Ace Wonder

This is the trailer to a movie that John Moore is currently working on. I can't wait to see it! It looks very suspenseful. (Suspense is my favorite genre) The Actor (Robert Grossman) who's face is shown before you play the video is amazing. We know the Moore family from a few years back and I've kept up with John's blog. Our family has seen all his films at the San Antonio Christian Film Festival. He is extremely talented, but he also has incredible people behind the scenes who contribute to the great quality that John's Films always have. Check it out.

Gosh I love the Zoo!

Gold Rush: Colorado

Colorado is amazing. Some of our friends have a house up there and they shared it with us! They were so kind and hospitable to us. They even provided us with danger and excitement! :D They are both in their 60's, but man do they do some extreme sight-seeing. Mr. Morgan took us (Dad, Tyler, Adam and I) jeep-ing up Engineers Pass. Who knew it was so fun seeing your life flash before your eye's? Here are just a few of the many pictures that I took on the way to Colorado, going over mountains and through the Black Canyon, (second only to the Grand Canyon). There were also some very interesting gold mining ghost towns that we went through. They were in the process of restoring some of the buildings so you will see some modern objects in the pictures, such as trucks and new boards and screws. Mostly for safety reasons. Of course you know that I had to get in some mountain flora and fauna, as they are my favorite subjects to photograph.

Enjoy :)

~ Amy K




This was the view from the Morgan's back porch. They lived on the very edge of a mountain!

Mrs. Morgan and I went mountain biking. Sorry about the white spot, I had to take a picture of the picture. :)

We played pool every morning and every chance we had in between. I've played allot before, but it took me a while to get the hang of it again. And then I started winning. and then Tyler called me a hustler. :)

Aster, just like my cousins middle name! Love you Allison!

Tyler

(the fish wern't bitting so I took random pictures :)

Mr. Morgan

Dad

The biggest Dandelion I have EVER seen.

Adam and Tyler.


The first surveyors to navigate completely through the Black Canyon (without dieing). William Torrence, and Abraham Fellows.


We actually went there in September. It was 9/11.

Black Canyon

Mountain Columbine

The inside of what I think was a processing plant of some kind. Very interesting and HUGE.



I have no idea how he got up there. Thank goodness Momma didn't come with us.

(below) This was the richest family's house. They got a two story. I wish I had been able to go inside it. I snapped this picture as we were driving by.

A Partridge (not in a pear tree)

The Aspens were just turning. Wow!

My Lovely Cat...

...works so hard all day,... at being adorable. :)
Her whole name is Missy Coyote. I know it makes no sense, since she is a cat. I liked the name because it's out of one of my favorite children's book series, "Hank the Cow Dog". Can you tell our family likes cats? Everyone except Tyler. He likes dogs much better. We can't have a dog because our back yard isn't fenced in. And if we had an underground electric fence, it doesn't do a great job at keeping skunks and coyotes out.

Fall Festival

I didn't get any actual pictures of the festival part, because I forgot that I had my new camera. I have gotten so used to not having to keep track of one, just my purse and phone and hat. And that was the list that I kept going through in my mind when we left. My phone had dropped out of my pocket (blast those pitiful girl pockets) and that was what was on my mind after it got dark. I was looking for my phone so long that I forgot all about my camera.

So right after I found the phone I got in Tyler's car and only after we got home did I even remember that I had brought my new camera. But thank goodness for my Church family. They take such good care of me :)

Mrs. Gandee found the camera and she checked the pictures on it to see if she could identify who's it was. She said right after she saw the pictures of the cake she new it was mine and brought it to church the next morning. How amazing is she!?!? Here is the cake that I made for the cake walk. I think Travis Allen ended up winning it, but we ate it right then so he didn't get it all to himself. :)





For the dark orange and dark green lines on the cake, I used food coloring and a paint brush. I was pressed for time because I had to get there early enough to start the Face Painting, so I didn't do the bottom border as well as I had planed on. But I liked the over all affect of the cake.

Enjoy~

Drivers Permit

(What not to do while driving)

I just got back from taking my drivers test! I passed! I only missed 6 questions, and they were questions like,

"What is the fine for driving while intoxicated?" (1,000) (2,000) (3,000) or (4,000)?"

I guessed 3,000, and it was 2,000. Go figure. Who really needs to know that any way?! You have to pay money, that's all! :) When I took the test I felt like I was in prison getting my last phone call, because they had me sit at a closed-in cubical type thing. There was a touch screen test, and a phone beside it. If you listened to the phone, the questions were read by a computerized female voice that sounds like this "When yOu SeE A SIng thaT loOks LiKe thiS, iT meaNs..." I guess it was for people who didn't know how to read. I listened to it just for kicks. :) There were also two that I went through too quickly and didn't really understand the question. After that I took my time and I was happy with the score I got.

I also drove part of the way home. :D :D :D :D :D :D It was the first time on the road, EVER! I didn't really know where the blinkers were. haha! I drove in our neighborhood (30 mph speed limit, me going 20 mph) and at one time there was a car behind me and I tried to slow while I was turning and trying to find the blinker, all at the same time. NOT how you are supposed to turn I know. I think Momma almost had a conniption. But it was fun driving around "da hood".
Now, all of us kids have witnessed how mom advises a learning driver. Not very well. She says everything in three's, and super fast. Such as "AmyAmyAmy!!!", "Slowslowslow!!!" or "Stopstopstop!!!" I laughed so much when I finally realized what my brothers were talking about. :)

Love you Mom!


P.S.

Of course you know that my picture did not come out well. My smile is good but my eyes are half closed (I kind of look drunk) and I look like a guy because my hair was pulled back. At least now I know what NOT to look like when posing for my Licence picture. :D

Break From Bloging

I think my break is over with, but it still might be long intervals in between posts, but that's OK! I have a lot on my plate at the moment, with studying, house work, Church activities, friends and the like. I really do have a lovely life, living freely in America and in Texas, and I love to share it with my friends and even strangers who might happen to come across my blog. I hope it is a bright spot in your Internet wanderings :)

~Amy K

Quilting at Grace Bible

Me and Mamma's Quilts. She was glad it was over, I don't think quilting is her favorite pass time :)




Can you guess what the boys did most of the time?





With the exception of mom, everyone had a great time quilting. We spent an entire week up there, from 8 to 4 or 5 every day. Thank you to all of the Ladies who helped and for being patient with all of us little pesky children :)