Sunday, June 30, 2013

Water Acrobatics

We are having such a fun summer!  We are frequently busy with our homeschooling group, and every other week or so, we have a day at a pool - shaped like Texas!  At the panhandle end, there is a diving board, which is a rarity these days, and the kids like to do all manner of tricks and flips and such.

Ms. Keeley
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Master Luken
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A friend from the group.
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"The Waterskiier"
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Another friend.
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This is SO. MUCH. FUN!

Young Artists

Just a few snaps from a recent afternoon of painting.  :)

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Luken's landscape.
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Keeley's garden.
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Indian Princess Camp

Todd and Keeley recently joined the Indian Princesses, just in time to go to camp!
They were gone for two nights, and you cannot imagine how much I wish I had been there to see it all and take photos!!  But I was also just so thrilled that they had this opportunity to make new friends, camp out, and have the best time ever. Todd captured as many moments as possible.  :)

They left on a Friday afternoon and drove a few hours west.

The entrance.
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Keeley settling in.  (It was not tent camping.)
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The view from the cabin.
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The only "camping" Todd approves of.
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A girl and her hula hoop.
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The tribe gathers.
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Her new headdress.
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Petting a new foal.  This guy was only 2 weeks old!
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Ready to ride!
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A three-legged race.
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Egg toss with Daddy. Starting to get pretty far apart!
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The broken egg.  No sads here... this was FUN!
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Keeley joins the tribe.
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Her handprint on the tribe's banner.
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Beach time!
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She's on a boat!
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... with Daddy!
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Hell's Gate (AKA, the way to Miley Cyrus' house.)  No, for reals.  :P
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On top of the Hell's Gate cliff.  That was as close as Daddy would let her get to the edge.  It was pretty gnarly getting up there, and that was a real cliff! (Mommy says, "Thank you!!!!!")
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Her initials in a prickly pear - tribe tradition!
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Getting her brave on - archery!
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At the range with a rifle.
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Our little markswoman.  All 10 on target, unassisted by Daddy, in high winds!
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Glow hooping before the evening ceremonies.
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Official member of the tribe - "Brave Warrior"
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Medicine Man ignites the fire, and so starts the festivities.
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Keeley's first skit with her tribe.
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In her role, there was gum on her shoe.
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Keeley says, "I liked it.  It was great!"

She and Todd look forward to future events, like the 4th of July parade, and more camping!