Jul 29, 2009

Oh, What Do You Do In the Summertime?

VISIT FAMILY! The past weekend was plenty busy. First we got to visit with family. My baby is still doing well in college and KC has been well taken care of by my sister. I got to see Harry Potter, I've been waiting all summer. It did not disappoint me.



Kati, again I believe you look beautiful here, but I will remove it if you insist.


SWIM! After visiting with my side of the family then it was on to the England family reunion. We got to watch a lot of smiles, swimming, and visiting.
I kept wanting these pictures to be of Rock, but unfortunately his family decided to stay in Iowa. There, however, were quite a lot of cute little faces to grace my camera.


PLAY WITH A NEW CAMERA! For our cruise to Alaska I decided I needed a better camera. I spent this past weekend practicing with it.
BARBECUE! Here is a short instructional video on how to barbecue in the rain.



What do you do in the summertime?

Jul 12, 2009

Okay, I admit it. I enjoy American Idol. I have since I heard the melodic sounds of Ruben singing How Do You Mend a Broken Heart. Since then I have watched and enjoyed every season. The past two years the girls and I have enjoyed watching them live at the Tacoma Dome. Last year we enjoyed David Archuleta (my favorite) and David Cook (the girls' favorite).





Last year we heard a lot of screaming ten year olds. This year the demographics were a whole lot different. Ages were definitely much older. Next to me were two Latina ladies. They were there to see their Adam (also my favorite). They had to be in their thirties. One of them said she dreams about him every night. She said she was married with kids but didn't care she had to see her Adam. On the other side of DeAndra was a lady in her late sixties rocking out with every song. Below us were two men who would be the only ones standing up during a song enjoying the beat with some body swaying. It was a very diverse group.





Marissa and Kellie made up t-shirts with their favorite three men, Adam, Kris and Danny. DeAndra and I were there for the fun, at least I hope. The concert was pretty good. Everyone, except Megan Joy (horrible) did better than they did during the show. On the show Adam lost to Kris. At the concert it was very apparent who we all were there to see. (Marissa's heart went out to Kris because of it, isn't she so supportive?). As each idol in turn from ten was announced polite applause could be heard. Here is what happened as they were announcing Adam:




He was energetic and fun. It took some time to get my hearing back after the concert and I felt like I was talking like Minnie Mouse. Marissa and Kellie stayed and met all the idols except Kris, Danny and Anoop. They were in heaven as Adam signed their shirts. Any more from that you will have to ask Marissa. She is more than willing to share.



The next day was a family day (sadly without Lindsea, KC and Whitni - our thoughts were with them) with the Mariners. Nick and Rock bonded with matching outfits and were not afraid to get them dirty.

Sadly, the Mariners lost it in the ninth inning but we enjoyed the atmosphere and watching Rock's antics with all those lucky enough to be around him.


Jul 7, 2009

For Whitni

Whitni has been asking for pictures. KC can look as well.
I just remembered where the record button is for videos. I couldn't remember how to turn them off, so the end is kind of a let down. You get a cute kid enjoying having grandpa play with him.

Jul 5, 2009

Fourth Fun

It's been a great Fourth of July weekend. We had my brother, Steve, and his family with us and also my cute little grandson along with his parents.We spent a lot of time jet-skiing, beach combing, boating and enjoying visiting. It was great to get to know Lia, Berrett, Ethan and Kyle better. They are a lot of fun and have great talents in many areas. I just hope I don't get in trouble for posting this picture.
Rock is an active little guy. He moves constantly. Did I forget how much 17 month old kids move?
I love all the faces of Rock. He likes to "woof" at Sabry, say hi to everyone he meets, and climb on everything. What fun it is to have this cute little boy around.We enjoyed the fireworks on the beach. Rock made sure he got the chair first and enjoy the show. He oohed and aahed at first, but then the show lost his interest.
These are my first attempt to use the fireworks setting on my camera. Of course this is a little camera and not real professional, but I like the colors and designs.


Happy Fourth of July!