Mt. Coot-ha

Since our family is on American holidays we went to Mt. Coot-ha.  I wanted to share a picture with you that I took up at Mt. Coot-ha.

Trip to New Zealand

Not long ago my family and I went for a two week trip to New Zealand.   I wanted to share with you a bit of our trip.  What was exciting was that we got a camper-van for the whole trip!  So here are some pictures of our trip!

This is the place were we got the Camper-van.  It was pretty big.
The only problem was that it was quite tight in the middle so some
of us had to lay on our beds to wait  to get to the other side.

This was a picture next to the water.  We were just looking
around the town for some little market stands.  But they were
 all packing up so we found a rock museum not far away from it.
 And after we came out next to the water and I wanted a picture on the track.

After a couple days into our trip we found this little place and there was
 a  garden walk.  We went on both an hour walk and a twenty minute walk. So here are just a
couple pictures of the gardens.

We actually saw a real geyser go off!!  It was cool!

After the Geyser we headed to a red wood forest that was really amazing!
The trees were huge!!  This is a picture of me looking up.

My sister Sarah loved horses so on our trip we went horse back riding.
Mom and Sarah and I went on a horse ride together.  It was really nice up at the top.    Here we were at the very top of this mountain and it was really windy!

My second oldest brother wanted me to take a picture of him so I did on the beach.  It was next to a camp ground that we stopped by with our camper-van.  My sister and I went way far to where the water was and it was fun.  Suddenly we actually saw the tide rising!!  So Sarah and I ran back excited to tell the others!

Here was a Middle Earth sign when we were on our way to a Lord of the Rings tour.  It was the Hobbit premiere and Wellington had signs up of the hobbit all over the town!  When we found our tour we started on our trip to some Lord of the Rings sites!  The tour guide was really funny.  He showed us video clips before we saw the sites.  Here are some pictures of where they filmed some of the scenes.   We were so excited!

Smeagol and Deagol when they were on the boat.

The black rider.  Here is where the hobbits were hiding.

Sam and Frodo heard wood elves

This is Isengard.

After the tour we drove to the hot pools.  My bro and I at the hot pools!

This was one of my favorite trips we have been on  

 

Macro photos

Here are some macro lens photos I took during this past year.  I just like the blur and the shape on the first one.  The spider web was another one I liked with the sun!

Stories

I know I haven't been posting anything, but I am trying my hardiest to keep posting.  Here are some old stories I have done-

The scariest day of my life was jumping off a high diving board.  I was seven years old when a few families went to a holiday at Hosanna campground.  It was a cloudy day and the pond was as cold as a refrigerator.  Everyone was having fun jumping off the high diving board and they wanted me to join the fun.  My stomach felt scared and my hands felt cold.  I did not want to jump!  Finally, dad held my hand and we jumped together.  I had conquered my fear and felt good.

and also here is another one-

A few months ago before Christmas I had the happiest day of my life, when I became a Christian.  One day after doing the dishwasher I asked my mom how I could become a Christian.  We sat in my room talking and then read John 3:16 in the Bible.  My heart felt full of sin but then when I accepted Jesus in my heart I felt empty and free of all sin.  Excitedly mom called the family and my special Aunt to pray together.  Then we shared stories about how my brothers and sister became Christians.  Each of them was baptized in different countries: Germany, America, and Israel.  I am very happy that I will be in Heaven with my family and with God.

and here is a new one-

Risk

Risk provides the best board game experience ever, and let me tell you why.  Risk offers fun, excitement, and challenge, although the rules for some people can be difficult.  My favorite games are strategy ones, this game you can learn countries and more about war.  Others may find this game uninteresting, but I learn a lot about other parts of the world.  Playing long games makes for great entertainment; however, for others they might want to stop and do something else.  Having a friend to compete with provides fantastic fun, but sometimes there might not be anybody around to play with you.  I have found a way to play by myself and still have a marvelous time.  Some girls may not enjoy playing Risk, yet the boys I know like to play and I could play it every day.

I will be posting more soon.

here is one of my really new stories,

Film Makers

My brother’s love movie making.   Conner is fifteen years old and Ryan is eighteen years old.   They make movies for fun.  It started out when they made a stop motion Lego movie on their camera five years ago.  After that, they often got together with their friends, Judah and Asa, and made real movies.  They have been working together for the past three years.  Each one of their movies improves every time.

Most of their movies have been made at our house in the garage, the tennis court, at the dock, or in the forest.  Usually Judah is the main actor. Conner works sound and camera and sometimes acts.   Ryan video edits and puts in the after effects, and Asa also acts and helps with filming.  The boys always start with prayer and Bible Study and usually sleep over because the filming takes a long time.  I love to watch them work together and see their friendship growing.  Some of the short films they have made include:  Fishers of Men, Hostage, Freeze, Punch my Hand, New Gun, Glimpse, and Junior World War Two. 

The boys have entered a few competitions; one of them was called “The Twenty Four Hour Toowoomba Festival.” They had to make the film from start to finish in twenty-four hours.  The boys worked very hard and they won three awards: Best Sound, Best under Eighteen, and the Best Overall.  In addition, they were awarded $4,000 for their film called “Remorse.” Some of the money they used toward their next movie and bought two swords and a costume.  In this festival, they made a trailer for the Kingdom Dawn series written by Chuck Black.  And guess what, they won! 

If you want to visit their website, Eye Key Productions, you can see all of their films. I think the Eye Key production team is the best movie maker team ever!

Lucas Grzesiak

Hoped you like it, and here is a photo.

  

Here is one of my new stories.

Snowy Lost!

                On April 20, 2009, thirteen-year-old Jim picked up Snowy and climbed down the tree house.  When Jim dropped Snowy down, he ran to his food bowl, “Alright Snowy, alright! I will get you some food.”  Jim walked in the house with Snowy watching him strangely.  Jim got the food for Snowy and started to pour it in the bowl.  Snowy devoured it. He was so hungry.
                “Jim!” his mother called, “Can you go to the corner store with Snowy to go get some bread for me?”
                “Yes, mom,” Jim said.
                Then Jim started to walk. Snowy was in the lead sniffing away.  When they opened the door of the shop, Jim pulled out his wallet and paid the person near the counter.  Then Jim picked up the bread and ran home with Snowy.  He gave the bread to his mom, and then he walked to his bed.  He started to read and then he looked up.  Looking around worried, he closed his book and got out of bed.  Where is Snowy? He usually always stays here while I read, he wondered.                Jim started calling, “Snowy, Snowy, are you here?”  Suddenly a big sad look went around his face. He saw a hole in the wall that Snowy must have ran outside.  Then he ran outside and looked around for a long time. Snowy was not anywhere to be found.
                Jim went back inside and talked to mom about it. She said to talk to dad about this one.  So he waited till his dad came back from work.  Jim sat down and talked to his father while they were eating dinner.  His dad said to maybe get a couple of friends one day and go to look for Snowy.
                The next day Jim went out to look for some of his friends.  On the way he stopped by to talk to Garry the gardener.  Garry said, “So what is your next mystery?”  Then Jim told him all that had happened.  “Quite a story there, boy. Do you need some help?”
                “No, I think some of my friends will help me. “ Jim walked out of the house and then started running.  Half an hour later Jim had three of his friends with him.  Their names were Bill, Frank and Max. After one hour of getting his friends and talking to Garry, Jim and his crew started looking.  They looked a long time.
                “Whew, it’s hot,” said Bill.
                “What color is he?” asked Frank.
                 “Mostly white,” said Jim.  Finally, Jim looked up from the ground, “How about we check next to the grocery store.  It’s in Family St.”
                “Good idea, Jim,” answered Max.
                 Jim and the boys started running, but when they arrived there was no Family St.  “They must have changed it,” said Jim.  After two hours and thirty minutes of looking in the hot sun, they felt tired and thirsty. 
                “Let’s go back. It’s getting hot,” suggested Bill.
                Jim nodded, “Let’s go boys.”  Jim, worn-out, walked in the door of his house.
                 “You’re back, Jim!” exclaimed his mother.  “Did you find anything out there?”                   “Nope, nothing,” responded Jim.Friday morning Jim woke up from the birds twittering around.  Jim got out of bed, got dressed, and then ran down stairs.  It was chore day.  After eating a yummy meal of toast and eggs, Jim just remembered, where’s Snowy?  A tear ran down Jim’s face. He had been his friend for seven years.  Jim wiped the tear away, and then got up from his chair slowly.  Then Jim went to do his chores.   When Jim finished his chores, he ran outside to play on his tree house.
When he got there, Jim thought, doesn’t Snowy like grass?  Jim climbed down the tree house and headed to his mother.
“Mom, is it alright for me and my friends to look for Snowy again?”
 “Alright, Jim, but please don’t come back late.”
“Yes, mom,” said Jim.  Jim ran outside and in less than fifteen minutes, Jim and his friends were together.
“Ok, so where are we going?” asked Bill.
“We’re going to the pastures, Bill, “said Jim.  Then Jim and the boys started sprinting toward the pastures.“Wow, that’s some pasture, “said Bill when they got there.  The bull in the pasture turned to Bill, and then charged toward Bill.  Bill stepped back, “Whoa big… towering, huge bull.”
Then Jim looked in the pasture and then out of the pasture.  “Snowy,” Jim suddenly cried.  Jim ran as fast as he could.  When Jim got there, he saw blood coming from the dog’s leg.  “Oh Snowy,” said Jim, picking him up.“Jim, you found him,” exclaimed Max excitedly!  Then he saw blood pouring down Snowy’s leg.
“Frank, Max, and Bill, come help me carry Snowy, quickly!” They all saw tears running down Jim’s face.  They all helped Jim pick up Snowy.  After ten minutes, the boys arrived at Jim’s house and wrapped his leg in bandages.
 “Well, Jim, it’s a blessing you found him out there or he would have been dead,” said Jim’s dad.  After a day of Snowy lying almost dead, they finally took him to a vet.
“Well,” said Mr. Larkin, the veterinarian. “I believe that I can get Snowy back on the road, only if you just give me some time.”
“Ok,” said Jim’s dad walking out of the office.  A few minutes later they heard this wild bark.  “That’s Snowy!” exclaimed Jim excitedly.
“Indeed that’s Snowy, but have patience. He might still be in pain,” replied his father.  Finally after waiting for a long time, the veterinarian came outside.“Sir,” said Mr. Larkin.  “Snowy is better, but you will need to keep him quiet and rested.  That means no playing with him.”  Jim and his dad walked back in the vet’s office and there was Snowy.  He was sitting upright on the table, but not on his legs.
 “Oh Snowy,” said Jim holding him tightly.
                The next day Snowy woke up much better, but he still could not walk on his leg.  After four days of hoping Snowy would get better, Jim woke up with Snowy licking his face on the bed. “Snowy, you’re better!” Jim shouted.  Jim and Snowy become life-long friends.  Snowy never ran away again.

About me

My name is Lucas.  I have two older brothers who love to make movies. My older sister loves horses.

I think Blogs are exciting! It is a fun way to share pictures and special writing projects to my friends all around the world.

My Auntie Mary has been visiting and helping us for almost a year.  Just a little secret, her cooking is really good!! My first blog writing is a story about her and her cooking.

Auntie Mary’s Cooking!

Superb describes Auntie Mary’s cooking! Born into a big family of eight children, she learned to cook for a lot of people.  She is not a chef, but cooks wonderful foods like enchiladas, donuts, homemade pizza, and homemade pesto.  My Auntie Mary prepares dinner every night and sometimes lunches and breakfasts.  Coming into the kitchen always smells divine.  You never know what special foods will be cooking.  One thing for sure; her food always tastes so mouth-watering and delicious. 

Our family enjoys teatime with Auntie Mary.  At 3:00 p.m. every afternoon Auntie Mary calls out “Tea Time.”  We gather and sit down to a beautifully set table.   On the table is a tea pot with cups and saucers, and a white lace table cloth.  I look forward to the savory and sweet treats.  Teatime begins with this wonderful prayer: Heavenly Father, bless this tea and may we be a blessing to Thee.  The relaxing conversation and break from school make this time extra special.

I have enjoyed cooking in the kitchen with Auntie Mary.  Recently I have learned to make some of her special and delicious recipes.  Two of my best dishes are: Egg quiche and Parker’s chicken with dried tomatoes and feta cheese.  We have also baked oatmeal and peanut butter cookies. Baking Chocolate chip cookies is one of my favorites because we all enjoy the American chocolate chips. With all this practice now, cooking by myself is fun and easy.  Sadly, in two weeks she will leave us and go back to California.  We will miss her and her wonderful cooking so much!

Lucas Grzesiak

October 2, 2012