A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

How many teenagers can say they got to play a game on a major league ball field? Last Saturday Skyler got that chance!! His high school team played at Safeco field. It was so fun, not only for us as a family to get to be inside Safeco and enjoy the atmosphere but it was a dream for him! He couldn't stop smiling!! One of his teammates even hit a homerun!! His coach came to us and asked if we as a team would sell Mariner tickets. I thought this was just a regular old fund raiser and as always as much as I HATE fundraisers I thought I would try to do my part......Well this is more than just a fundraiser. Us selling tickets for the Mariners, gave all those boys the opportunity of a lifetime! Here are a few Pictures

Playing in Left field

On first ready to steal

Steals second

You cant really see him but his face is nothing but smiles!!

Oh by the way......If you still want Mariner tickets for June 5th 7:10 start they are still available :)

Hope.....

Happy Easter......Easter is a tough holiday for me, not only is it one more without Paris but it's a holiday full of HOPE!! I never imagined a 4 letter word would mean so much to me! How grateful I am for our Savior, for the Hope he has given me, for the chance I am going to get to be with my little girl again!! WOW the pressure..... Easter is a sweet reminder! I usually love a good challenge, but as this one stares me in the eyes it seems bigger than me and yet so attainable, with LOTS of work it is!!

Hunter and His Buddy Dallin, I think they had more fun playing with their baskets than hunting

Cooper and Dallis, you can't see it very well but Cooper is holding the "golden" egg $$

I Wish I Could Take The Pain Away!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARA!

As I have to watch Heather, Mara's mommy suffer, I ache inside!! I don't want anyone to go through that much pain!! As Mara's beautiful life is celebrated I can't help but remember how much I LOVED her hair! Heather would do it so cute and it always seemed so fancy, way beyond anything I could ever pull off with my girls! I loved watching them walk into church and file into their "row" (it was on the right side just in front of ours) I could hardly wait to see her hair and dresses!! As, Paris' hair grew I got excited to think I might get to do some of that "fancy" hair..... Little did we know our girls would be angels together!! Some how, some way I hope they are keeping up on their hair :)

I miss you little ladies!!

School Spirit Runs Deep!!

So, Skyler goes to a fairly new High School, with very little school spirit!! I have been going crazy wanting to "spice" up the spirit. Yet, I am only a big talker!! I have never actually done anything about it!! (I am willing to paint faces and make orange and blue suits) Well, this basketball season the girls made it to the state payoffs, and my cute Skyler went all out!! For the first few games he was the only one with his face painted and the crazy hair and clothes. Eventually, he had some friends come around and join him in the fun! He and his friends had this picture in the Seattle Times!

GO LIONS!!

The Best of Both Worlds

For mid winter break we went to Silver Mountain, in Kellogg Idaho. It is a ski resort/water park all in one!! Nothing better for our family!! We woke up every morning in a beautiful condo, ate breakfast and hit the slopes!! Boarding Baby that's what I love most!! I love the snow, I love the tree's and most of all I love watching all my boys board!! Then we would come back for a late lunch and hit the water park for some serious flow riding!! That is Coach's favorite....in fact that's how he got his nick name!! For some reason he thinks he can take over when he arrives at the flow rider, the funny thing about that is everyone lets him!! We would stay in the water park til they kicked us out, 7 is when they closed and then we would head back to our room where dinner was waiting thanks to Grandma Banker!! (She's bomb, she helped with the girls so we could play!!)

We truly had a wonderful time, probably next to Disney World this was our favorite vacation!!

We Made It??

I would hate to set myself up but we did it..... I have officially made it past 2 years and 10 days!! YEA!! It has been pure hell to say the least, yet so blissful all in the same. I have already experienced things with Dallis that I never did with Paris, how mad I am but oh, how blessed I feel!! I have wonderful people in my life who made my day amazing!! I look forward to many years ahead of me with my two little princess.......that scares me :)

A friend of mine had us all over for lunch so the little girls and 1 little boy :)(lucky him) could play, but I couldn't capture them all together! We are missing 3 other little girls and Gage

Tu Tu's and Tiara's!! She's Two?

Well, today was the "BIG" day! My sweet Dallis has turned two! What a bitter sweet moment this is for me! Oh, how I love how they grow into their sweet spirits and personality, yet how I hate, that this means she's only getting older.

As, we cringe our way through these next 10 days our hearts our more tender to the sweet moments of each passing day. I find my self living these last few weeks as if they were her last. (yes, I am crazy) Since only having Paris 2 years and 10 days we might be a little edgy until the 12th. I know it seems silly I would live this way, I know she isn't going anywhere!!

We had a blast today!! The Theme was, Tu Tu's and Tiara's. I had the little girls all wear their hair in a 1/2 pony and when they got there we gave them each their own tiara, my mom and I made tu tu's for them and so we had them put them on also upon arival. It was adorable to watch them in them, some of the girls are so girly!! (Dallis is still learning) They ate PB&J sandwiches that where shoes, dresses and tiara's, they decorated cookies and then, just played. Each girl was such a delight! I later told coach, our daughter has well behaved friends, we better keep her home!!

What an adorable group of girlys!!!