Rockin' night out

For Valentines Day we took our big girls out for a little rockin' fun. On Monday, Vanessa, Becky, Tim and I went to see Carie Underwood and Josh Turner in concert. Great voices! The day after we said goodbye to Vanessa who headed back to Utah. Tim drove out with her and then will continue on to Seattle.

SNOW DAY!!!

I think the picture speaks for itself...bored on a snow day!

Generations

While spending a week in Seattle looking for a place to hang our hats, we also got to spend some time with my family. Here are some memories we enjoyed:

My Grandmother, Nani will be 98 this year. She is such an example of incredible strength and devotion to her family. I'm looking forward to spending time with her, learning more about our family history and her wealth of wisdom.

The big highlight of our trip was meeting our new little niece, Sacia. My sister, Tricia and her husband, Clint just adopted Sacia (pronounced like "Sasha") from Russia. She is just 1 month younger than Natty (22 mos). They had a great time playing together all weekHola! Grammy and Grandad! They came up from Portland to visit us and we all went out for a mexican lunch. I love my Grandad. He's the best!Everybody had fun at a Superbowl/baby shower/family dinner party at Tricia's. I think the best part was when the New York Giants won! Poor Uncle Steven was banished to go play with the nieces, hanging his head in shame, poor poor Patriots. I think Tim may be rubbing that win in for a while to come.Oliver was happy to know that The Reptile Zoo is still there in Monroe. Hasn't changed much. What a fun 10th(?) birthday that was!I had to take this picture for Becky to show her who her new neighbors might be. These alpacas were walking their owners down the road in Snohomish.Sophia at the Seattle temple.

Yankees or Mariners?

About 31/2 years ago our family had a big debate. Yankees or Mariners? I came from Seattle and was a minor Mariner fan. Tim from the big apple was a die hard Yankee fan. When we combined our families, we all went to a Yankee/Mariner game at Yankee stadium. Oliver, dressed in his Mariner attire was made fun of by Tim, Vanessa and Becky, as well as a few fans in the stadium. But, I stood beside him and rooted for the Mariners too. Well, as we all know life brings many changes, and we are about to embark on a big one. Tim has accepted a new job in Seattle and we will be moving there this summer. We are excited and looking forward to a new adventure. We all have mixed feelings about leaving our home in Pennsylvania though. So the question is...will Tim convert to a Mariner? NEVER! I guess it will be him in his Yankee hat at Safeco field cheering on his team. Well, that's not so true. The little girls are Yankee converts and I have a feeling that will always be the case, wherever we go. Some of us were in Seattle recently. Our next post will include pictures from our trip.