heading for the cricket’s house. Another cricket captured Marsey and threw him into the ocean. But Marsey, being an alien, had a button on his one arms that turned him into a big boat. So Marsey was safe for now. Marsey told Nick to first go save Donney and then all of them would ride the boat to find the treasure.
Meanwhile at the second biggest cricket’s house, Donney remembered that he could spin spider webs and swing from the clouds. He looked around and saw a hole in the roof (since he was considered awfully small to giant crickets) so he spun a web, and tried to throw it to the clouds but it didn’t work. Especially since it started to rain and the rain knocked him off the web. He could barely move his arms and legs and his antennas were zig-zaggy. He could barely even talk.
As for Nick Tooley Mouse, he began his journey into the mountains looking for Donney, the bravest clown spider of them all. Nick saw something on a branch in a tree on the very tip-top of the mountain. That something turned out to be a big owl that zoomed down to pick up Nick but instead he knocked him off the mountain. As Nick was falling, he landed on the roof of the second biggest cricket’s house. Then Nick saw a hole in the roof. As he looked down into it, he saw Donney laying there in pain. Quickly, Nick jumped through the hole, grabbed onto a counter and he survived. The giant cricket picked them both up with his greasy claws and put them on separate plates. Just as the cricket was ready to stick Donney with a fork, Nick Tooley jumped across the table and knocked the fork out the way. Then he grabbed Donney and carried him out of the house through a mouse hole that he quickly made. The cricket tried to go through the hole too but his arm got stuck. He’s still there today.
Nick had to walk around the mountain to find Marsey waiting in the sea. Nick saw Marsey and jumped into the sea to swim to the boat. He almost lost Donney while he was swimming so he had to hold Donney with one hand and swim with the other one. Finally he reached Marsey. Then they all went to find the treasure. Soon they came to the cave that had an “X” spot. Marsey pressed another button on another arm and he went back to being an alien. Then he helped Donney and Nick dig for the treasure. Then they saw it . . . the big treasure chest full of gold! Soon Marsey turned back into a big boat and they loaded their gold in the boat. As they were leaving the cave, big claws came out of nowhere to try to stop them from keeping the gold. But Marsey was fast and sailed out before anything could harm them. Soon they were on their way back to America.
When they reached San Francisco, they went to an airport and flew all the way home to St. Laughter which everyone knows is a city by St. Louis. Once they were home, the rest of their friends (Alyssa Dog, Dr. Weird, Mr. Bear and The Fox) came to visit them. Nick, Marsey and Donney told their friends about their crazy adventure. Then Nick received phone call. His Aunt Lucy told him that his favorite mouse cousin, Ruthie Tooley Mouse, had disappeared! To be continued!!!

Nick Tooley Mouse and Mystery of Mr. Bear and the Camper Car

2006-01-24T11:59:00.000-08:00

Characters: Nick Tooley Mouse, Alyssa Dog, Mr. Bear, Donney the Clown Spider, The Fox, Marsey from Mars, and Dr. Weird.

One day Nick Tooley went to tell Mr. Bear the good news. Nick, Mr. Bear and the rest of the gang had always wanted to take a long trip but didn’t have a way to do it. Now, Mr. Bear’s house was destroyed but everything was safe. Nick, the luckiest mouse of all mice, went to tell Mr. Bear that the gang bought him a camper car! Nick also said, “I have good news. I just saved $50.00 on my car insurance by switching to Geico!” The seven friends went inside the new camper car . . . and it was weird! It was even weirder than Dr. Weird. And here’s why.
Inside, they went on a rollercoaster called “Sponge Bob,” then on a trampoline, and then on the couch to watch television. All of these events were in the camper car that also had 19 bathrooms! Next, they started their dangerous trip to Tree Limb Mountains in the camper car. But no one drove them there or did someone? Alyssa Dog went to the front of the car.
“No one was in the front!” screamed Alyssa. Nick Tooley, the most particular mouse of all mice, said, “You mean no one IS there.” “So what!” said Alyssa, trying to drive. What she didn’t realize is that the wheel was moving by itself. Or was it?
As they drove up the mountain, they accidentally turned a bunny into road kill. Oops. Then they had a picnic inside the camper car and they ate bunny stew. As they were eating, they flew off the top of the mountain. Everyone screamed, “ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
The camper car landed on the ground and all seven friends survived. Next, they headed to Sue Town, the city where people sue a lot. You get sued a lot here especially if you are a playground bully. So beware.
Once they reached the jungle of Sue Town, the engine on the camper car broke. Then the evil emperor pirates came to get them! They had nasty, bad, rotten teeth that smelled worse than dog poop! Their eyes were yellow and shiny and their noses were big and buggery. Their fingernails were sharper than their teeth.
Nick Tooley Mouse, the smartest mouse of all mice, wanted to fight the pirates but he had to fix a problem first. Since the engine was broken, the door wouldn’t open so he had to break a window with an iron ball. The ball had thorns everywhere. Nick had to replace the window and it cost $300.00. After the window was fixed, Nick went out of the camper car to fight the evil emperor pirates.
Nick punched a pirate and stole the sharpest sword the pirates had. Then Nick, the bravest mouse of all mice, punched the captain with his big fist. The captain fell in the deepest whole. Donney the Spider crafted a huge spider web over the hole so that the captain could never ever get out. Marsey from Mars, one of the seven friends who had been invisible up to this point, now became visible to everyone. Hmm . . . could he be the invisible driver? He called 911 and a mechanic, the most mechanical mechanic of all mechanics, fixed the camper car with his handy ratchet and scissors. Now Marsey was ready to drive home to St. Laughter.
On the way while they were still in the jungle, the friends saw a large “X” in a dirt patch on the ground. Suddenly, Marsey, the silliest alien of all aliens, stopped the camper car. They s-l-o-w-l-y opened the door and stepped out of the camper car.
They began to dig on the spot marked with the “X.” When it began to feel like they had been digging forever, all of a sudden, Dr. Weird (one of the seven friends) discovered treasure! IT WAS GOLD!!!!
Out of nowhere, the scariest earthquake out of all earthquakes hit the jungle. All of the seven friends shouted, “ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” They went back inside the camper car and the earthquake shook them all the way back to St. Laughter.
Once they where in St. Laughter, Mr. Bear decided to drive them to St. Louis. In St. Louis, they used their gold to go to Six Flags. Here they discovered a ride, the most fun ride of all rides, called Mr. Freeze. They rode on Batman. It was the second most fun ride of all rides (barely).
After leaving Six Flags, the seven friends returned to St. Laughter. It was Nick Tooley Mouse’s 38th birthday so they decided to have a birthday party in two days. Then one of the seven friends, Mr. Fox who is a weather fox, warned them that a cyclone was headed their way!
Would Nick Tooley Mouse, the cutest mouse of all mice, have his birthday party? To be continued.

Landon in Indigenous Mask

2006-01-08T15:42:00.000-08:00

Landon in Indigenous Mask
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Grrrrrrrrrr! Did I scare you? Huh? This mask was made by an indigenous person. There's another face on the back of the mask. I like the colors in it, especially orange and green!

My Reading

2006-01-03T10:56:00.000-08:00

Now I'm reading "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." I liked Digory and Polly in the first book, "The Magician's Nephew." I thought the English accent in the book was weird especially the word "hullo". Write and tell me what you think!

Landon as the PHANTOM Superman

2005-12-29T16:36:00.000-08:00

Landon as Superman
Originally uploaded by Stan & Sherri Hall.

Grandma Hall made me this cool cape, so I had to try to out.

Nick Tooley Mouse and the Cyclone by Landon and Stan Hall

2005-12-28T18:00:00.000-08:00

The following fictional story was written by our budding novelist, Landon Hall (age 9), with the help of his dad. Enjoy!
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Nick Tooley Mouse and the Cyclone

Characters: Nick Tooley Mouse, Alyssa Dog, Donney the Clown Spider, Mr. Bear, The Fox, Marsey from Mars, and Dr. Weird.

Our story begins from the Fox’ s 2 News. Weatherman the Fox said, “There is going be a tornado in downtown St. Laughter.” Meanwhile, back on the ranch there was a party going on. It was Nick Tooley’s birthday. All the gang was there eating cake and ice cream. Included was Alyssa Dog, Donney the Clown, Mr. Bear, Marsey, and Dr. Weird. As they all had food in their mouth, The Fox made his most important announcement. All of a sudden it was like a cyclone hit the room.

They all said, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Then everyone asked at the same time, “WHAT DO WE DO?”

They swallowed their food and quit eating. Each one began to pace the room. Finally, someone had a suggestion. Dr. Weird said, “I am a not a real doctor. But I play one on TV. I suggest that we all take two aspirin and everyone call me in the morning.”

Marsy said, “Wait a minute. That won’t work. How can everyone call you in the morning when you are one of the everyone? Would you call yourself?”

“Uh, I didn’t think of that. Maybe your right, but it sure sounded good,” replied Dr. Weird. “Do you have a better idea?”

“I certainly do. My brilliant out-of-space idea is that we take Mars out of its orbit and crash it into Earth. Then a tornado couldn’t hit here, because there wouldn’t be any Earth. Oh, boy am I smart to come up with that one!”

“Wait a minute boy space-suit genius,” said Alyssa Dog. Which would be worse: to die in a tornado or to die in a collision with Mars? I’d rather die in a tornado. At least we have a chance to live.”

Marsy responded, “Holy asteroids, I think you have a point there. But do you have a better idea?”

“Of course I do,” said Alyssa Dog. “When I want to keep a bone safe, I dig a hole in the ground and bury it. What we ought to do is each one of us dig a hole in the ground and bury ourselves. After the tornado, then we can just dig ourselves out.”

“That settles it. It’s a great idea. Let’s get to work.”

“Not so fast,” said Nick Tooley. “Sometimes tornadoes drop whole buildings on the ground. One of those buildings might land on top of where we’re buried, and we wouldn’t be able to get out. In effect, we would be digging our own graves.”

“Wow,” said Alyssa Dog. “I didn’t think of that. But do you have a better idea?”

“As a matter of fact, I do. Let’s all go to the mall and buy clothes made out of rocks. We’ll come home, put them on, and then have one big group hug. We’ll be so heavy that the tornado won’t be able to lift us up. It’s my birthday, let’s go with my idea.” Then Nick Tooley mouse waited quietly for everyone to tell him that he was a brilliant mouse.

Donney laughed out loud. “Nick Tooley, everyone knows you just like to go shopping. Your idea won’t work because nobody likes to hug a spider—except for the parents of the spider. If you haven’t noticed lately, I’m a spider and not an octopus.”

“I’m sorry, Donney,” said Nick Tooley. “I always thought of you first as my friend and then second as a bug.”

“HEY, I’m not a bug, I’m a spider.”

“Oh, sorry again. Do you have a better idea, Donney, who is a spider not a bug?”

“Yes, I have a great idea. As you know, I am a clown and can walk on bouncy balls. Let’s all get some bouncy balls and jump on them real high, and when the tornado comes, we’ll jump over the top of it. That has to be the very best idea yet.”

Mr. Bear objected, “We’re not all clowns. That might work for you—although I doubt it, because you might just fall inside the tornado and die quicker. However, the rest of us don’t know how to jump on bouncy balls. What about us?”

“I see your point, Mr. Bear,” Donney sadly responded. “There are advantages of being a clown. But I couldn’t teach you all fast enough, because it takes years of training.”

“Mr. Bear, do you have a better idea?”

“I thought no one would ask me. My stupendous idea is that we all get in my camper-car and travel from St. Laughter to St. Louis. Besides that, when we get to St. Louis, we can go to Six Flags and ride Mr. Freeze.”

Nick Tooley asked, “I didn’t know fat people liked to go on roller coasters.”

Mr. Bear said, “I’m not a fat person; I’m a fat bear.”

They all agreed that this was the best plan, so they got their jackets and headed out the door. However, when they went outside, the sun was shining, and there was no sign of a storm. They saw Nick Tooley’s deaf neighbor watching TV through a window. They went over and looked in the window and saw the words scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

This is what they read from Fox’s 2 News: We’re sorry to have given you the wrong information, but there is a tornado in St. Louis and not in St. Laughter. A page was folded over and we read the wrong thing. St. Laughter is full of sunshine, because it’s the first day of summer.

The whole gang immediately threw off their jackets and began to sing:

School’s out for summer.

School’s out forever.

They all went inside and finished their cake and ice cream and made plans to visit Disney World sometime that summer.

About Me

2005-12-28T17:41:00.000-08:00

Landon Hall

Hola (pronounced ola). Hello! My name is Landon Hall. I am a writer. I like Christian books. I started to write a series of 4 books called "The Unliving Cat of Sina." The first book will be called "What's Upstairs?" The second will be called "The Unliving Elephant of Sina." The third will be called "The African Jelly Beans." And the fourth will be called "The Secret Letter." I'll publish them here when they're finished. Stayed tuned!

I like to write books. I've written over 10 books. I also like to play basketball and watch all of the Star Wars movies except Episode 3. That one is dumb. My favorite book is "Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman." It's hilarious. Right now I'm reading The Chronicles of Naria books. I'm reading the first one called "The Magician's Nephew."

Adios amigos!