jas, ceb, kial & i went to see this last night and LOVED it. there is one extremely inappropriate part near the beginning that made me worried about the whole movie, but that turned out to be the exception. we all laughed out loud many times and had fun talking about it afterwards. i just can't get over how cute zooey deschanel is. i loved her in elf and now even more in this movie.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
say yes...
to yes man!
jas, ceb, kial & i went to see this last night and LOVED it. there is one extremely inappropriate part near the beginning that made me worried about the whole movie, but that turned out to be the exception. we all laughed out loud many times and had fun talking about it afterwards. i just can't get over how cute zooey deschanel is. i loved her in elf and now even more in this movie.
jas, ceb, kial & i went to see this last night and LOVED it. there is one extremely inappropriate part near the beginning that made me worried about the whole movie, but that turned out to be the exception. we all laughed out loud many times and had fun talking about it afterwards. i just can't get over how cute zooey deschanel is. i loved her in elf and now even more in this movie.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
stock up on joy...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
did you know...
they don't cancel soccer games for snow? well we found that out today. ceb's soccer team, the bluejays, is playing in the regional playoffs and today's game was played on a snow & ice covered field. and they totally rocked the field and WON! the next game is tuesday night! if they win tuesday there's just one game left to determine the regional champs...we are keeping our fingers crossed, these girls deserve a victory.
some great parents cleared off the field lines and the goal boxes. there were also hot drinks and blankets aplenty to keep the girls from freezing. i think the parents on the sideline were in much worse shape than the girls at the end of the game. not only was it freezing it was also a little windy. it took me about 3 hours to warm up (with an electric blanket)after standing on the field for 2 hours watching them play.
i can't even begin to tell you what a great team this is. not just as players, but as people. the girls are so supportive of each other and just seem to be out there having fun. i feel so happy that ceb lucked out and got on this team 3 years ago and has been able to stay with them. (by the way i did not take the above photos. one of the team parents braved cold fingers to get the photos of the day.)
on a different topic...
i thought you may be interested in seeing an updated photo of kial's arm. it's all healed and just a big scar now. it looks smooth but when you feel it it's surprising deep under the skin.
she still likes it and the attention it has garnered her at school.
well, i am off to find WARM socks for tuesday's game!
some great parents cleared off the field lines and the goal boxes. there were also hot drinks and blankets aplenty to keep the girls from freezing. i think the parents on the sideline were in much worse shape than the girls at the end of the game. not only was it freezing it was also a little windy. it took me about 3 hours to warm up (with an electric blanket)after standing on the field for 2 hours watching them play.
i can't even begin to tell you what a great team this is. not just as players, but as people. the girls are so supportive of each other and just seem to be out there having fun. i feel so happy that ceb lucked out and got on this team 3 years ago and has been able to stay with them. (by the way i did not take the above photos. one of the team parents braved cold fingers to get the photos of the day.)on a different topic...
i thought you may be interested in seeing an updated photo of kial's arm. it's all healed and just a big scar now. it looks smooth but when you feel it it's surprising deep under the skin.
she still likes it and the attention it has garnered her at school. well, i am off to find WARM socks for tuesday's game!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
i love PETE WENTZ...
not really, but i do think he's awesome! thanks to my good friend rob we scored tickets to the sold out kiss 106.1 jingle bell bash featuring fall out boy. i took cebastian, kial and kial's friend ella.
the girls LOVED every minute of it. like being able to hang out in the "paramont club" eatting cheese and drinking jones soda. having great seats in the front row of the 1st balconey so no one was blocking their perfect view. having only 3 acts so each band played a long set. seeing pete wentz blown up bigger than life on the screen. (plus, kial and ella were the envy of their friends at school...you know they enjoyed that.)
i loved watching all the teeange girls (not just the 3 with me) screaming and dancing and just having fun. it kind of made me feel young, but also happy to no longer be young...weird i know.
i enjoyed the 1st 2 acts but once FOB hit the stage it was obvious who the stars were. ok star. pete wentz kind of steals all the spotlight. he's insanely charismatic and engaging. one of my favorite things with any live act is when they strike up some banter with each other and with the crowd; pete was great at that. and i have to say patrick's voice is great. i was impressed that he sounded as good live as he does on my ipod.
it will be fun to hear their new album next tuesday!
the girls LOVED every minute of it. like being able to hang out in the "paramont club" eatting cheese and drinking jones soda. having great seats in the front row of the 1st balconey so no one was blocking their perfect view. having only 3 acts so each band played a long set. seeing pete wentz blown up bigger than life on the screen. (plus, kial and ella were the envy of their friends at school...you know they enjoyed that.)
i loved watching all the teeange girls (not just the 3 with me) screaming and dancing and just having fun. it kind of made me feel young, but also happy to no longer be young...weird i know. i enjoyed the 1st 2 acts but once FOB hit the stage it was obvious who the stars were. ok star. pete wentz kind of steals all the spotlight. he's insanely charismatic and engaging. one of my favorite things with any live act is when they strike up some banter with each other and with the crowd; pete was great at that. and i have to say patrick's voice is great. i was impressed that he sounded as good live as he does on my ipod.
it will be fun to hear their new album next tuesday!
maui was...
really beautiful! kial and i had a really great time.
the camp was a little ghetto (not so clean, dead mice in the kitchen, one working shower for the girls), but by the end of the day the only things i cared about were getting a shower and into my bed to sleep. we arrived in maui at night just as a storm did. we had pouring rain and gusting winds on and off for our first day. but in between the rain bursts we saw so many rainbows. the air was warm so we were still able to enjoy ourselves while it rained.
the less than perfect weather didn't stop the kids from wanting to jump into the water. unfortunately the 1st time kial got in she was promptly (literally moments after she sat down) stung by a jellyfish on the inside of her upper arm. luckily we had carolyn (one of teachers) who was all prepared for this possibility. she doused kial with vinegar and dosed her with benedryl. it still really hurt but kial was thankfully able to participate in the days activities.
sweet girl that kial is, she felt bad for the jellyfish because it lost some tentacles since they were stuck to her arm. we found out later that when it's windy jellyfish are more likely to get blown in near the shore.
thankfully this did not stop kial from jumping back into the water later that day and having the time of her life.
kial's arm looks much better now than it does in the last picture above, but she will most likely have scars on her arms for a few years...though kial's hoping they never go away (yeah, she's only 13).
we had fun at the beaches and kial had fun in the water. she loved snorkeling and swimming and just hanging out in the waves with her friends. i liked the beach. i did try snorkeling for about 2 seconds and that was enough for me.
we had a lot of fun out of the water as well. the maui ocean center was fun, especially the shark tank. we went to the top of haleakala to see the sunrise, but a cloud settled on us right before it was time. we still had fun listening to nanette in the visitor center tell us about the hawaiian culture. later that day we visited paia, a beautiful little hawaiian town, where the girls had shaved ice and i had gelatto (sourcream...don't crinkle your nose it was amazing). 
we shopped, ate great food (gail did a wonderful job with the menus), had a few squabbles and worked them out, swam for hours EVERYDAY, laid in the sun, talked, laughed, saw sea turtles, octopus and many fish in their natural habitat and in general had a FABULOUS time.
i would LOVE to go again with jas and the girls! there was just so much more i would have enjoyed exploring! but next time i want a hotel room!
the camp was a little ghetto (not so clean, dead mice in the kitchen, one working shower for the girls), but by the end of the day the only things i cared about were getting a shower and into my bed to sleep. we arrived in maui at night just as a storm did. we had pouring rain and gusting winds on and off for our first day. but in between the rain bursts we saw so many rainbows. the air was warm so we were still able to enjoy ourselves while it rained. the less than perfect weather didn't stop the kids from wanting to jump into the water. unfortunately the 1st time kial got in she was promptly (literally moments after she sat down) stung by a jellyfish on the inside of her upper arm. luckily we had carolyn (one of teachers) who was all prepared for this possibility. she doused kial with vinegar and dosed her with benedryl. it still really hurt but kial was thankfully able to participate in the days activities.
sweet girl that kial is, she felt bad for the jellyfish because it lost some tentacles since they were stuck to her arm. we found out later that when it's windy jellyfish are more likely to get blown in near the shore.thankfully this did not stop kial from jumping back into the water later that day and having the time of her life.
kial's arm looks much better now than it does in the last picture above, but she will most likely have scars on her arms for a few years...though kial's hoping they never go away (yeah, she's only 13).
we had fun at the beaches and kial had fun in the water. she loved snorkeling and swimming and just hanging out in the waves with her friends. i liked the beach. i did try snorkeling for about 2 seconds and that was enough for me.
we had a lot of fun out of the water as well. the maui ocean center was fun, especially the shark tank. we went to the top of haleakala to see the sunrise, but a cloud settled on us right before it was time. we still had fun listening to nanette in the visitor center tell us about the hawaiian culture. later that day we visited paia, a beautiful little hawaiian town, where the girls had shaved ice and i had gelatto (sourcream...don't crinkle your nose it was amazing). 
we shopped, ate great food (gail did a wonderful job with the menus), had a few squabbles and worked them out, swam for hours EVERYDAY, laid in the sun, talked, laughed, saw sea turtles, octopus and many fish in their natural habitat and in general had a FABULOUS time.i would LOVE to go again with jas and the girls! there was just so much more i would have enjoyed exploring! but next time i want a hotel room!
christmas pictures anyone...
not really, i am done for the year (except for my sister's family). I actually really enjoyed taking pictures for the lees, the shuldas (my brother), the minughs, the embreys and kiki's posse. it is NOT something i would like to do full time though. it's just TOO STRESSFUL worrying if i actually got some shots they would like.
we went to the park with eric, delaney & grant. the kids had fun running around and shimmying up the climbing wall.
kelly & rob picked the downtown seattle library for their location. it was VERY cool and loaded with fun spots. thankfully rob & kelly both had some great ideas of what they wanted. afterwards they took jas & i to juno for lunch...the turkey sandwich i had was too die for, i can't imagine anything being better. 
for amy, clark, baylie, rylie & baker we visited their gorgeous new house, which is still in the process of being built. can i just say I AM SO JEALOUS...except that they are living in BFE! we had a blast exploring with them and getting an idea of what the finished house will look like. they took jas, kial & i to changs for lunch...so good! 
until 2009!
we went to the park with eric, delaney & grant. the kids had fun running around and shimmying up the climbing wall.
kelly & rob picked the downtown seattle library for their location. it was VERY cool and loaded with fun spots. thankfully rob & kelly both had some great ideas of what they wanted. afterwards they took jas & i to juno for lunch...the turkey sandwich i had was too die for, i can't imagine anything being better. 
for amy, clark, baylie, rylie & baker we visited their gorgeous new house, which is still in the process of being built. can i just say I AM SO JEALOUS...except that they are living in BFE! we had a blast exploring with them and getting an idea of what the finished house will look like. they took jas, kial & i to changs for lunch...so good! 
until 2009!
a family of actors...
cebastian, kial, adam and my dad were all in the ward play this year. my dad's been in the plays for years but it was a real priviledge for the kids to be able to participate, and they all had a blast doing it. though it did get a little stressful at times when practices made finding time for homework hard!
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