Do the Puyallup!

Last weekend I did the Puyallup with Andrew and his friend Mathias. 

I wondered why I had not been there for so long....now I remember. Talk about expensive. Parking, entrance, food and cost of the rides.  It was fun, but I don't think I want to spend $9 for a cheeseburger again. There was a lot of fun "people watching" that is for sure. 

 I guess they did not like this ride....they said it was boring. 

The Zipper was a favorite. No way was I getting on it.

Go Vincent

Well- I don't think Vincent will stop Longboarding any time soon.  My goal is to keep his head covered when he boards.

His friend recently wiped out in our neighborhood. He called me and told me Kallan was hurt. I wish I had taken a picture of poor Kallan when I got home. Vincent had cleaned is wounds and did not have bandaids big enough. So he used napkins and ace bandages and blue sports tape to cover up his wounds. He was pretty proud of him self. Kallans Mom came and took him to the doctor to have his head looked at. All is good- he was fine. A small concussion I think.

Vincent in action...

Senior Photo Time!

I was lucky enough to take some fun photos of a couple of cute girls last month. 

It was fun to be taking photos of girls and not of soccer. Not that I don't love soccer. But they don't wear cute cloths and smile at you. 

How fun and cute are these girls.......? Very!

Here are a few of my favorites:

My Country Cousin

Country Krisse?

Wow have things changed!

Last month we went as a family to Idaho to visit one of my best friends (who happens to be my cousin).   Krisse and Kit just finished building their new house (it is awesome!). I will miss having them close by. We were just getting into a good habit of going out to dinner with Jan once a month. Crazy that we lived so close, but we went for a long stretch of not seeing each other.  But we will not let that happen again. Even if she did move far away.

This is Krisse today!  

What a cutie! She looks so great holding these carrots that she dug up out of her inlaws garden. 

This is Krisse in 1986, when we were young. I would have never dreamed back then that she would be living in a town of 600 people. That she would be shoveling manure for her daughters pony (and enjoying it). That she would be working with her own hands, remodeling her old house to sell and working on her new house, inside and out! 

Back in 1986- Krisse was great (Fabulous)- but some would say she lived a privileged life. Not that that is bad. Not in any way. I certainly enjoyed it....but i am getting off track. I will just say that Krisse did not know how to put gas in her tank. Way back then, they had full service gas stations. So to see her today I can certainly say "You have come along way Baby! I love you!"

Here are some fun shots of the week end we stayed there. 

The cabbage out of the garden was Huge! Bigger than Gary's head even.  Ha ha..

Click on these Mosaics to make larger if you like. 

Thank you Krisse and Kit! We had a great time!

So much that we really seriously thought of moving there. There is a great piece of property down the street from Krisse's that I fell in love with. Awesome view of the lake and the wet lands. I still think about it, and I have a perfect house picked out for the spot. It never hurts to dream. You never know. I could win the lottery! 

Does this look familiar to any one? So many memories when I saw it on her back porch! Love it! 

Heart on your Knee?

I have heard of some one wearing your heart on your sleeve, but wearing it on your knee?  

Vincent had a long-boarding accident and we had patched him up with a big band aid. He took it off one day to check it and "Look Ma- I have a heart on my knee!" crazy.  It really does look like a heart!  How often does that happen?

He was thinking of picking the scab to make a scar, but then decided not a good idea. :-)

He is pretty handsome.