Mutton Bustin 2011

We went to the Vancouver Rodeo for the fist time this year and Davis thought he'd try his hand at mutton bustin. That's riding sheep for all you rodeo novices out there. Davis stayed on the longest on the night we were there. Our friends don't agree but when it's close you have to go with the kid who was knocked off because the sheep ran him into the fence.

What a nice clown!

Newport Marathon 2011

Last weekend we had a great adventure. Dan ran the Newport Oregon Marathon! We all had such a great time! We stayed in a great beach house with our great friends the Hansons. Daniel and Chris ran a great race together. Did I mention how great this was? After reading over what I wrote I added two more greats to the paragraph. Pretty pathetic!

Since there were 11 spectators for the two dad runners, we graciously got to ride a shuttle and meet the runners at their turnaround point. We got to throw rocks in the bay, lay on the side of the road, eat snacks, get hot ( it was 85 degrees at the beach)(which is unheard of) eat snacks some more and cheer for the many runners of all ages and sizes.

There they are! Chris' hair makes it look like they are going really fast! But they slowed down to say hi to their fans~

Crossing the finish line! He did it,! Tired, injured, and humbled, but he did 26.2 miles! Way to go Daniel! We are so proud of you!

The groupies

Wanna see what a corndog cooked at 375 for five hours looks like?

It leaves a burnt yet meaty smell through out the house! Delicious!

Getting our tree and Christmas eve!

We went to our usual place in Hockinson to get our tree this year and the more we searched the more we realized our tree wasn't here! So we left! I felt bad but their trees have gotten worse over the years! We ended up at Crawfords and after much searching and debating we found "the one"

Christmas eve was very low key for us this year. We had much throwing up in our house the days leading up to Christmas so we stayed home and Ammie and Papa brought dinner to us, left it on the door step and ran for their lives! I am just kidding but we did stay clear of anyone for several days. Those who we came in contact with did get sick and everyone in our house had it at one point. Here is our first Christmas eve at home.

Mary and Joseph and a green donkey.

Angel Kennedy holding the star, Jack the shepherd and Davis as Joseph, Addison as Mary and Luke refused to be the baby! Ugh. He refuses alot of things these days.

Our traditonal picture by the fireplace putting the cookies and milk out for Santa, and the carrots for the reindeer, meanwhile sporting the new jammies.

Twinners have a birthday!

Kennedy and Addison are now 9 years old! It has been fun to see them grow and everyone always says how fast they grow but with all the warnings it is still a shock when it really does happen! Here are a few pictures from their day!