Thursday, April 29, 2010

Boulevard Coffee...check it...

We have a new and much improved website. Check it out: http://boulevard-coffee.com/. My favorite part is our barista bios under Cafe/Galleries/BC bios. Fun stuff...I love my business and staff...they're super duper!

55 hours...

I'm on the 2ish day countdown until my first, and probably last, 1/2 marathon. We leave Saturday morning for a fun filled weekend of Cougs/Ducks baseball, family time and 13.1 miles to boot. How can running seem to amazing and exhilerating when I'm NOT doing it and then once I'm doing it, ugh, I feel like a weakling? Wish me well that I'll be exhilerated DURING my race on Sunday.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

State...and it is finished!





Chase did great at state. She got her personal best All-Around score, two 9.1s and a 9th place Floor Ribbon to boot. My favorite part was that she had fun the entire competition with her 2 teammates she was with for her session. They played, giggled, cheered and enjoyed FUN competition. Now with 3 meets under her "leo", she is ready for a break from competition a summer of fun skill building with her team. Cousin Jessie, Auntie Baboo and I sat in the bleachers to everyone's envy...we brought seat cushions and didn't suffer too long after 5 hours. The pizza, chocolate and girl time helped too...

As I'm posting this, Chase said to me, "Um mom, I don't mean to be rude but should the blog no just be about me?" She's absolutely right...no more Chase on the blog! :)

Friday, April 23, 2010

State...Here we come...


Chase and I are leaving for her first state meet in Eugene in the morning. She's oblivious to the nerves part of it at this point but I think once she sees the venue and all the nervous gymnasts that are competing it'll set in. We are excited about getting out of town, bringing cousin Jessie with us and staying at Auntie Baboo's house. Here is Chase's 9.70 on the vault, her best score ever so far, at her last meet where she earned her first, 1st place medal. Oh boy, here we go!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter and more Easter...

Easter is my personal favorite Holy-day! We spent the morning at church with our church family, lunch with friends and the afternoon with just the 5 of us watching movies, playing Life and swimming...ahhh...God is good for giving me the perfect day. God is good all the time and today my baby, the final of us 5, made a pubic profession of her inward confession to have Jesus in her heart! Her baptism was so special, our youth pastor and special friend, Ken, was her chosen "dunker" and lots of very special people came to see her special moment.





Chase's Baptism with Pastor Ken and Daddy ending in a prayer for Chase.

Easter Eggs, Friends and Bunnies...

We spend our holidays with our special friends...I mean family...the Michiels. We played games, dined and dyed and watched old home videos of us all together from 10 years ago when we were all so much younger and...we'll just say younger. :)

Bowling cousins

Grandpa Greg came for a visit with Josh's aunt and uncle and 2 cousins...the girls played played and played!
 
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Family Art Wall

Mom, this is for you. I hung up all your old art cards you sent me with the painting my kids did. Now we have a family art wall.

Spring Break Handspring Clinic

I dropped off the little missy with 1 back handspring under her belt and I picked her up with 3...gotta love the air trak.