My favorite thing to do with my family is play volleyball with my brother. In my yard, we have a wire strung from the house to the fence. I stand on the side closer to the road just in case the ball rolls toward the road. We take turns serving. Our neighbor lets us borrow her volleyball, but sometimes it loses air, so we have to use the soccer ball. The ball oftentimes goes over the fence, so I normally have to climb over it. Usually he wins because I let him win.
Claira Cox, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite thing to do with my family is to hunt bears. I’m going to tell you a story. I was going to a deer stand near a big river and we were almost there and a big black bear was standing right under it. It looked like it weighed 500 pounds. I shot him and he started to run at me and my family. My dad pulled out his 9 mm pistol and shot him dead to the ground. We were so happy when he shot him because we did not want to get eaten by him.
Collyn Neff, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family and I like to play Rook. My mom and I are usually partners. I all ways bid high to get the hand. Sometimes we get the points and sometimes we don’t. I really like playing Rook with my family.
Elijah Stafford, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite family activity is kickball. When my mom was little it was her favorite game to play. So when we were born she showed us how to play. In the summer time that’s our favorite thing to do. My mom and I play it with my sister. My brother never plays but that’s okay. We all still love it anyway.
Glocklyn Morris, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family and I love to play board games on the weekends. We like to play Trouble, Monopoly, and more games. Sometimes when we have softball games we will bring a soccer ball and a beach ball.
Gracie Garrett, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

What I like to do with my family is play football, soccer, or whatever. My cousins live in Kentucky and they come over sometimes or I go to their house. They are my first cousins and we would do everything together. We play in the woods, swim, or play air soft. This Thanksgiving we will find something to do. We live on a really big hill and our drive way is 1 mile long. My dad is putting a zip line from our house to the road. That will be fun! This summer my dad is putting a slip and slide from the road to our pond.
Grant Howell, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity to do my family is play Monopoly, but it is a very long game.
Gunner Nelms, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family’s favorite activity is volleyball. When my family plays outside with me it’s really fun. My mom is a really good volleyball player but when she smacks that ball, it is out of the park. My brother catches it and then throws it to my mom. The last one in the family is the awesome girl Hannah Cowan and when she smacks that ball it is so far out of the park it’s higher than the clouds. My family is so awesome at volleyball that people don’t want to go against us. We are known as the volleyball champions.
Hannah Cowan, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family and I like to build a snowman in the winter. My mom has to get five huge jackets to put on me and two gloves. Last weekend, we went to a church in Big Stone Gap and we went to the Jonesville Baptist Church. There was a hay ride, food, drinks, and everything. There were games like toss a hoop on the pumpkin, toss the ball in the cup, golf, and bowling. We had a great time. I loved that day.
Hiram Head, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite thing to do with my uncle is ride the Polaris Razor because it goes up to 60 mph. We hit a jump one time and it went so high. But he says that I am a bad driver so then I go get my aunt and she told me that he wrecked the truck that he used to have. The only time I wrecked was when there was car behind us so I went up from 30 to 50 and he honked and got right behind me for 5 or 10 minutes and I slammed on the gas and the belt broke so I rolled back to the house and my uncle was mad.
Jacob Snodgrass, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity with my parents is the ABC game. We made this one up. We pick a random topic like name the states in the same order of the alphabet. Let’s say it was my turn and my letter is b. Then my mom’s or dad’s letter would be c. It’s a really fun game. You should try it. When it is cold outside and we can’t go outside to play, we stay inside and play that game while covered up with blankets. That’s my favorite activity that my parents and I play!
Jaycee Parks, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family and I like to pack chips, hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks and then set up the tents. We set up inside the tents. We blow up the beds. We would put up the toys and go to bed. In the morning we would pack up and leave until the next weekend and we do it all over again and again.
Jayden Heas, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity to do with my family is to play basketball, football, and watch movies. My family likes to watch Ralphie every Christmas Eve before 12:00 am. We play football and basketball in the summer. We play basketball about every season except winter. My family and I like to do a lot of stuff together.
Jayme Livesay, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

I like to wrestle with my sister. We play like it is like WWE and leg wrestle. I even made one up. It is called blanket wrestling. My mom and I jog together. My mom supports me at sports. I love my mom. Thank you, Mom. My family is always there for me. I know how much my family loves me and I love my family too. Thank you for all you do for me. I love you.
John Carter, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity to do with my family is going to Middlesboro. We go there about every other weekend. First we eat out somewhere then we go to Middlesboro Mall. My brothers James and Raymond also my sister Chloe. We go to Dollar Tree to get toys with Dad and Papaw. My sister Kendra and I go to Belk or JC Penney to pick out an outfit with my Mom. Then we get in the car and go home. We can choose if we want to ride with Papaw or Mom and Dad. We have days full of fun!
Johnna Bledsoe, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite thing to do with my family is watch a movie. We don’t have those TVs that can switch channels so, we buy a movie from Walmart. We cook popcorn from a popcorn bag and when it’s done cooking from a microwave, we put it in a big bowl and watch a movie. We watch the movies Frozen, The Nightmare Before Chrismas, TMNT, Minions, and Minions 2. We watched a lot more movies but I can’t name all of them.
Joseph Horner, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My family and I love to go hunting and fishing. My favorite activity to do with my family is to go hunting. We go hunting a lot during the springtime. The last time I went hunting we killed a ten point buck. They were so proud of me. That was the biggest buck I have killed yet. We love to go fishing too. We caught a six pound bass. I love to do outdoor activities with my family.
Joseph Sutphin, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity to do with my family is to go Trick or Treating. That might not sound like much, but it is for my family. It is really big for my family because we always go Trick or Treating and after we always go to my grandma’s house. That is the best part. When we go to grandma’s house we always eat our candy and try to find the candy my grandma always hides around the house. It is fun.
Julia Britton, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite thing to do with my family is to throw the football in the yard. We have a big yard. The football has a Tennessee symbol on it. I usually play with my dad and my sister. My mom can sometimes but she can’t.
Justin Franklin, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite activity to do with my parents and siblings is watch a movie on every holiday. We did not watch a movie for Halloween yet, but we did watch Kids Baking Halloween Edition. Last year for Halloween we watched Monster House, for Christmas we watched The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and Easter we watched Peter Rabbit. We have always watched movies together as a family. It is fun because you can make a lot of memories and look back. Maybe someday you can make your own memories when you watch movies with your family. It is fun to watch movies but when you’re together, it’s even better.
Justina Lowder, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

I like to watch TV with my family. We have popcorn and sit together in the living room. We like to watch Survivor and guess which one is going to survive. I usually guess the right one! My sister and I like it when the girls win.
Katelynn Taylor, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin

My favorite thing to do with my family is hangout and play games! At family gatherings we hangout, eat, play games, and sometimes watch movies. I love doing this because I get to see family that I don’t get to see a lot. Sometimes I help cook for the gatherings. Most of the time we do the gatherings around holidays. Some of the games we play are Dead Man, Kick the Can, Twister, and board games. I love hanging out with my family!
Kylah Parsons, 5th, Jonesville Middle, Mrs. Austin