tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40610222731477562692024-03-13T23:24:52.412-07:00LaTurner Familyjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-62131597430686693202011-09-10T22:43:00.000-07:002011-09-10T22:43:07.835-07:00Mariners GameMy uncle Dave gave us 4 tickets to the Mariners game last night. Luckily we were able to buy the seat right next to us so Cade didn't have to sit on someone's lap. It really could not have been a nicer night for a game.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Olivo had a great game! He got a double, a triple and a homer. No luck with a single base hit though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've got to get Ryan one of these jerseys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Initiation for the rookies...pretty backpacks.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks again, Dave!</div><br />
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</div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-22786037637275874472011-09-03T08:56:00.000-07:002011-09-04T16:18:18.962-07:00Always Playing Catch UpOnce again I find myself trying to get caught up on here. Here is a brief update on more of our summer fun.<br />
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</div>We had our England family reunion. So fun and perfect weather. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dave took us out in his boat. Cade didn't want to drive but I made him. I think this might be what you would call a set up picture. He was a little concerned about going too fast. I don't think he had to worry about that with Dave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are some of my favorite ladies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>After the family reunion, Granny Janny and Papa Butch kept their 7 grandkids and sent the parents away. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You would think Matt and I would enjoy some time alone but unfortunately Matt had to go on a business trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>We have been needing to redo our bathroom floor and we are finally almost done. What a pain.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Matt goes to Vancouver BC quite a bit for work. This last trip the kids and I tagged along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The harbour seals would hangout by the docks because the fishing charters would clean their fish here and feed them the heads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>That is about it for summer. Matt took the kids to my parents yesterday so they could hit the waterslides before all the craziness starts. Oh and to see Granny Janny and Papa Butch.<br />
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</div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-57565827402343321992011-07-16T20:33:00.000-07:002011-07-16T20:33:22.761-07:00Whats Been Keeping Us BusyCade's Birthday. He finally turned 8!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Watched fireworks on the 4th in Manson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f3bRDYPn1A3Ua9YS7bPFeNPX2gWa5pVtmT0wpccL-TAkgGzpoxMFqxHdGhteGE9k1MFG9meDLMo1t39ImzZx5PETqXZhQc19E-myBWYJVy-Io2D4BgLk2Y7pB6pSe5ojgsGSnneETLUd/s1600/DSC_0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f3bRDYPn1A3Ua9YS7bPFeNPX2gWa5pVtmT0wpccL-TAkgGzpoxMFqxHdGhteGE9k1MFG9meDLMo1t39ImzZx5PETqXZhQc19E-myBWYJVy-Io2D4BgLk2Y7pB6pSe5ojgsGSnneETLUd/s320/DSC_0308.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cade got baptized!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA2V8DrslVmaPGGbzgGJNeCdQAiy3NIdcvQqH_8IeCJ4-B5JGdp8wr6WXZ-m6upRr-kyDMIxLBwDgOjv6fXyVzlA7b-nA12-0FWnoRZ4lpIpK3Ky347Tnu2MDVHfYC9XHWUZVEi_QoRdo/s1600/DSC_0182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA2V8DrslVmaPGGbzgGJNeCdQAiy3NIdcvQqH_8IeCJ4-B5JGdp8wr6WXZ-m6upRr-kyDMIxLBwDgOjv6fXyVzlA7b-nA12-0FWnoRZ4lpIpK3Ky347Tnu2MDVHfYC9XHWUZVEi_QoRdo/s320/DSC_0182.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ryan and Cade got ambitious one day after school and decided to build us a firepit. They really didn't do that bad of a job. Matt started a fire for them to roast hotdogs but the wood was still green so there was a lot of smoke. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The Monday before spring break we drove to Portland and stayed in a hotel since we had to be at the airport nice and early. Thanks to Matt's traveling, the hotel was free. They would let us park our car there for $50 for the entire time instead of paying an arm and a leg at the airport (thank you, Marriott). <br />
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We made it to the airport Tuesday morning and since Matt is an MVP member, he checked in separately from the rest of us. As I am checking myself and the kids in, Matt says he is upgrading my seat to first class (thank you, Matt)! I'm almost 100% sure that my flight was a bit more relaxing than his. I sat at the front of the plane. My family sat on the very back row. I enjoyed free movies, a fruit plate and macadamia coconut french toast. Everyone else got a snack pack, drinks and a cookie. <br />
Once we landed, we got our rental car and headed off to Costco to stock up and then to Ray and Dede's. What a beautiful view!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 2-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We knew we needed to get to Hanauma Bay early. We ended up being one of the first groups in. Matt and Ryan spent lots of time in the water. It was pretty windy so Maddy and Cade ended up spending most of their time in shallow water checking out the fish there. They saw lots of colorful ones. Matt and Ryan saw bigger fish in the deeper water including an eel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our hike, we toured the Ioloni Palace. This is the official residence of King Kalākaua and Queen Lili'uokalani, who were the last in a long line of ruling Hawaiian royalty. When the government took the building over, they sold everything so not to have any connections with the previous rulers. They are in the process of restoring the palace to how it was under the king and queen. We were not allowed to take pictures inside. Bummer because it was beautiful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finished the day at Ala Moana Beach where the boys got some air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 5-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kiddos knew the whole trip that we were taking them to the Sea Life Park. What they didn't know was that they were going to do the Dolphin Encounter. Everyone got to get in the water with a dolphin. We danced with it, kissed it and it kissed us. Ryan even got to tickle it. We all fed it except for Maddy. There was no way she was going to touch the fish that the trainer ripped in half! The kids also loved the sea lion and dolphin shows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We hadn't been able to do much with Ray and Dede because they had been preparing for the Scottish Festival on Saturday. We had to stop by and check out their dancing. They did great! The malasadas were pretty good too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the things I wanted to do while in Oahu was to see a waterfall. We walked/hiked to the waterfall in the Waimea Valley thru the gardens. Maddy and I enjoyed the waterfall from the side of the pool while the boys got in the water. I am pretty sure this is where the majority of our bug bites came from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This peacock was trying to impress the female at the gardens. He would shake his tail feathers whenever she came close. She never even looked at him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our way back from the falls, we stopped by Matsumotos Shaved Ice (which according to Matt's GPS is 'how to lose your tomatoes'). There was a pretty good sized line so one of the workers came outside to take our orders. Immediately the boys both said they could handle a large. Their eyes were definitely bigger than their stomachs because neither boy finished. Everyone tried the ice cream in the bottom of the cone. Matt and I had condensed milk on ours. So yummy! There is an option of having the shaved ice with Japanese red beans. One lady who ordered it said once you try it, you will never have it any other way. Apparently the beans are boiled in sugar. I think Matt would have his with beans if he were to go back. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sharks Cove is probably one of Maddy's most memorable spots. Shark's Cove has some calm waters because of the natural rock wall. The kids loved looking for crab and trying to catch the little fish. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were all down pretty close to the water when the people on the little hill not far off starting yelling "they're jumping!" Maddy ran up the hill first with me following right after her. She got to the top just in time to see a humpback whale completely out of the water! I got up just in time to see just the splash. She knows she is not allowed to discuss this as I stood their for 40 more minutes with my camera trying to get my money shot. Of course I saw nothing but some fins and tails and water spouting.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 7-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My cousin, Tiffany, and her family live in Hawaii. Locals get some amazing discounts to the Polynesian Cultural Center so she totally hooked us up. (Thank you, Tiffany!) Some of the major islands are represented here. Our favorite shows were about Tonga and Samoa. Ryan got called out of the audience to help in 2 of the Samoan shows. He got to shave a taro root in one and in the other drank coconut juice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This guy was part of the Tonga drum show. He called 3 volunteers up from the audience. All 3 were very good sports but the guy from Japan was hilarious! He ended up knocking one of the drums over and putting a big hole in it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnKISwAuLuPkspPWwDVjFMzelN8aED-f5zrDVaNq67FY1Bxhhs4CpXC1KSH0pnbnXhYuC9DzSMYO-GtHPUnKUvnb_0vyqRZJAoufpGCsXbBppzuDLjvwHUko8gTkU6zBXLvBqoBY65_mC/s1600/Hawaii+4.4+159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnKISwAuLuPkspPWwDVjFMzelN8aED-f5zrDVaNq67FY1Bxhhs4CpXC1KSH0pnbnXhYuC9DzSMYO-GtHPUnKUvnb_0vyqRZJAoufpGCsXbBppzuDLjvwHUko8gTkU6zBXLvBqoBY65_mC/s320/Hawaii+4.4+159.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Me: Cade, you need to go get in the shower or bath.<br />
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Cade: Can I wait until commercial?<br />
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Me: No, go now.<br />
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Cade: But I haven't seen this in forever!<br />
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Maddy: We just saw it so go now!<br />
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Me to Maddy: Do I need to remind you that you're not his mom?<br />
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Maddy: But YOU just said it.<br />
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Me: But I AM his mom!<br />
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We're in trouble.jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-55062404750946413662011-01-22T22:37:00.000-08:002011-01-22T22:52:51.867-08:00Time to Catch UpWe decided to stay around here for Christmas this year instead of going over the mountains. I hate to drive in the snow plus Granny Janny and Papa Butch had a full house already. One of my sisters and her family and my brother and his family came up from Utah to visit them. A couple days after Christmas, Matt, Sara and their two munchkins came over here. We checked out the Bellevue Botanical Gardens, the Troll and the Ballard Locks. Note to self: go to the Locks when the fish are running. We went in May and saw so many fish it looked like the water was boiling. This time not a single thing. Lesson learned. The Gardens were cool to see (just wish it wasn't raining) and so was the Troll.<br />
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Cade finished basketball in December and Ryan started in January. It's nice not having them both play at the same time. Matt is coaching Ryan's team again this year. They have a smaller team which makes things much easier. Ryan had his second game today. He did AWESOME! He scored, he rebounded, he stole the ball a ton. It was so much fun to watch! I wish I could have gotten some pictures of his face but Matt was pretty much standing in my way the whole time.<br />
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Wondering if he should quit playing football during recess. It looks more like he is trying to play quarterback than basketball.<br />
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Here is a photo recap of our vacation...<br />
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Turkey Bowl was inside this year. I think it may have 'warmed up' to 15 degrees.<br />
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Snow Surfing/Eating Snow (Maddy's picture is blurry but I had to be equal in the eating snow dept)<br />
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Baking Lion House Rolls with Granny Janny<br />
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The trip home was uneventful which is nice. We did see a lot of wildlife...buffalo, coyote, a hawk capturing a rabbit. Glad the ice was on the mountain and not on the road. So glad we got to go but glad to be relaxing at home.jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-25273677667846705132010-11-24T09:11:00.000-08:002010-11-28T19:12:37.715-08:00Our First Winter WonderlandWe got some snow here a couple days ago that canceled school for 2 days. The kiddos in the neighborhood decided to take advantage of it even though it was well below freezing.<br />
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Cade had his second basketball game today. Lets just say the other team cheated (ok maybe not). I heard one boy from the opposing team say as we were walking out of the gym, "my grandma kept score and it was 54 to 18." Whatever. I am going to go with Cade and say we only lost by 6 points. Cade did great! He scored his first basket of the season. It is so funny to see any one of them score and run down the court with arms in the air. Cade did a great job of going after the ball and he will have a nice big bruise to show off.<br />
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One of the boys on the other team was at least a head taller than Cade. He was a very good player. Turns out he has a personal coach for basketball and football (I told you they cheated). <br />
Ryan had a soccer game this afternoon. Oh my goodness! This was one of Ryan's best games ever. He was so aggressive and quick and it was SO much fun to watch him! He scored one goal and almost scored 2 other times. One of those times one of our players made a perfect pass to Ryan. Ryan went to kick the ball and his foot got too far under the ball and it went right over the goal. Ahhh! So close! This afternoon his coach called to talk to Ryan. She told him what a great job he had done today, how he was a great influence on the team and how badly she wanted that ball to go in the goal for him. How awesome is that?! She has been such an amazing coach this year. I wish Ryan could have had her in previous years. I have so many pictures of Ryan playing soccer that I didn't take my camera today. I wish I had. It was raining the whole game and I wish I could show you how muddy they got. <br />
Good game day, kiddos!jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-30576733038790551942010-10-22T18:17:00.000-07:002010-10-22T18:17:24.078-07:00Pumpkin Patch<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today was a no school day so the kiddos and I went in to find us some pumpkins. Got all the way in there just to turn around and come back home because I forgot my SD card. I was not going to go pumpkin hunting without my camera! The kids were troopers. Maddy was set on a little one, Ryan on a big green one and Cade just wanted one he liked. It was a perfect day for trudging thru the pumpkin patch. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I took advantage of my three photographers and got pictures with each one of the cuties. <br />
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Last time I put pictures up somewhere, I had people commenting on poor child number 3. Maddy and Ryan had pictures but Cade did not. Cade's soccer season ended already so you won't see pictures of #3 today. I also didn't get to Ryan's game at all and I am the family photographer so I had the camera at Maddy's game. I will be at Ryan's game this next weekend so will get pictures of him to post later. I am hoping I can make it to some of Cade's first basketball game on Saturday as well. <br />
So anyway, enjoy these pictures of child #1.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">This was a fun game to watch especially compared to last week. Last weeks team was just mean. This weeks team was from Duvall so all the girls knew each other. It was fun to watch them chatting with each other on the field. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Matt said Ryan played really well today. I called him to check in and while I was on the phone, Ryan scored a goal! I could hear all the moms yelling in the background. So glad to know others will cheer him on when I'm not there! His coach gives out badges to put on their shirts for good passes and Ryan got another one today. Way to go, Ryan!</div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-51041583966211770352010-10-10T19:13:00.000-07:002010-10-10T19:13:52.374-07:00Maddys 10.10.10 Birthday!These last few days have been all about Maddy. Friday was a no school day so we had a friend party that afternoon. Originally Maddy had wanted a Halloween themed party. My only problem with that was that I knew not all the girls would have costumes yet. Matt suggested a Minute to Win It party and thats what we went with. The Minute to Win It show has a website with all the games, how to play it and what you need. Maddy ended up picking the Candy Ladder, Face the Cookie and Junk in the Trunk. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girls all looked like they had been playing in dirt after playing the cookie game...crumbs all over them. Maddy's got a good group of friends and I think they had a good time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Matt has had slumber parties with the kids ever since Maddy was little. For last nights party, they all decided to stay up until 1:03am since that is what time Maddy was born. Ryan made it until a little past 10pm. The rest stayed awake though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maddy requested tacos for her birthday dinner. Matt worked on that while I made Wacky Cake. Matt went to get something out of the fridge and a plastic bottle of Yoshida sauce somehow went flying out of the door. It hit the floor and broke open. There was Yoshida sauce all over the place...on the floor, in the fridge, on the cupboards. He did a great job on dinner though and of course Wacky Cake is always excellent!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Maddy Bean, its been a fun 12 years! You are a beautiful young lady and we are so proud of you. Love you tons!!!<br />
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1/4 c granulated sugar<br />
1/4 c heavy whipping cream<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon<br />
1/4 tsp nutmeg<br />
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3 T melted butter<br />
3 T sugar<br />
1 1/2 T cinnamon<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. We topped ours with a bit of whipped cream. Enjoy!</div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-6836747143755817072010-09-22T22:48:00.000-07:002010-09-22T22:48:36.110-07:00Soccer Season 2010<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Summer for us ends about the 3rd week in August. That is when soccer begins. All 3 kids have practice and/or games at the same time. Lucky for us Maddy and Ryan both have practice in Duvall. Cade's games are starting just as the other two are finishing. Most of Cade's games are also here in town. Matt is coaching Cade's team so I get to run over and grab Maddy from her practice. Ryan in the mean time is walking home and gets to crawl in the dog door and wait. Today was the first game of Cade's that Maddy, Ryan and I actually got to go to. He did awesome!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Friday we spent the day at Cape Disappointment. I think this was all of our favorite place. We started off visiting the North Head Lighthouse. You pay a couple bucks and you can go to the top. <br />
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We then headed over to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. They have the Lighthouse Keeper and the Asst Lighthouse Keeper houses just up the hill that you can rent. I would like to stay there sometime. I think Matt and the kids might prefer camping just below the lighthouse at Waikiki Beach. <br />
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It is the only ocean swimming spot. It was really nice. There is a lot of nice sandy beach and a jetti to explore. We went down there after the lighthouse. Ryan and Matt took off down the jetti while Maddy, Cade and I enjoyed the warm sand. Cade played fetch with a dog and then joined Maddy in building sandcastles. I could see Matt and Ryan on the jetti watching some guys fishing. Matt stood up and started pointing to something. There was just enough of a curve that I couldn't see. When they came back, they said they were sitting on the rocks when Ryan says "there's a whale!" Matt said a giant seal had swam up and laid it's head on the rocks just below them. That was enough intentive to get Maddy and Cade to go out there. We saw something (not sure what) but didn't get to see anything up close.<br />
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The men fishing around us did catch some good sized fish. I felt bad for one of them because as he was trying to get his fish netted, he slipped between the rocks behind him. You could tell he was hurt but not enough that he couldn't get out. I think it always hurts worse when someone else sees what happened.<br />
That night we went into Long Beach with my folks to watch the Night Kite Flying. It was okay. It would have been better if it wasn't so cold. That and the fact that it said it started at 8pm and didn't start until 9pm. <br />
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Mom and dad ended up taking Ryan and Cade home after seeing just a couple kites. Matt, Maddy and I left not long after they did.<br />
Saturday we went headed back to Long Beach to check out the whale skeleton. It washed up on shore 5 years ago. It was buried and then a year later a group dug it back up and took it a mile down the beach where it sits now. <br />
After the walk on the boardwalk and grabbing some ice cream, Matt and I took the kids to the Wildlife Park and did a short hike. Matt scared the kids by informing them that the area we were in had a very high concentration of bears. Cade kept saying "I wish we would have gone the other way!" We also checked out another jetti by an oyster farm but it wasn't nearly as interesting as the other. We were impressed by the huge piles of oyster shells we saw though. <br />
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The trip was a success. The kids loved camping. Matt woke up each morning to the kiddos naming the bugs crawling on the outside of the tent. They also loved the playground at the hotel. We loved Cape Disappointment. We had great company...thanks Granny Janny and Papa Butch!<br />
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I saw her start to work on putting the mix in the cups and I heard her put the pan in the stove. A few minutes later I see Maddy eating out of the bowl. I asked her why she was eating the mix and she said it was just the leftover. Leftover? I open the stove and she had filled each cup all the way to the top. She didn't realize you could get more than 12 cupcakes out of a box. She just figured she needed to put more in the pan and the rest was fair game. <br />
Once the cupcakes came out of the oven, they couldn't cool fast enough for the chef. She sat in front of the fan with the cupcakes trying to get them to cool faster. Once I gave the okay to frost them, Maddy tried going with a beach theme. After frosting one cupcake she decided to bag it. She did add some umbrellas for some extra flair. They turned out beautiful!jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-77130854183095046502010-07-19T19:26:00.000-07:002010-07-19T19:31:18.354-07:00Funny Things They Said...We were all swimming on Saturday when Cade wanted to show Matt how he could go to the bottom of the pool.<br /><br /> Cade: I can't sit on the bottom of the pool. I keep floating to the top.<br /><br /> Matt: When you go under water, blow all your air out and it will help you stay<br /> under.<br /><br /> Cade: That's called drowning.<br /><br /><br />Granny Janny took Maddy to the movie Saturday night. They went out for pizza before hand.<br /><br /> Granny Janny: Did you realize before you can graduate from high school, you have to <br /> take some foreign language class? What language would you like to <br /> learn?<br /><br /> Maddy: Italian because I already know some of it...lasagna, pizza, spagetti.jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-33235739002248203692010-07-18T23:10:00.000-07:002010-07-18T23:44:38.575-07:00ChelanMan 2010Matt has been so busy this year traveling. He signed up for the ChelanMan hoping he would get some good training time in but it just didn't happen. He decided to put his body thru tourture anyway to see how he would do.<br />Matt doesn't like to travel the day before a race so we left for Manson late Thursday night. We couldn't leave until 8:30pm because Ryan had Cub Scout Day Camp all week and Thursday was his last day. We even pulled him out a little early so we could go. He loved camp but I think he was fine leaving because he was so exhausted. The kids did really well driving so late. Most of us stayed awake.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IblLyUGcSHuKxTRf3RVeL2bFblHq2s2QSwaPd6v8AU9LnB1FRauJ8cJ698E9fguyTjlMLZ1vrZ9T_GoQUKI0G_xsJTKKdmeMVHlcJxtYXV5_Ff-S-PvfA51m-gvY6j_405Uu9Afh5DSD/s1600/DSC_0042_4214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IblLyUGcSHuKxTRf3RVeL2bFblHq2s2QSwaPd6v8AU9LnB1FRauJ8cJ698E9fguyTjlMLZ1vrZ9T_GoQUKI0G_xsJTKKdmeMVHlcJxtYXV5_Ff-S-PvfA51m-gvY6j_405Uu9Afh5DSD/s320/DSC_0042_4214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495501350666339426" /></a><br /><br />I had originally planned on just taking the kids to the pool again while Matt did the 1/2 Iron. I don't know why but come race day, I always feel guilty for not going when I am that close. Papa Butch dropped us off in Chelan and we caught Matt just as he was coming in on his bike. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPnsojAxPZTovsmPHTCCP6MX0rnIRByVdFZ3xpBBg6tnxd0jt8XgjlW314NOP0x09RowlL2sT_CPKwOovvmM8OXSc64Maa0S1gJvNeXJ3Z7kjqRd7WoNDaO39PEaPTRJub-_Tqq2XauqY/s1600/DSC_0082_4253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPnsojAxPZTovsmPHTCCP6MX0rnIRByVdFZ3xpBBg6tnxd0jt8XgjlW314NOP0x09RowlL2sT_CPKwOovvmM8OXSc64Maa0S1gJvNeXJ3Z7kjqRd7WoNDaO39PEaPTRJub-_Tqq2XauqY/s320/DSC_0082_4253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495502837969453666" /></a><br />I'm so glad we did because then we had a good idea of how long we would have to wait for the run part to be over with. 13 miles later, Ryan and Cade joined Matt in the last part of the race and crossed the finish line with him. Matt ended up placing 8th in his age group. Not bad at all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RH07Wen1J4h2ON74ZVDu8sKSVav41n4JpBO3wuFc3GhijmsAD2sLuQpFPoEqvSd0_TWlqV_v6gSXq8O35zzUDFp5UXZDQdnqxGbS7RavBGnxozD7dw31564S_J_KIesFIrFxsmIYcK-8/s1600/DSC_0147_4318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RH07Wen1J4h2ON74ZVDu8sKSVav41n4JpBO3wuFc3GhijmsAD2sLuQpFPoEqvSd0_TWlqV_v6gSXq8O35zzUDFp5UXZDQdnqxGbS7RavBGnxozD7dw31564S_J_KIesFIrFxsmIYcK-8/s320/DSC_0147_4318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495501372940049810" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeZX3edLR6bA4WvPrKrTWDysQI_rSmssKJtCkrUBbx1kzaO52HJIYYQ1nQljHhgnDCPEOu3ZFbTbo0N6HSHhnpySYgUrww3m_FAkLLQPOEl_avSQHeW562gffadZqWMPAULac-yQfXKOA/s1600/DSC_0080_4251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeZX3edLR6bA4WvPrKrTWDysQI_rSmssKJtCkrUBbx1kzaO52HJIYYQ1nQljHhgnDCPEOu3ZFbTbo0N6HSHhnpySYgUrww3m_FAkLLQPOEl_avSQHeW562gffadZqWMPAULac-yQfXKOA/s320/DSC_0080_4251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495501365636155074" /></a>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061022273147756269.post-35135913046898842062010-07-18T22:49:00.000-07:002010-07-18T23:10:19.106-07:00Tour de France Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu7e2eVoPbO3QvMlNLcp15P1gYpRkNYZS4Lun3McHfd6SVgsEqKA7dBFGgFiBYkWyonU2_56q7uCaCFN8HqcB2jVcd735rjHN7elxeSXcYsUvMXOrHoX6jKWnt-M0TEmU6AmQ9seixlFz/s1600/DSC_0004_4187+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu7e2eVoPbO3QvMlNLcp15P1gYpRkNYZS4Lun3McHfd6SVgsEqKA7dBFGgFiBYkWyonU2_56q7uCaCFN8HqcB2jVcd735rjHN7elxeSXcYsUvMXOrHoX6jKWnt-M0TEmU6AmQ9seixlFz/s320/DSC_0004_4187+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495495459223442546" /></a><br />July is a busy DVR month at our house. That is because Matt is constantly recording the Tour de France. He is not the only one here in our small town doing the same thing. Our friends, the Bostrons, actually throw a Tour de France or Yellow (for the yellow jersey) Party. Now a bike party would not be my first thought of having a good time but they actually throw a mighty fine party. Most Saturdays a group of men go out together and have their own version of a playdate or a bike ride. These riders are all invited to bring a yellow colored food over and watch a day of the Tour. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcAGm_-pfxYl_Hzst1pic-VkwpGSSL1wcuf070CJn6V4PnvbBNCMDCyT3johBn5rCgidWSyDMhBpoGPkjOtwxPSq3kujAuTnRaKejS1vbEbqM7aAMo6pjnM2aVnSliBYRs3yzFn0zE-zZ/s1600/DSC_0020_4201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcAGm_-pfxYl_Hzst1pic-VkwpGSSL1wcuf070CJn6V4PnvbBNCMDCyT3johBn5rCgidWSyDMhBpoGPkjOtwxPSq3kujAuTnRaKejS1vbEbqM7aAMo6pjnM2aVnSliBYRs3yzFn0zE-zZ/s320/DSC_0020_4201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495495478123186642" /></a><br /><br />You are also required to wear yellow and chalk up their driveway and the living room is decorated with various jerseys and bike magazines. The backyard is a kids playground with huge water toys, a swingset and a trampoline. We had a great time, Bostrons! Thank you!jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153263885193411383noreply@blogger.com0