Basketball 2012...

Zach pretty much hot dogged his way through his 8 game basketball season, convincing his teammates that he would be their best friend if they passed the ball to him, dribbling the ball with his signature under the leg move, endless rounds of ball hogging, and his need to keep score! Needless to say I think we might play him up next year to serve him up a piece of humble pie.


He even attempted to dribble the ball behind his back!


Zach and Nate...best of buds!

Not Even a 2 Hour Delay...

Since March is halfway over, tulips and daffodils are blooming, and we've had a few 60+ degree days, I think it is pretty safe to say that winter is over. The sad part is that it never really came. It snowed, but it would all melt after a couple hours. What a bummer! Usually when Portland gets even a trace of snow they cancel school. Not this year. In fact when we got a couple inches the kids still had school.

Thank goodness just the sight of white fluffy stuff gets Zach and Kate excited.


This is Zach's best friend and neighbor Nate. The one morning we got a couple inches of snow the district cancelled the bus up to our neighborhood, which means its up to us, the parents, to get our kids to school. I snapped this pic of the two of them before we left, because I knew it would all be melted by the time school was over.



So much for sledding this year!

Jimmertime...

Earlier this month Justin bought tickets for all of us to go see Jimmer play the Blazers. We were a little nervous he wouldn't get any playing time, but he got enough for us to watch him sink a few three's! We might have been the only one's in the entire Rose Garden cheering, but what a good time. Zach brought his picture of Jimmer and sported his jersey. We screamed BYU! No one had to question who our loyalty was with. We did however cheer on the Blazers all for a free chalupa. Kate went to bed that night asking when she could get her chalupa. After the game was over they had a special court shooting for all the BYU alumni. Zach was all over that. What a great family night.



And without fail, another blurry picture. I think a new camera is in my future. If I keep thinking it, maybe it will happen.

Oh Sweet Kate...

This is what happens when you wake up before 7am. I wish life would slow down so I could join you!



Kate spends half of her days dancing and singing to music on the ipad. No wonder she drops mid-day for a snoozer.

The Other Tooth...

Over Christmas break Zach lost his other tooth. We tried to talk him into tying his tooth up to a beyblade and "letting it rip". Justin got as far as tying the floss around his tooth, until Zach got nervous and decided that pulling it was not a good idea. He then demanded that we untie the floss from his tooth. Simple right? Well, Justin tied it so tight we couldn't get it off. It was bleeding, and Zach was screaming. Justin finally could not take the drama so he yanked that floss and out came Zach's tooth, and lots of blood. Zach's reaction was priceless. The video says it all.