Saturday night in Tri-Cities, we had dinner and a party for all of the birthdays. Kris was able to come hang out with us and that was awesome. We ate some great pizza and then had cupcakes and opened presents. Fun times!

Here is Kris with his questionable facial hair- look what happens when they leave home

Kris, Kody, and LJ
Clint, Mom, and Dad

Ryan, Clint, Kiley

Max- he is growing so fast!!

Jack opening a present

Kris and LJ

Luke and Dad

Kade and Kiley

Jeff, Kade

Kori, Kody, and Me

LJ

Kori and Kody

Kiley, Kade, Clint, and Max

Luke and Kenzie

Spring Break= Baseball and Bad Weather

The first weekend of Spring Break, the whole family took off for Tri-Cities, Washington. Katie, Clint, and Max live there and Kris was coming down from Tacoma to play in a baseball tournament. It was the perfect storm- literally. It was rainy and cold Saturday and Sunday with only glimpses of the sun. Kris is rehabing his shoulder right now, so he can only DH, but we got to see him hit a few times. We huddled in our blankets, braved, the elements, and cheered his team on! We all stayed at Katie and Clint's house- thanks guys for letting us crash your pad. More pictures to follow of dinner and the birthday parties. It was such a fun weekend. I am so glad the whole family got to be together! I love you and miss you all!

Kris running back to the dugout

Kris at the plate
Jack and Kade running amuck

Kenzie-wandering around

Kody and Ryan

Katie, Kori, Kiley, Mom

Dad and Ryan

Kody- grabbing a snack

Katie- hot chocolate was a must!

Kori and Kiley- one of the few times the sun was out

Birthdays

March and April are the happening time to have a birthday in this family. Here are the Birthday shout outs:

Cousin Mat- March 5th

Clint- March 16th
Luke- March 15th

Jeff- March 23rd (2 years old)

Jack- March 15th (3 years old)- shares with his dad!

Max- April 6th (1 year old!)

Spring Fever

Is Spring finally here? I am crossing my fingers!!! Last week kicked off Baseball Season 2009! I love baseball season! Columbia is off to a rough start, but Kody is pitching and hitting well. I took pictures from the first game of the season, but I haven't downloaded them yet, so watch for those!
Last Saturday, Kiley, Kori, and I ran in the YMCA Basic 5, 5 miles race. We ran the whole thing, which is awesome! I didn't think I could make it, but we did great! Thanks for running with me girls and pushing me! It felt great! Now we need to keep going, so we can do the Great Potato half marathon in May!!

This weekend we are venturing to Tri Cities to watch Kris play in a tournament and visit Katie and Clint! It is going to be awesome! Look for more pictures to come! Spring is in the air!

Kody hitting

Kody pitching
Mom doing the scorebook- a game time must!

Jack in his cute little camp chair- though his new one from Grandpa Curt makes this look like old cheese

Kenzie- she was mad she had to stay in the stroller

MY FAMOUS DAY

First, off HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS. Today is Read Across America Day. I started the day by doing a live interview on a local radio station, 1033 Kiss FM with Chad and Hooker in the morning to promote Read Across America Day. I was super nervous, but it was really fun. Later those two DJ's came and read to our students at South and answered questions for them. It was pretty cool. Now they want to come back on Friday and do some sound bites of our students and hang out during our good grades party. It is going to be a blast!

Now for the best part of the day- I FINALLY MET SOMEONE FAMOUS!!! We heard through my connections, that Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives was going to be in Boise filming today. So after school, we sprinted downtown to see if we could see Guy. Sure enough- there he was filming right on Capital Blvd. in Boise, ID!!!!! He was filming at Bar Gernika down on the Basque Block. We went and watched them film for awhile. When they took a break, I was taking a picture and Guy invited me over to come get a picture with him! He was really nice! Super cool "Guy." We talked to him for a few minutes about my job, etc. Really down to earth! He is going to be in Boise all week- going to a hockey game, filming at West Side Drive in tomorrow. Famous people really do come to Boise!!! It was awesome!! What a great day!!!!!!!!!!

Chad, Me and Hooker from 1033 KISS FM

Guy walking
The Car

LJ and the car!!

Me and Guy!!

LJ and I and Guy!!

Sister's Night and Kids Fair

President's Day Weekend, Katie was here and we celebrated her birthday and had girls night! It was awesome to all be together. I am excited for later this month when we all go to Tri-Cities to see her and watch Kris play baseball. On Saturday, Kiley and I took Kade and Jeff to Kids Fair 2009. It is huge event at the fair grounds with tons of booths, games, food, etc. It was way crowded, but I think the kids still loved it.

Kade by the ambulance
Jeff on the ambulance

Kiley, Jeff, and the giant snake- Kade refused to be in the picture

All the grandkids

Katie and the Max Man!!