Tribute to the Red Sox

The Red Sox 2007 World Champions Ring

The Red Sox opened up thier home season yesterday by giving the team their World Series Rings. Here is a picture of the masterpiece. They also paid tribute to Bill Buckner, the 1986 Boston Redsox first baseman who let the ground ball slip between his legs that ultimately led the the Redsox losing game 6, and eventually, the World Series (I didn't see the game back in 86; we really didn't have much of a tv or reception in Wayan back then. Luckily, ESPN likes to revisit the game at least a couple of times a year so I've become quite familiar with the play). Bill now resides in Boise and has done quite well as a real estate developer and car dealership owner. It was nice to see the fans give Bill a standing ovation helping erase 22 years of pain Bill has gone through from that tragic missed play. The perfect home opener ended with the Japan pitching sensation, Dice K, pitching a great shut-out game (with the help of a couple of releivers). For those Boston fans out there, I hope you enjoyed the day. For those Yankees fans out there, mom, I hope it stings a little.

The first Yankees/Redsox series of the year starts on Friday. It's gonna be a good weekend.

Spring Break '08

Mexico Retreat!

Here is a little diary of our Mexican vacation in Puerto Morales....

Tuesday, Day 1: We spend the day around our condo playing in the swimming pool and on the beach. Mom and the kids barried Dad in the sand, Brittanie loved playing in the swimming pool, and Nathan had the most fun wheeling around his wheelbarrow along the beach.

Wednesday: Day 2: We went on a snorkling trip to the coral reef in the morning. Don't we look lovely in our gear? It was fun to see all of the colorful fish around the reef. In the afternoon, we took a drive up to Cancun to check out the city and the beach. The sand and water was beautiful. Brittanie loved collecting seashells with mom and grandma and Nathan discovered the joy of waves rushing up against his legs.

Thursday, Day 3: We spent the day at El Cid, an all inclusive resort with a nice swimming pool, beach toys, lots of food, and uncle Craigs favorite, a swim-up bar with all you can drink Pina Coladas (sure they were virgin...). Dad even helped Brittanie catch a wave on the body board. Nathan loved the kids swmming pool and slide while dad liked the cliff jumping and body boards. Natalie's favorite was lounging around soaking up the rays sipping on a cold Mexican Diet Coke

Friday, Day 4: Grandma and Grandpa spent the day with kids around the pool and beach while Craig & Julie and Scott & Natalie took a road trip to see Chichen Itza, the great Mayan Temple. We enjoyed visiting the historical sites and learning about the culture and civilization the Mayans created. Our trip home was quite the experience as we took the back roads through a bunch of Mexican Villages. Natalie started getting hungry when we passed a local on a bike pulling a small trailer with a dead pig hanging off the side. Yummy!

Saturday, Day 5: We enjoyed the all inclusive resort so much we went back. Another day of playing in the pool, sipping tropical drinks, and enjoying the beach.

Sunday, Day 6: We all took a road trip down to Tulum, another Mayan historical site along the coast. It was fun seeing and learning about this area. The kids really liked seeing all of the Iguanas around. On the way back, we stopped at a restaruant next to the beach to enjoy enchiladas and tacos.

Monday, Day 7: We played around the condo again swimming and playing in sand before we left for home in the afternoon.

It was a most excellent vacation. We enjoyed being able to spend vacation time with some of our family. We'll post a slide show with other pictures soon. Que bien es el sol y la playa en Mexico!

Happy Easter

We love the local Church of the Nazarene in Eagle for their Easter Celebration. they have a large Easter egg hunt, inflatable toys, pony rides, and free hot dogs, cotton candy, and drinks. The kids had a lot of fun there on Saturday.

Brittanie Lost a Tooth!!!

The Tooth Ferry dropped by our house last night to leave Brittanie a little surprise for her first lost tooth -- leave it to Natalie to have a stuffed tooth to leave the extracted tooth in for the Tooth Ferry. The tooth fell out with a little help from her pre-school teacher yesterday. Brittanie had wiggled it back and forth with her tongue until it was hanging on by a thread. Her teacher saw that it was just about out and gave it the last little pull that it needed. Brittanie is pretty excited about soon getting her first "parent" tooth.

Nathan Turns the Big 3

Nathan enjoyed two birthday parties this year. We first celebrated his birthday out in Wayan. Grandma made him a train cake and we enjoyed playing in the snow. We then celebrated his birthday by spending lunch time at Chuck E Cheese and having cupcakes and opening presents at home. Nathan was pretty excited to get his new four wheeler. He's having fun riding it up and down the sidewalk by our house. It's hard to believe he is already three.

Sledding Wayan Style

Enjoying the Snow in Wayan

Natalie wanted to take me to the "jumps"
We are the snow princesses of Wayan

Scott attempted to snowboard behind the snowmobile....the snow won

Nat hanging out in the tunnel to the house. Good snow in Wayan this year
Natalie and the kids getting pulled behind the snowmobile

We had a great time in Wayan over the weekend Kevan wanted to take his snowmobiles over for a spin on the Wayan snow. We were more than happy to head over with him. Julie & Adam, Amy & her boyfriend Josh, and mom went out also. It was nice to see all that snow out there.

Our Disneyland Trip

We became a "bug" family

The magic of Mickey Mouse

Our Princesses found their castle

Nathan's just happy riding a horse

We found out who Nathan really likes. Ariel was the only character Nathan felt comfortable enough to get close to. He screamed around all of the others. Look at the little boy flirt with the mermaid.

A Princess Dream Come True

We took the family to Disneyland to celebrate Brittanie's 5th birthday. We thought she was the perfect age to meet all of her favorite princesses. I believe it was a "magical" birthday...