SNOW SNOW and more SNOW...

Two posts in one day almost unheard of! Woke up to snow and more snow. It took Kirk over 50 minutes to make it into work today! Ridiculous to say the least. I think we have over 5 inches, which is A LOT for us! The girls are plotting on sledding on the library hill with very local city dweller friends, they really don't want me to go with but too bad, I am going! Last time there were about 50 kids out on the hill with me as the only adult! Outside on the deck, looking down the drive way, Kirk's tracks are completely filled and gone!

Some of Kelly's photos from Mexico-- Day One Feb 2

For our daughter's eleventh birthday's they each got their own camera. It is one of the best PURCHASES ever. Yes, they do still get their hands on my fancy pants one but for the most part they will use their own.
I love how they see the world. Looking at the photos they take makes me smile, this is HOW they see things... Kelly tends to like flowers, animals and family.
I found about 25 photos I really liked but had to narrow it down to just 10 so if you really like it just click on it and you can make it bigger.

Who would want to SWIM a mile?????

Kelly really wanted to swim the mile, since she has never swam it before at a meet. Sure at practice she has swam 4000 meters!!!!! But she was determined to get this event under her list of accomplishments. She swam great she ended up #15 out of 38 swimmers for 10 and up category. Her time was 20:28.39, that is really great for her first mile.

Ugh, only lap number 43, Emily still has over twenty left. She ended up number 5 of 36, and improved on her time by about 3 seconds, not really great but she has been sick and is a little out of shape since she didn't swim any long distances while we were in Mexico.

This is why I think that the girls really like swim... hanging out with friends and being silly. Both of our girls are very social with many friends and swim meets have a lot of down time to just "hang and chill." Of course they do have to keep track of the time or they will miss their event!

Bruce, Kelly and Molly, they got in trouble from the life guard right after I took this photo, the three of them can really be silly. :)

Have a great Tuesday! ***Happy Birthday to Katy!!!***

I hope to post some more Mexico photos in the up coming days but I am still trying to get my house back to a normal feeling and semi clean state!

Matthew West and Josh Wilson!

Last night we took the girls and their friends (Lauren and Molly) to Issaquah to see Matthew West and Josh Wilson, and what a great time it was!!!! The Schroeder's also had tickets.

I just love how Emily is a creeper, she really wanted to be in this photo!! She had recently been burned in group photos and been far away, no way it was going to happen tonight!

Josh, Molly, Kelly, Ella, Matthew West

Kelly LOVED Josh Wilson, she just thought he was the B-E-S-T!!! So as soon as Matthew West stopped signing she ran out of the concert to get in line for a photo and to have him sign his newest album and her $20(!?!?!?!) t-shirt! It is actually funny, Matthew West until last night was her favorite Male Singer (Adam Lambert, WAS number two!!) SHE is the reason I made the final decision to even get tickets! Any ways Adam is now maybe 3rd place, with Matthew West at a very CLOSE second! So sorry Matt!

Puerto Vallarta 2011

So we went into PV last night to eat at Cafe Olla and then to walk on the Malcon and be grengos. We took alot of photos and had a nice time. I was sad however. PV is not like it used to be, it is so popular and busy.... too much noise and people. I thought I was just getting old but the BOTH of the girls said the same thing. Bucerias to me... is how I personally remember PV, except there are at least 10 night clubs in PV and ZERO here in Bucerias.

Greetings from Mexico...

We are having a great time, we just walked to town and had Churros, I attempted to upload photos with out any luck and I am frustrated with trying... so you all might have to wait until we get home to see what we have been up to.. NOT MUCH really but is has been nice to sit around the pool and just be together.

Sunrise.... on Whidbey

Sunrise in Oak Harbor, I did not TOUCH these photos except to download them here. No photoshop here people!

Ouch...

Riley had been really sick for a while... on wonder she said things tasted like BLACK.... I guess if I had two really big chunks out of my tongue I would taste the same way!

She is still really cute no matter what her tongue looks like!