The Seattle Mariners Suck!

One more field trip before the summer is over. I have been to a lot of Major League Baseball games this summer in different ball parks but had yet to visit the one closest to home. Davis and Jackson accompanied me to Safeco Field in Seattle on Saturday to watch the Mariners and Twins play. This season has been bad for the Mariners. So bad, in fact, that they have resorted to putting up razor wire around the stadium after the game starts to keep the fans from leaving. It was needed today as the Mariners only got two hits the entire game and were shutout 1-0. Oh well, it was a beautiful day and the boys got to stuff their faces with junk food and garlic fries. Oh wait, that was me stuffing the garlic fries. Just a few pics from our outing.

We got there early to catch some of batting practice. Davis was in awe. He couldn't believe they could hit the ball so far. Some day Dave, you too, will pound it.
This is the best catcher in the majors, Joe Mauer, and I caught him doing GIRL pushups! Come on Joe, hit the weights man.

This was the view from our seats. Not bad for $9 bleacher seats.

Jackson has issues smiling for cameras. This one is actually one of his better efforts.

Towards the end of the game we started heading for the exit and stopped to watch the last inning in center field handicapped seats. Don't worry, the people who were sitting there had already left. The Mariners finally got someone on base in the 9th but our HR hitter struck out to end the game. =(

We had fun and it sure beats doing chores around the house all Saturday afternoon. ;)

Fun Kid Pics!

So I took the kids this morning to get their yearly pictures for the wall. We go every year to JCPenny and get a new picture instead of the school pictures. August works perfect for us because the kids are tan and healthy looking, and they are cheap if you get the coupon off their website! When we came home the kids were playing in the backyard so I got my own camera out and got a few good shots and a few not. But hey, I am not a professional! It was fun! Man, kids grow so fast!
Davis has hit the jack-o-lantern stage of his growth! Both his front teeth are wiggly. He is not one to work on his loose teeth so maybe by Christmas he will have them out! He is growing so fast. He will be starting first grade this year. He is one smart, talented kid and our house would be quiet and boring without him around! (by the way, he is turning 7 years old the end of this month!)

This kid is a moving target and I didn't get that many pictures of him. He is a stinker and we love him beyond description. Little Lukey is not so little but yet still little because he is so small and cute. (does that make sense?)

The beauty queens that are only 8 yet they could pass for 15 year olds!

I told the boys to look at the camera normal and so they did......

Jack, our lovable, squeezable Jack.

Look and see if you can see the zombie in this one....weird

FEET

I was away from my kids for nine days the past two weeks. I missed them terribly and of course my husband. I love my people. They are so wonderful to be with, I adore them and thank my Father in Heaven daily for them!

Falls Creek Falls

We went on a hike with Uncle James, Aunt Tiana, and our cousins visiting from Utah. It was fun and a beautiful hike.

Sunshine peeking through the trees.
Children trudging along the trail.

Crossing a mighty river.

Look at the moss on those rocks. Look at it!

This was the waterfall at the end of the trail. It was cool.

The End.

Long Beach Father's Day 2010

For the second year in a row we packed our bags and headed out to the beach the weekend after school was out. It happened to be Father's Day weekend as well. It's kind of a tradition now to spend Father's Day in Long Beach. We rented a house for the weekend and had lots of fun. The picture above is from atop the Astoria Column. It's a wonderful view of Astoria and the mouth of the Columbia River. There are a lot of pictures below so if you can't handle vacation pics turn back now.

The first day we were there the weather was not too bad. It wasn't raining and got up to 65. I even took a nap on the beach. Davis was trying to hit me with wet sand balls. He did not succeed.

Luke shed his shorts and borrowed his sisters sweatshirt. Poor baby.
Sidnee is a trained Frisbee ninja assassin. Good thing that kite string was in the way or I would have been done for.
After the beach we strolled the Long Beach strip. One of the kids found a quarter on the ground next to this rusty horse and they all proceeded to fight over who was going to ride it. So we threw them all on. Poor horse.

At the end of town is McDonald's. Our favorite. This McDonald's actually had an air hockey table in the play land so Luke took advantage of it. He is actually a pretty good goalie.

A little marshmallow roasting never hurt anyone.

We had to let Luke roast by himself because he was too dangerous around other people with a long sharp metal poker.

What are you to do when you forget the graham crackers at home? Put the mallow between two Oreo cookie halves. It was delicious.

On our way out of town we hit the light house circuit. There are two lighthouses by the Coast Guard station in Ilwaco. We stopped and took the little hikes to see them and play around.

On the trail to Deadman's Cove there was this cool tree.

This is Deadman's Cove. It is this cool little inlet that has rocks to climb on, sand to play in, and calm water that you don't have to worry about your kids getting sucked out to sea by.

Dave on the rocks, looking out over the cove.

This is a lonely tree atop the little island in the cove.

The End.