Gracie Lou and Grandpa Brent's Happy Cake Days!

Happy 1st Birthday, Gracie Lou!  Enjoy your special day .... wish I could be there to celebrate with you!  Hugs to you and your family.  Tell Grandpa to take lots of cute pictures of you, okay?
 

It is also our good friend, Brent's birthday as well.  Brent and his family are dear friends of ours and we are so fortunate to have them in our lives..... they definitely keep us on our toes and constantly laughing, especially when donkey kicks are involved!  Happy Birthday Brent (aka Grandpa Brent)!  Hope you enjoy your special day and are able to get out on the cycle today or this weekend!

Family Volleyball Team?

**Warning: Not everyone will think this post is funny!

My cousins and I often talk at night via the computer and tonight was no exception. If you know my family, maybe you'll get as much of a kick out of this conversation as I did... okay so I felt like a complete dork laughing all by myself at this conversation. Anyway, this conversation came about because we were talking about how "J's" fam is starting a volleyball team.

Me: So does "J" play soccer too?

S: She works out, lots of working out. And there's talk about a family vball team. Yea her brother is like 6'2'' and supposed to be pretty good...And her cousins are tall

Me: And then there are your cousins who aren't exactly tall... well, Addi might be tall

S: Well I'd have to await awhile for Addi... The girls could play defense, Craig could hit

Me: Chel can hit too . . . so could Krys and Bran for that matter, but we don't have a middle

S: What about Matt? Um, Matt's tall right?

Me: Yeah but don't know if he's a middle, what about Uncle Warren? He's tall?

S: hahaha you think Uncle Warren would be better than Matt?

Me: Um, no. Maybe Craig?

S: No he needs to hit, soooo I guess it might have to be me. LOL, cuz I can pass but I can't hit as well....

Me: Maybe Craig and Matt could tag team. Either way I think our team would be pretty scrappy, don't ya think?

S: LOL

Mighty Brady or Mighty Titans of Tones

I definitely work with a lot of talented people including a few that are fantastic musicians. A couple weekends ago, we were able to see Brady and his band, the Mighty Titans of Tone play at the New Orleans in Pioneer Square. There were really great and it was super fun to see Brady jamming. I also couldn't help but think, "I bet Brady is pretty good at Guitar Hero."

We enjoyed hearing you play Brady! Next time we might take a chance and bust out our dance moves!

More Vegas Volleyball Pics!

Here are a few more pictures . . . also my previous volleyball post posted below the Valentine's picture of Addi . . .check it out!

Krys and Bella

Huddle!


No explanation needed! Mom just being Mom!

The camera crew was out in full force!

Chel and Sissy

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I gave my niece, Addi, her Valentine's Day present a little early since I wasn't going to see her on February 14th. Below is a picture of her with one her presents from PP (yes, that's what she calls me . . its a long story).

Vegas Volleyball!

We are here in Las Vegas to watch my cousin, Chelsie and her team play in the 23rd Annual Las Vegas Classic. For the past several years, we have attended this tournament as the older "V" sisters, Krystie and Brandie, have played in it, but this year is Chel's turn.

Chel and her bestie, Sissy (her "real" name is Chelsea too)

Chel blocking! ... She's #73

Chel going for a dig!


Chel did not have one service error!

Chel is a super smart player on the court!

Chel, you were a super star this weekend. We enjoyed seeing and watching you! More pictures to come soon!

CWU Volleyball Banquet

Last weekend we traveled over to Ellensberg for my cousin, Brandie's volleyball banquet. Brandie had an awesome season winning several awards. She is still awaiting her 1st Team All American Award, which hasn't arrived yet . . .but, here is a picture of all the hardware she picked up that night!


We took her a cookie bouquet, which was a huge hit with not only Bran but her teammates! YUM!














It was fun to see all the ladies dressed up as we are used to seeing them in uniform!

I also took some video on my small camera (that is shaky and all over the place) that I will upload soon. Fell free to also check out Mom's site . . . she has uploaded pictures from Bran's Freshmen and Sophomore years.