My personal timeline

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    I was born a month early (28 days). My lungs weren't fully developed so I had a slight blue tint in my skin. I had to be under a heat lamp for a while.
  • My first brother

    My first brother
    He was born a born a little more than 1 1/2 years after me. He is my least favorite brother. I feel sorry for my parents because we must have been quite a handful.
  • My first pet

    My first pet
    When I asked my parents about her, my parents were surprised from the fact that I remember Miracle, an old black lab. She loved scratches and wrestling on the floor.
  • First long trip

    First long trip
    In the Summer of 2008, we went to the Omaha zoo with my mom's side of the family. I really remember a walk through a tunnel under what seemed like an ocean of fish.I was imaginative at that age.
  • First schooling

    First schooling
    I went to friendship preschool. It was there where I got my curiosity for schooling. We primarily learned shapes and colors. Since the first place my brothers learned at was a religious "utopia" preschool, I had a great head start on learning.
  • Yet another brother

    Yet another brother
    By this amount of time with two boys my parents wanted a girl. My mom felt lonely. My dad was having all the fun, teaching us to do things like take care of animals, cook, and proper etiquette. My mom was very sad when she found out that Charlie was going to be a boy.
  • Arkansas road trip

    Arkansas road trip
    I woke up at 4 in the morning to be surprised by the rest of my family in my front yard. We all got into a 15 passenger van and went to Arkansas to see my aunt and her family.
  • First time hunting

    First time hunting
    It was my first time touching a gun. I did not shoot it. I walked with other hunters not with my gun. (that would be illegal)
  • First sport

    First sport
    My first sport was baseball. I played this in Summer Rec, some organization of the city.
  • My first funeral

    My first funeral
    This was the funeral of my Great grandma Beth. She waws my dad's grandmother.
  • First fish

    First fish
    I caught this fish at the big Sioux river. It was a Northern Pike.
  • started scouts

    started scouts
    I started scouts in fifth grade. I am about to get my eagle scout rank at the age of 14.
  • robotics

    robotics
    I started robotics early for my age. That year we were the only middle school team to make it to the semi-finals.
  • first contact sport

    first contact sport
    I started football in seventh grade. I was a little bit of a late bloomer knowing nothing about the sport.
  • New connections

    New connections
    I built a picnic table with my grandfather. This seems to have started a new connection between the two of us.