Finally blogging again

This is Talia and the rest of the fifth graders at their singing program. It was titled "A little bit country,and a little bit rock and roll" but they sang mostly rock and roll. she really enjoyed it.

Snow in May?? Actually we had a terriffic rain and hail storm yesterday and it clogged the rain gutter and plopped right down on the front porch. We got over 7 tenths of an inch of rain yesterday. I think that was more moisture than we got all winter.

Here is Abbigail dancing to Casey Junior from the movie Dumbo.

Please ignore the other video of Talia. This one is much better and longer!

Dance Recital

This is Talia in her dance recital. Her group was the Virginia Company in the play of Pocahantas.

Facial Hair

Today I just discovered the perfect way to celebrate the 4th of July. It evolves coming to Washington to participate in the North American Beard and Mustache Championship. It is on July 5th in Bremerton, which is where Erik works. So all you bearded men come and visit us then. If you don't have a beard or mustache, it is not too late. You still have a few months to grow one. It is bound to be a great time and what a perfect way to celebrate the birth of America!!

Our Hike

Saturday, Erik and I decided to go for a hike, because we had just bought some hiking boots. Here is the lovely trail we walked down. It was a beautiful day. There was no elevation change, so I guess you can't really say it was a hike, it was more like a walk in the woods.  While on the hike in the woods we happened upon a bear, a big, black, 200 pound bear. That was the end of our hike. 
This picture was taken after we saw the bear and we were in sight of our car. You can still the the shock on my face. I look a little concerned, because I was. 
After our misadventure in the woods we decided to go to a park. The park is right across the street from our apartment, plus it is in the middle of a small city. Erik convinced me there would be no bears there. I agreed. This is a picture of the trees. They are tall and everywhere.  
Here is a picture of us again. As you can see I don't look nearly as concerned about a bear in this photo. However, while we were in the park on the trail a dog did attack me. By attack I mean lick my leg. It was kinda gross and a little scary, because it was a pitt bull. I survived. 

 

Here is a side by side comparison of my faces. The one on the left, no bear. The one on the right, bear. Can you see the difference? 
 

Seattle

I have been trying for quite some time to get these pictures up on the blog. Here is Seattle from a distance. We went there on Thursday. 
Pike's Place! Everything was almost shutting down by the time we got there, but we still made it to a delicious restaurant. If my camera shot was wider to the right you could see some fish being thrown around. 

Erik and I enjoying the baseball game. It was not to chilly of a night, so that was good. 
But there was a little bit of a fight in the air...or the game. It was pretty exciting!!

If you want to have an exciting life like Erik and I, come and visit!! I can't promise a baseball fight, but I will see what I can do. 

Anniversary

This is a picture that I took when we were about 1 hour from being to our new apartment. We drove through some pretty mountainous areas and the ski resorts were still open! 
For our anniversary, Erik and I did a little exploring. This is a really cute down about a 1/2 hour away. The historic downtown was very cute and had a bunch of shops. They all closed at 5, so we just missed them. They have Swedish flags everywhere. 
We also went on this cool boardwalk. It is so pretty here. What a great day! 

This is our view out of the front window. Washington is green!! 

A little bit of everything

Here is the yummy cake from Chant, mom, and dad. Too bad it made Erik sick. I liked it anyway! (so did dad) 
Apparently, I look good with children, but these are not our children. Coral looks pretty cool here too. 
Carson loves straws. This is at Thanksgiving Point. Chantille took us her for lunch for our last day in Utah. Thanks so much. We miss you. 

The whole group. 
The Jarrard Family. So cute. 

Graduation!!

Here are the graduation cousins!! Kelly, Benj, Erik and Me!! YAHOO!
Erik's parents came out to celebrate with us too. Here is everyone.