The Sites & Sounds of Seattle....

How is that for alliteration? Hey, what am I doing, I'm on spring break and not supposed to be making this educational! Speaking of spring break, the first few days were spectacular. Sunny, in the 60's, what more could you want for Washington? Yesterday the boys and I played tour guide to one of the exchange students from school who has become a good friend of all of us, and one of Kellen's friends. It was a beautiful carefree spring day in Seattle. We started off by touring the Underground City, which I highly recommend. It is very informational, but entertaining at the same time.

We then headed up to the 35th floor of the Smith Tower for a fabulous panoramic view of the city.



Linde then educated us on European fashion by taking us to H & M where she used Josh as her all-too-willing model.


We wrapped the day up by eating a delicious meal at The Cheesecake Factory. By the way, they do have a nutrition guide if you ask, but I'm not sure you want to see it. And yes, Josh finished the burger, and ate cheesecake!

And the Academy Award Goes to....

So these days Josh and his friends spend all their spare time filming, editing, and laughing hysterically at the videos they create (despite it being the tenth time in a row they have watched it). I must admit, they make me laugh too. Here is one that he made without the help of his friends (which means that it is toned down from the other ones)...

Josh at work...

Thought I would share some video of Josh wrestling today. He finished third today, and is getting more confident every time he goes out. Was a long day for the girls sitting in the bleachers (and for my buns too), but they were real troopers. By the way, he has officially caught up with my weight class today. Enough said...

What do you think???

So I saw this on my friend Lisa's blog and thought it was too funny to not share. Those of you who have been to China, or traveled to a less developed country, will see the benefit of this new product, GoGirl. Check it out and let me know what you think, and whether or not I should purchase them for my trip back to China this summer!

Olympic Trials.....

Okay, so they may not be in the Olympics YET, but check out the video of the girls performing for us at their last tumbling class for this session. We just need to work on the silliness a bit:)

Friday Night Cartoon Classics...

So we seem to have started a tradition with the girls, as every Friday night lately we rent a classic cartoon (mostly Disney) to watch with the girls, and then they spend the next week re-enacting all their favorite parts, until they watch the next movie! Two weeks ago it was The Aristocats and they were cats all week, and this past Friday it was Peter Pan. Well Josh decided to take this weeks' re-enactment one step further, and make costumes for the girls. He ripped up an old t-shirt to make Kaia's shirt and the girls' head coverings. Jaelyn loved that Josh made for her a hook out of an old hanger for her arm. He then went out to the garage and pounded an old shower rod into swords, and they had a good old fashion sword fight in the living room.

Like a good mom, I shot video of the fighting scenes. Let's just say it was all fun and games until someone got hurt:( That made for funny video, but I decided to post the sweeter version (the one that makes me look like a better mom!).


This past weekend was a busy one for Kellen. After Thursday night's track jamboree, he headed to the Sold Out Conference with his youth group, then came back early Saturday evening to shower and shave, then rushed off to the TOLO dance. I snapped a shot of him talking on the phone, explaining to his date why he was going to be a tad late:)

The Lion King....

Our favorite things about the musical...
Joshua: The opening scene with the animals parading down the aisles, especially the giraffes.
Kellen: Mufasa saying "Don't turn your back on me Scar!"
Jaelyn: Simba and the song he sang about his fadder (father).
Kaia: The wildebeast.
Michael: The opening sequence.
Me: The gal that played Rafiki (yep, it's a girl in the musical, unlike a male in the movie). She had some funny lines and a terrific voice. There were too many other great things to list.