Hays's World

Aero Boards

2011-09-06T18:37:00.001-07:00

My new company: Areo Boards
I am very exited

School....:P

2011-08-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

I honestly do not want to go to school tomorrow. I am excited but also I am kinda mad about it. Hugh.....

Last day of summer ends in 4 hours for me....stink!!!

But there is a silver lining...it is that much closer to riding the slopes with my team!!

Done with camp!!

2011-08-18T16:19:00.000-07:00

After 4 and a half weeks I am done with camp!!! I can't wait to go home and see my new room, butt I'm not so excited about going back to school.

A blog and a website!?

2011-02-16T18:13:00.000-08:00

I have a website now! Do you want to be an artist? If you do then go to www.wix.com/haysbraner/Hays. It is awesome I jusst created it!!!!

Time to Catch up

2010-12-09T18:04:00.000-08:00

I am sorry that I have not been posting a lot. I will try to do better. So I think it is time to catch up.

Over Thanksgiving break I got to do the coolest thing ever! Guess what it was.? I got to go to my dream college; the Naval Acadamy with my dad and grandpa. It was a lot of fun. During the church reception my grandpa was speeking and he started flipping through pictures of family and memories. When he got to my family picture there was a guy right behind us and he said, "Hey! That is Andy Braner and his wife and kids!" Well then he noticed that we were sitting right in front of him and said hi. After church he said that he knew us because he came to Kanakuk Colorado ( now Camp Kivu ). So that experience was fun. ( Bottum picture )

Now for the snow update. I finally started on the mountain training and dryland training. I am so excited. Today is Thursday and it is almost time for bed and on Saterday I can get on the mountain for/with the team!!!!!!!!!! There is no way that I can wait.

That is it for today ( or this week ) thanks for reeding my blog!!!!!

One last thing. If you know anyone who is or if you are 11-18 will you please suggest or sighn up for Kivu. We are only at 20% YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.campkivu.com please and thank you.

-Hays Braner

Weekend is here

2010-11-06T05:44:00.000-07:00

Totay is Saterday and I am so excited. Although I might just be playing legoes all weekend. But I am having fun and that is all that matters right? I do kind of miss school because it is a lot of fun. Or I think that my snowboarding team is starting drylandraining from 9 to 4. That will be a ton of fun.

-Hays

1st tri of school over? Almost!

2010-11-03T19:02:00.001-07:00

We ar in the last few days of the 1st trimester in school. I am very excited. only 2.25 weeks left.

Hey Camp Kivu ( http://www.campkivu.com/ ) in Durango colorado is having trouble with sighn-ups and we need some help because we might go out of buisness if we do not get enugh sighn-ups so if you are or know anyone who is 11-18 follow these steps. If you are ever on the internet or firefox go to http://www.campkivu.com/ and on the topof the website there is a tab called parents. Hold your mouse over that and then the top left there is a tab register your clild and click on that and regester. Please tell your friends and tell them to tell thier friends and so on and so fourth. thank you so much for doing this.

-Hays Braner

2010-07-07T12:22:00.000-07:00

School's out summer's in take the world for a spin! I also just got hired in the Kivu office. It is relly fun, and I already have 100 min. in and it is still AM! I can't wait until "pay day" hahaha.

Well that is my update for the day! PEACE!

-Hays Braner

School Is Almost Out

2010-04-11T14:57:00.001-07:00

I go to Riverview and shcool is almost out! We have only 7 more weeks of school left. I am so happy. Also what is great about it on May 27 when we have 5 days untill camp. The only thing that stinks about it is that i will miss the 1st Uncle Week of Kivu:(. But I am glad that school is almost over.

Best Easter Ever!

2010-04-05T14:42:00.000-07:00

Over Easter weekend I went snowboarding with Pops. It was awsome! I learned that I could land a 180 on the 5 and 10 foot jump! We got vidio and pictures. Dax and Tiki did a lot better than when we go on Sundays. The best part was being with Branson fam on Easter.

I also learend that my favorite BIBLE vurse was

Yea that I shall walk in the vally of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil.

Psalms 23:4

2009-11-23T18:20:00.000-08:00

I miss Rwanda so much. I know were I am living when I grow up......................... for sure. It is the most wonderful place I have ever been.

Jean de Dieu

2009-11-12T22:14:00.000-08:00

Here he is, Jean de Dieu. He is veary tiny, only 36 pounds and maby 4-5 inches smaller than Dax! We are not going to call him "Ruk" because it does not fit him. We are thinking of calling him Tiki. He is veary notty (is what the nuns say), he loves his mom, and only knows kenarwana. If you show him that a button can be pressed you are in trouble. He likes to do all sorts of puzzles.

I think Rwanda is veary cool, infact I might want to live here when I grow up. During our winter it is summer here, and in the summer it is also rainy season.

Kenna: If you want to work at and orphanige you should be one out here. The orphanige that Tiki was at is nice.

Maggie, Dax, and Gabby: Miss you guys. You will love your new brother to deth.

Almost Time

2009-10-10T08:20:00.000-07:00

It's almost time to start snowboarding. Its been snowing up in the mountains and I heard that ski resorts are already opining up towards Denver. I can't wait!!

Snowboards I Like

2009-08-20T06:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some snowboards I like. If you want some cheap snowboards go to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=snowboards+for+sale&aq=0&oq=snowboards&aqi=g4 they are 80% off!

I have a Facebook acount!

2009-05-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

I have a Facebook acount thanks to ny Mom and Dad:) and I was speachless when I read my email from my Mom. I really like it and I already have a bunch of friends on it. If you want to be my friend agin my email is hays.braner@gmail.com. Evryone in Branson I miss you!

2009-05-11T06:45:00.000-07:00

I am there!:(

2009-05-05T14:07:00.000-07:00

I am in Colorado now!:( If you were not at the good buy party it was sad, fun, and like a family reunion except it was of friends. If you want to contact me besides leaving a comment my e-mail is hays.braner@gmail.com . I might sign up for b-ball this summer [unless the coaches have to pitch it because they use a machine that pitches about 93 mph fast balls] because I have for some reason started to be a base ball addict. I went out to practice just a minute ago and if the person would not swing at them 98% of the pitches that I threw would have struck them out. I can't wait 'till the campers get here. If you are coming out to visit I will see you later.

Our families names

2009-04-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

One more week

2009-04-21T05:40:00.000-07:00

Ah man! Only one more week in Missouri then I am going to be posting in Colorado. I am going to miss my family and friends that live here allot. But I am also exited to meet new friends and see my friend that I only see once a year. It is going to be nice to live next door to him, instead of being about 2,000 miles away from him.

If you need a new or bigger house ours is for sale I think for two archers it is $609,000 and for all three archers it is $619,000. It would be nice if someone [who needed it] would buy it. Any way I am happy to live in a new place in 1 week.

2009-04-07T05:20:00.000-07:00

It's only but 4 more weeks until we go to Colorado and not coming back. The only time we will be coming back is the week after camp. Just talking about it kind of makes me sad so see you around.

2009-04-03T05:23:00.000-07:00

Kanakuk Colorado is now Camp Kivu. Until August we are Kamp Colorado but after then we are staying in Colorado (we moved) and we will be starting a new camp and job. For reasons we can't wait until we move but for other reasons we don't want to move at all. But we are happy with it (not that we are not going to miss Branson and all of our friends and family) and we think this is what God wants us to do. Hey if you want to, you can check out my dad on blogtalkradio every Thursday at 4 CST.

I am in Colorado

2009-03-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

I am in Colorado snowboarding with my friend Jackson. We are here for only another two days! This week has gone by fast. Today we are taking a break because we are tired and our bottoms and sides hurt.

I added a blog to my blog list you should check it out, it is really cool.

Funny funny cats

2009-03-11T05:26:00.001-07:00

Talking baby

2009-03-09T17:49:00.000-07:00

This is for Carolin

2009-03-07T16:30:00.000-08:00

This is for my big sis Carolin, and if you like gummy bears and know how to speak German wach this.

God is wonderful

2009-03-06T04:36:00.000-08:00

You think God does wonderful things read this:

Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.
Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.
Love,
God

2009-03-03T17:49:00.000-08:00

Up from the sky the clouds look like ice burgs on an ocan but from down below it looks like a cloudy day or like it is going to rain. I have been on an airplane so much that I have to equilize pretty often and it kind of gits anoing after awile. Speaking of air planes I wrote a story that I want you to read.

Chapter 1
Waiting

2 hours until our 9 hour flight it seems like I have been waiting for hours, and yet, we still have an hour until we board. I can’t wait until we get to the Philippines and get to swim in the crystal clear ocean and see the beautiful fish and jellyfish.
Right now we are in the airport in Seattle, waiting for the plane to land and get cleaned out.
I’ve been to the Philippians two times already. My first time was probably the best and funniest time because I have never been there and it is funny because for one I don’t speak there language and when they speak English I can hardly understand them. And for two my mom got some food I hade no idea what it was so I asked her what it was, big mistake. Because she said it was “chicken” I believed her so I went to get some and I fell for her trick I ate a hole bunch and she started laughing. I asked why she was laughing and she said she tricked me and she said that it was squid wrapped into a ball! We all started laughing that my sister and I acutely ate squid and liked it.
I can not wait ’till we get there in 30 hours!
Last year we had hats the Philippine people made us and then the security said we could not take them to America and they threw them away, I hated it when they did that because they were the best bamboo hats I have ever had.
While we were waiting, to pass time my brother Dax is playing his PSP, Maggie is on her computer, my other sister Gabby is eating, my dad and mom are also eating. It’s about 5 minutes until we board and we are all anxious to get to the Philippines.

Chapter 2
Onboard the airplane

Finally we are on board the airplane and I am happy because for some reason I get the feeling it is going to be a short flight. Right now we are over the Pacific ocean and I am getting I little tired.
I slept for three hours and it took me a while to wake up, which also took an hour so if you count that I acutely slept 4 hours.
We are almost at Tokyo and we are either dissenting or it is just getting bumpy again. Once we get to Tokyo we have to take a flight to Manila then we spend the night there, then in the morning we take a one hour flight to Palawan, then we take a twenty minuet bus to a dock then we take a 45 minuet boat; and yet we still get there by lunch or breakfast.
We still have a few hundred miles or about one thousand miles left but we are still close. Our 24 hours on an airplane are almost over! When we get there I bet it is going to be pretty cold, what am I thinking, it’s going to be cold, it’s winter.
We are only a couple hundred miles out from Tokyo. I’m so excited because we are almost there; I can hardly sit still.
On the map that I am looking at, Guam is no bigger than the dot that marks it.
The reason I like riding on big jumbo jets that fly across the ocean is because they serve you meals, lunch, breakfast, and dinner. Even in fiesta class is almost just like business class on United. If you travel across the ocean you should travel United or American airlines because they are the best airline and choice for traveling long distances.
We are over land! I can’t wait to stretch my legs and walk on earth, finally.
Chapter 3
We’re here!

We are waiting at the El Nido airport to get on our small one hour plane to El Nido. Then we ride a bus to a dock, then we take a 45 minute boat to Resort Island and then we stop traveling for a week then we do it again.
I am here! The plane ride was actually fun. And it was worth the traveling. You should come here because it’s really fun, and it’s the best and most tropical island in the Philippines. Today I went fishing with my friend Jack. There was 15 people on board the boat, and everyone caught at least one fish. My friend Jack caught two fish, both were small sharks, and I caught one fish and it was a baby tuna.
When we got here we ate breakfast then swam in the ocean. Speaking of food the food here is probably the best food you will ever tats, it is awesome!
The house we are in is in the ocean, so when it is low tide the house is on land and when the tide is high the houses cement stilts are under water. There are 20 of these houses at the resort counting us!

Chapter 4
Doing fun stuff at El Nido

Today we went on a really big sail boat island hopping. We were going to go to a secret beach inside a lagoon but the waves were too big. So we went snorkeling at a beach next to it, and I am so glad we did because I saw a whole bunch of stuff that I have never seen before!
I went scuba diving to try it the other day, and I liked it. So I wanted to get certified so for the next few days I am going to do pool, class, and open water diving. I am so exited to do it! I am going to the open water diving today at 11:00! The pool sessions are actually fun. I am done with my pool and open water sessions, I only have a classroom session today after lunch and if I pass I am a certified scuba diver! On my last open water dive I swam in the middle of a huge school of yellow snapper fish and they were hardly even scarred of me.
Yesterday we went to swim with the jack fish and we saw a whole bunch of them. While we were there my friends Jack and Ben were crabbing so I wanted to join. For bait we used rock cleaner sea snails. All you do is take two rocks [but I used two diving waits] and put a snail in between them and then smash them together and take out the snail then lay it out leave it and crabs will start to come out then after a while come and check on it. If it is gone the crabs ate it but if say 1-2 pieces were missing, the crab is either near by, gone, or still there, just look around you might just find him like Jack and I did.

Chapter 5
Leaving

Huh, I wish we could stay here for at least a couple more days. Well I at least got to scuba dive and get certified, but I am going to miss this place and OJ.
We just got off the small airplane and we are at the Traders Hotel. Again my brother is on his PSP and not even looking up. My dad is on his computer as usual. My mom and two sisters are in the room 3 doors down from us. It’s morning and it is time to go we met up with Mom and my two sisters at the lobby.
Well we are on the airplane to Tokyo and already 2 hours into the flight. I just watched Beverly Hills Chi Wawa. We are at the Tokyo airport and waiting in a first class lobby where almost everyone is on there computer except for my sister Maggie, she is just coloring.
Wow it seems like a three hour flight but I slept the entire time so only one more 55 minute flight back to Branson then when we get there it would be time for American bed time. Well I am on the air plane we only have about 30 minutes until landing. My mom is 5 seats behind me and my sis is sitting next to me coloring what looks like a shark and a few other colorful fish that she saw.

Chapter 6
Home

Well we are home, I really liked writing this you is like my pal that I can tell every thing to. It is past bedtime so goodnight.

I met Tim Tebo

2009-02-28T05:34:00.000-08:00

I got to go meet Tim Tebo on Friday when my grandpa went to do an after dark in Florida. And he signed my football and when people saw it they said that I would not be able to throw it any more, nice one. If you want to fallow my blog please do I really don't know what it means but I guess you will find out, and check out my sisters blog at http://www.maggiebraner.blogspot.com/ it is really cool.

See ya around.

Oh wow!!!

2009-02-21T09:17:00.000-08:00

I was on wne of these airlines I am kind of glad this was not me when I went to El Nido.

I already miss El Nido

2009-02-18T15:24:00.000-08:00

Huh, even though it has been only a few weeks I miss El Nido and my friend Jack. Sorry I've not posted in a while I have had my mind on something else like, take care of the fish, unpack, school, and meeting back up with friends and family. Can't wait to talk to you!

We had a lot of fun at El Nido

2009-02-07T15:15:00.000-08:00

We had a lot of fun after 29 hours of flying. We were there for a week and spent the rest of the week traveling. I think you should go there because for 1 it is worth the trip and for 2 it is fun, exciting, and you get to do a whole bunch of activities like scuba diving. I got certified for scuba there and it was a whole lot of fun even though I did not get to do much of the fun stuff it was still fun and big time worth it!

Try going there some time.

This pilot is really good at flying

2009-01-18T12:57:00.000-08:00

Fast-forward to 2 min. 10 seconds and wach the rest.

This is dumb

2009-01-17T09:41:00.000-08:00

2009-01-15T18:09:00.000-08:00

I can't wait 'till winter is over and it's not 9 degrees out! If you prayed for Leo it's working! Because he was sent to a bording scool and my mom said that if the owner or teacher finds out what the govorment is doing my mom has a fealing that he is going to fix it! So please keep praying.

See you around!

If you like star wars wach this

2009-01-13T17:00:00.000-08:00

Look at this.

Spring

2009-01-12T05:05:00.000-08:00

Bright sun set orange tall sun flowers

Small faint pink daisies.

Winter is almost over! Witch means the beautiful, colorful, and flowery Spring is almost here! I cant wait 'till it's worm and not 23 degrees out side, but 68 degrees out side.

Hi Gabbs

2009-01-11T16:44:00.000-08:00

I really like my new lap-top that I got for Christmas. I think Gabby likes it too because after we took the picture she could not stop jumping around and touching the screen and yelling my name.

If you like to really to read blogs and you are a christian [I say that because if you get mad at biblical stuff you will get really mad.] Check out my dads blog at http://www.andybraner.com/.

And if you want to know more about us and how we are doing at adoption is going [it also has some biblicle stuff] and like to read poetry check out my moms blog at www.branerpartyof7.blogspot.com .

Plese pray for us

2009-01-10T06:41:00.000-08:00

Can you plese pray for us because the goverment in Rwanda said that that no more kids can come out of the arphanage that Leo is in. So plese pray for us.

2009-01-10T06:31:00.001-08:00

This is retarded and cool [if you love legoes]

2009-01-09T05:02:00.000-08:00

Talk about loving legoes I even take pictures of them with my new laptop. Nice to talk with you agin!

2009-01-08T17:49:00.000-08:00

Talk about clone armer look at this!

Sorry I have not posted for a while

2008-12-28T11:59:00.000-08:00

I am sorry I didn't post for a while but I'll post a hole lot when I get home!

Disco Elves

2008-12-13T08:12:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

2008-12-11T16:25:00.000-08:00

Were going to Cabo!

2008-12-11T04:43:00.000-08:00

We are going to Cabo San Lucas in about 10 days! This is me wake-boarding last year. Im sorry I could not blog for a week or two I have been sick and Dax cant stop watching youtube videos. Thanks for checking in!

Rwanda

2008-12-02T04:31:00.000-08:00

This used to be Gab's flag. Its the Rwanda flag. We are still waiting for the letter saying that we can go get Lionel; who also lives in Rwanda. I think Gabby cant wait either.

If you have not seen my dads blog you should. You can get to it from my blog on the right hand side. Or just log on to andybraner.com its allot of fun.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

2008-12-01T04:41:00.000-08:00

We took pictures last Friday and they came out great! This is my favorite one of all. The photographer took 387 pictures of us.! We had a lot of fun though.

Road biking in Colorado

2008-11-19T05:24:00.000-08:00

You should come to Kanakuk Colorado its a bunch of fun out there! And be sure to check out andybraner.com!

Halloween was fun!

2008-11-18T15:46:00.000-08:00

Our Halloween party was awesome! Thanks for checking in on the blog. If you were not there you should have we played a lot of fun games my favorite one was capture the rag. I am the one in the clone outfit my friend Jackson is Prince Caspian and my other friend roy is [supposed] to be a Razorback fan. You should have been there!!

Football update

2008-11-16T12:52:00.000-08:00

Football update; we are done with the season. Our team was 2-4. Wait thats not me that is to small to be me! Oh its just Gabby wanting to play football. The Blackwells got the paper that said they can go and adopt! Speaking of adopting it seems it is so close to go get Leo. I kind of hope that we can wait at least one more Christmas to get him so he can spend one more with his friends. Football was fun and I cant wait 'till next season.

Its a bald eagle!

2008-11-14T17:44:00.000-08:00

Look its Superman, its a plane, its a frog, its a Bald Eagle our countries symbol. I have never seen an eagle that close before! I bet you like this pic. and also my videos from camp.

2008-11-14T17:43:00.000-08:00

Call on me

2008-11-14T17:40:00.000-08:00

2008-11-13T15:16:00.000-08:00

2008-11-13T15:15:00.001-08:00

Andy Braner Back To Video Blogging

2008-11-12T04:36:00.000-08:00

This Is Gabby

2008-11-12T04:14:00.000-08:00

This is Gabby, my youngest sister. She is one year old and her birthday is April 24th. She is really cute. Gabby is from Rwanda like Lionel. Speaking of Lionel, we got the yes letter from the adoption agency! We just need the letter that says we can go.

2008-10-23T16:09:00.000-07:00

We are having a Halloween party October 25, 2008 at 5:00 to 7:00 if you want to come, we wold love to have you over!

2008-10-23T15:59:00.000-07:00

Orange Crush Team Update

2008-10-19T09:57:00.000-07:00

Our team lost our 4th game so now we are 2-2. But we did do good at D-fence. I recover a fumble! Some people on the team do think we have a chance at the championship if we win the rest of our games. But some people on the team and parents think there is no chance. We'll have to see.

Oh Charlie!!

2008-10-19T09:50:00.001-07:00

Talking Cats

2008-10-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

Look at that cutie

2008-10-08T15:29:00.000-07:00

I went camping at Bridal Veil Falls

2008-10-08T05:25:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of me and Andrew Summerset [my kid sitter.] We are at Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride, CO. My mom, my two sisters, Olivia [my other kid sitter], and my little brother Dax. Me and Andrew went camping at a beautiful camp site with a wonderful view of the crisp white on black mountains. We had a lot of fun. I slept in a van because it was sooooooooooooooo cold at night I was almost frozen solid.! [Joke] but it was cold.

Look at THAT little r-r-r-r-rapper!

2008-10-07T17:34:00.000-07:00

This is my little sister Gabby. Does she not look sooooo cool, like like a raper!?

My Brother From Another Mother, Lionel

2008-10-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

My siblings

2008-10-07T17:02:00.000-07:00

My little brother plays soccer this year and he does not like it. His name is Dax. I have a two sisters, ones name is Maggie and ones name is Gabby. Gabby was adopted from Rwanda [it is in Africa.] Maggie is in gymnastics. We are adopting another boy who is seven named Lionel. [Le-o-nell]

I'm playing football

2008-10-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

This season I'm playing football and my best friend is on my team. His name is Jackson, and he lives up the road a ways. We go to church together, and we're in the same class at school.

This season at football, to date, we're 2-0 winning the season.

Welcome to Hays World

2008-10-06T16:55:00.001-07:00

Hi! I'm Hays. Thanks for stopping by. We're gonna have some fun with this. Leave comments as much as you like, and I'll be happy to answer them.