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Carlie the Photographer

Carlie is really into photography so I thought I'd include some of her pictures.  Keep in mind these are all taken by a seven year old without any special lenses etc.  Just a point and shoot camera.  I think they're pretty good!

Zen Soccer

Still trying to catch up on the blogging!  Carlie just finished soccer last month.  It was her first time playing and she loved it!  Their team tied for first place out of about 20 teams playing that season.  I'll post a few pictures for everyone to see here.  Carlie is still into meditation, buddha and everything zen.  She created a Zen zone in the dining room the other day - we all had to meditate.  At school the teacher had them do a creative writing assignment where she told the kids to write about what they would do with $100.  Most of the kids wrote about cool toys.  One little boy wrote that he would buy his mom flowers - lots of them!  Carlie wrote that she would build a Buddhist temple so she could meditate in peace!!!!  Very funny. 
The following week the teacher assigned another writing project, to write instructions on how to do something.  Most of the kids wrote how to build a snowman, being Christmas time and all.  Some wrote on how to make a sandwich.  Carlie wrote "How to take over the world."  She said first you start small and take over New Zealand........  it works itself up the ladder to the grand finale of taking over the USA.  I'm not too sure how that fits in with her Zen Zone, or her Buddhist beliefs, but I'm sure she has it all reconciled somehow! 

Amy, Carlie and Matt in the Zen Zone

Amy, Carlie and Alex

goofing off in the zen zone

Goofing off a lot!

Awwww, sis!

Carlie

Soccer

I've got it!!!!!



Cool Zen Zone.  Forced meditation.....



Carlie has it!

There was a lot of going out of bounds.

Carlie

Christmas Day 2012

It's Christmas!  I hope everyone had a wonderful day!  So far we've had a very peaceful nice day. It's super cold today, so Carlie, Alex and Matt are all cuddled up on the one couch with Carlie's new Nook watching a movie.  We do have a nice TV in the living room, but the novelty of the Nook is just too great!  I'll post pictures just as soon as I can find that cable for the camera..........Until then here are a few more from the summer vacation.
Happy Holidays everyone!

Alex and Carlie on the beach in Oregon

Alex and Reid on the beach

I know it's in there somewhere!!!!

Alex trying out for Baywatch.......

All of them having fun

Cute Alex!

Emily and Carlie

Carlie teasing her sis, and about to run!

running from sis!

Vacation on the beach pictures....

Ok, here's the plan........

Reid and Alex racing!

Carlie at the beach

Carlie and Reid looking for sand crabs

Carlie having a blast on the beach!

Alex on the Oregon coastline

Reid, Emily, Carlie and Alex in the Redwood Forest

Summer Trip

Trying to figure out how to rotate pics- I haven't blogged in so long!  Anyway, here are a few pictures from the summer trip we took.  The kids and I drove from Missouri to Denver, then to Salt lake City, to Torrey, UT, then to southern Californis with Emily and Reid.  From there we went all the way up the coast through Oregon to southern Washington.  From there we headed back home via Idaho, Colorado and Kansas and on to Oklahoma.  It was quite the trip and we had a blast!  This next summer I'd like to do Chicago (catch a cubs game) up to Michigan and over to the east coast.  We shall see!