Fun Weekend

What a fun weekend we have had! Grannie Annie and Papa came on Friday afternoon and left this morning early for Boise to visit with Homer and Kay. On Saturday we all went to Brian and Kristi's house. Once there, we loaded up and went to Applooza, the kid's carnival at Liberty Christian School where Brent and Ty attend. What a fun time! There were lots and lots of those blow-things to play in. There were slides, obstacle courses, bounce houses and also some things a little too big for Brent and Ty yet. They went on everything they were big enough to do (multiple times for the coolest ones!), then we retired to the shade and had fried apples. What a treat! They were sliced, breaded and fried, and served with whipped cream and caramel. Probably ruined the idea of apples being healthy! Then back over to the toys until everyone was worn clear out - I think mostly us big people. We went back to Brian and Kristi's house and barbequed hamburgers. Actually, Brian barbequed and we just sat and enjoyed them after he worked hard. We finished the day with apple strudel and an intense game of rock, paper, scissors between Kinzi and the boys. Not sure who won - I was sitting in a comfy chair, so of course I dozed off a few times. Sunday afternoon Grannie Annie and I made chili pepper puree to use for flavoring rice and other mexican stuff, so the house smelled pretty pungent! You boil the peppers to almost mush, then puree them in the food processor. We froze it in small containers then put it in a ziploc for the freezer. Yummy stuff. This morning was back to school and the real world once more. They are gonna stop back by on their way home, so maybe we can have another hurrah! The pics are stolen from Grandma's file, one of the boys at Applooza, and the kids at Brian's house. Loves from Grandview!

Too Long

I know I promised to keep this updated better, but somehow life gets in the way! I had a post all ready on Wednesday morning, but I tried to add too many pictures, and the whole thing sorta crashed, and I didn't have time to start over. Our volleyball team won both of their matches this week in 3 game each. We played Toppenish on Tuesday and Prosser on Thursday. Kinzi played very well - just ask her mama! She had 14 kills on Tuesday, and I haven't heard stats for Thursday. Janice and Dylan were part of the Kinzi cheering section on Tuesday. We missed Troy - he was out getting dove dinner for his family. Ruby and Hal, Hal's brother John and family, and Janice got to come on Thursday. We really enjoy our family getting to share our happiness and pride in Kinzi. Zacher starts school on Monday. He is really liking being at Brian and Kristi's. He was home for a few hours on Thursday, and he and Kinzi were arguing over which one of them Brent and Ty like better! Kinzi thought she held the top spot, but she's afraid she might lose it now! Of course, Zacher is sure he's been top dog all along! We had too much action at the football game last night. Early in the game Josue Oros, the quarterback, got hit too hard and sustained some type of head/neck injury and they took him away in an ambulance. Then right around halftime, there was a gang shooting at the house right at the corner of the school property. It was directly across the street from Chris and Brandy's house (Tandy's Brandy) Two boys, 15 and 16, were shot. Word at the game was that they were both confirmed dead, but the media just says they were taken to the hospital, so not sure what the real truth is yet. The stadium was locked down for a while, but by the end of the game they were letting people leave. I think it was retaliation for a shooting/death of a rival gang member at Eastside park a week ago Thursday. Kinda scary. On a lighter note, we're gonna go down today and take Zacher to get some new jeans for his birthday. We are pretty practical - you only get what you need for presents! He only has 1 pair of jeans and needs at least 1 clean spare pair when he's going to school. The pictures are from the Toppenish game. Loves from Grandview!

Sundome pictures

A few pictures from Saturday.

Busy, busy weekend! On Friday Jerry, Kinzi and I went to visit the Eastern WA University campus and talk with the basketball folks. What a great day. We were totally impressed by the cozy atmosphere of the school. The coaching staff was super - we got a grand tour of the campus and the athletic facilities. they answered lots of questions for us and we felt very welcome there. Don't know where Kinzi will decide to go, but I bet this will be right up there in the top running. We really appreciated their time with us - I'm sure we came across as dodos from Po-dunkville! On Saturday the boys went to the UW vs. OU game in Seattle. they had a blast! they game was a blow-out and I'm sure it would have been a little more exciting if it had been closer, but it was a great day for them. Zach went all in purple and yellow for the Huskies, and Jerry was all decked out in crimson for the Sooners. Those are Jerry's 2 favorite teams. Kinzi had a volleyball tourney at the SunDome. There were 32 teams there, and it was volleyball all day. Our girls won tournament - Go Hounds! Kinzi played awesome. The whole team played very well and had a great day. The picture of Kinzi with Brent and Ty is from Kamiakin, and the other 2 are from the Sundome yesterday. It let me send more than one so I'll just keep sending more! Sometimes I may just post a few pics, cause I don't always have time to talk at all. Everybody have a great day - love from Grandview!

Wednesday Morning

Good Morning! This has to be quick - school is waiting! the girls lost last night to Kamiakin - they are a really tough team and we have lots of young girls this year. the older girls played well but it truly is a team sport. Brian and Kristi and the boys came and watched with us so we had a Kinzi cheering section! Brent was really into the game the whole time - he is really growing up. I'm putting in a picture of Kinzi and Brent and Ty after the game. My picture files are big so I may have to send them one at a time. I work the long shift tonight so I'll be stupid tired by the time i get to bed - or just stupid - not sure which! Everybody have a great day. Love from Grandview.

Aaaaaaagh!

Sorry Kinzi - I just couldn't resist! Kinzi is the queen of play-with-the-camera-and-see-what-you-get! Sometimes it is a little scary. We really had a good laugh at this one so I had to share it with everybody we love. Jerry and Zach are on their way to Brian's with Zach's bed and dresser. He is anxious to get moved away from us I think! School will be starting for him in a couple of weeks. Kinzi will be playing volleyball at Kamiakan (sp?) high school on Tuesday evening. Just leaving for work so will post pics from Tues. match.

First try at this!

Okay, we're gonna try this blog thing. Hopefully I'll get fast enough at it to post pictures before they are so old that we don't even look the same anymore! Yesterday we went to Ellensburg for the volleyball jamboree to kick off this season. Our Greyhounds girls took first place. Carol Carrothers came over to the gym and watched with us - we were sure glad to see her again. I'll try my hand at putting in a few pics from the jamboree. Don't laugh at me if it turns out bad!