Fun in Washington

The girls have been havng fun In Washington. Here are a few pictures of our visit so far:two cute girls in their matchy matchy outfits!

A visit with the Greatest Aunts!

We celebrated Papa Jim's birthday with a little bowling. Lindsay had lots of fun. We had a lot of time to watch the ball go down the lane. :-)

Lindsay's Big Bat

Last Wednesday night we went over to some friends as we were celebrating Drew's fourth birthday. Drew is into baseball big time. He and his dad play in the yard all the time. While we were there, we decide to go out a play with all the kids, each taking turns at the plate. Knowing that Lindsay does not understand how to hit, we passed on her turn. After she watched some of the kids hit the ball, she worked up the courage to give it a shot. What you see in the video is her FIRST swing. You can tell it was her first swing by my amazement and by Kyle (Drew's dad) falling over after delivering the pitch. We had a ton of fun. Also, she does not slide into home. She happens to fall down at the right time with one leg out in front. And for Katie to get the whole thing on tape.....that was pretty cool too. We were pretty excited!



Sorry for not updating in while. It has been tough while in Washington and out of our normal routine. Stick with us as we will get back at it.

Our trip to visit alive and dead relatives.

It sounds boring but really, it turned out to be very interesting. I remember listening to my grandmother drone on and on about how we were related to this person or that person, blah blah blah. (With all do respect, Grammie) But I really shut out much of what she said, I was being polite and trying to show interest, even if i didn't feel interested. When Grammie died, my mom took up the cause and like her mother, often bored me with facts about distant relatives that meant very little to me. So I have to say that I was completely surprised that I truly enjoyed our trip to see dead people.
I guess now, I am going to have to stand up and say, "My name is Katie, and I am interested in geneology." There, I said it. As geeky as it sounds, I enjoyed researching our dead ancestors. Really, it is researching history, with a name and a face to it. My mother's family goes back to the Mayflower, so researching her family, means researching American history. I have always loved history, but I think this geneology stuff really makes history more interesting because you can place your family in a historical perspective. I really Geeked out! Anyway, here are some pictures from the last week, including my short visit with friends and family before I left for Ohio.

Lindsay and Leslie Scare Lily.

Mom, Jan and I at a gravestone, the guy that ook the picture wasn't really familiar with digital cameras, we were lucky to get this one. Milan, OH This guy lived next door to the Edison's when Thomas A. Edison was a young boy. Maybe he gave Edison the idea for the lightbulb??

Mom and I at a civil war veteren's gravestone in Athens, OH. We actually have a picture of this guy. He walked all the way to West Verginia to join up because Ohio was too slow to join the Union for him.

A visit extended.

The original plan was this: The girls and I fly to Washington, they stay with grandparents while I go to Ohio on a trip with my mom and her brother. When I got back to Washington, we were going to leave the next day for Texas and then be in Texas until June 25th when we were going to leave again for Washington, driving this time. But things chaged. Lance and I decided it would probably save us time and money if the girls and I just stayed here until after Brent's wedding. So now Lance will also be more fee to make bussiness stops along the way here.
So we are here in Washington. An unexpected but fun turn of events!

Katie's New Toy

Katie got a new toy tonight. She followed the directions really closely!

Week in Review

We've got some catching up to do. I know it's been a long time since our last post so we will try to make it up to you.
This week the weather has been much better. We started out with some loud storms but no more getting caught in them! We have a cute/funny picture of the girls in one of the thunder storms. They huddled together in Lindsay's bed.
As the weather improved, the pool opened and we have tried to get good use of it. The girls aren't too sure about the big pool but they love the kiddie pool!
Other pictures from this week, fun faces at the table and Leslie got her head stuck, and a picture of John, which I think is pretty good!
We had a pretty busy week but this weekend is even busier. Lance is watching the girls while mommy scrapbooks all weekend. We also have two open houses so pray for our house to sell!!

A gift from Lance and yucky storm.

So Lance is in Washington to start his new job. The first morning that he was gone (yesterday) we received a fun gift from him. It was a cookie bouquet. The girls were very excited, and we only have one full cookie left.
Last night the girls and I went to our usual Wednesday night church functions. The forecast wasn't good and I instinctively thought maybe we shouldn't go, but I went against that (plus I just wanted to get out of the house) and went to church. by the time we got to the parking lot is was raining pretty heavy but not windy. When it was time to leave you would have thought we were in a hurricane. The rain was completely horizontal and you couldn't get 2 steps out of the doors without being nearly soaked. After an attempt to get the car that left me completely soaked (I could have gotten in the shower with my clothes on and would not have been as wet as I was last night) I was standing in the lobby not knowing what to do when a friend's husband (who probably saw me running around the parking lot like a crazy person) took my keys from me and pulled our car up so we could load up. I wish that was the worst of it, but it wasn't. We drove home through the storm, later I found that it was probably the worst of the storm. I have never been driving in a storm like that. The streets were like rivers. I now understand how people get stuck in this kind of thing. You can't even see the high water because it all looks like high water. Anyway, I prayed our way home and was glad when we got home that the power was not out so we could pull right into the garage. I think that next time, I will have to trust my instincts and stay put!
I had typed all of the above before our outing today. I think I should report on our crazy day today as well. We went to a thankfully uneventful playgroup today and on our way home I decided to check out Old Navy, not to buy anything, just to look. Anyway, when we got back to the car I somehow hit the lock button on my key chain and then after putting Leslie in her car seat and grabbing keys I closed the door and went to the other side to put Lindsay in her seat. The door was locked and the keys in my hand were only house keys! So I tried all the other doors only to find that they, too, were locked. So without wasting a moment, I ran inside and called 911 and they came to get Leslie out. I was pretty proud of myself that aside from shaking, I kept pretty calm. Lindsay and I tried to entertain Leslie with peek a boo but she started to get a little miffed at us just before the EMS guys showed up. She was probably in there less than 15 minutes but she was pretty sweaty when we finally got to her. It was warm, but at least the sun was covered by overcast clouds at the time. Anyway, you can probably guess that I am really ready for Lance to be back!

I will add pictures of the cookie bouquet later, I am too tired to mess with it now, and I am headed to bed.

Today's Weather Pic's and Video

We survived, however watch the news tomorrow to see the damage in the Metroplex. Many many tornados reported and it will be interesting to see what damage was left.

10" of Rain in 5 hours!!!!

Lindsay enjoyed catching rain with her tongue.

I tried to snap some lightning, but it took more than fifty shots to get these "OK" ones!

Leslie's Poop

Today's Weather

We got nailed today. I think there might still be some to come. While watching the TV and the damage from around the metroplex. Lindsay asked if she could jump in the TV to go help rebuild a house she saw that had damage from a tornado. I guess if we ever get hit, we have one helper.

Last Chance for Relay for Life!

I am participating in the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer society this weekend. It is your last chance to donate for this great cause!! I am really excited to be participating and hope to make it a tradition!! Thanks to everyone who has already donated!! Here is the link for for my donation page:

Apples!

A couple days ago, the girls decided to eat some apples. Katie was not home and apparently I was not being as good of a parent as I should of been. I think Sportscenter was on! :-) The movie explains it all.

Tornado Closet

Last weekend you might of seen the tornado that hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We we were not sure what type of weather we were going to get, so we prepared the closet just in case we had a close call. We did not, matter of fact we did not even get hail. Just some light rain. Thank you to everyone who called to see how we faired. The attached video is of the girls playing in the closet as we waited to see what would happen! :-) Sorry for the sideways camera. I shot it with the digital camera instead of the video recorder. I also did not know it was black and white until it was over. Anyway, it is still fun.

Hanging with the Lepps on Good Friday

Had a great time with the Lepp's in Durant, OK on Good Friday. Leslie is copying the cows with her "MOOOO" in the one movie. The other movie is of the girls playing in the back of the Lepp's rental car because of the wind and the cold. We actually had snow flurries and 25 degrees on Saturday. CRAZY!!!!

EASTER FUN

Easter Egg Hunting!!!
Thank you Auntie Heidi!!!

Easter Egg Hunt

This morning we had a Easter egg hunt in our neighborhood. Here are a few pictures of the girls. There are many new posts, so make sure you scroll down the computer screen!

Before & After

Lindsay was wearing a shirt that was too small. After Katie took this picture, she asked Lindsay to fix her shirt. The second picture is after Lindsay fixed the problem! :-)

PLANTING

We planted some white and purple plants to liven up the yard. White and Purple for University of Washington!!!!

Daddy's shirt sleeves

I had my first Church league basketball game on Tuesday night. I needed a shirt with no sleeves, so after cutting off the sleeves, I gave the sleeves to the girls.

Disney on Ice - Princess Wishes

Lindsay and I saw the Disney Princesses on ICE last Saturday! We went to the American Airlines Center in Dallas. This is the same arena where the Dallas Stars and the Dallas Mavericks play their games. LOTS OF FUN!!!