Submission Wrestling Tournaments......

At the end of April Jeremy competed in a submission Wrestling Tournament in Seattle, he did Great!! He was in the largest bracket with over 20 competitors and he got 5th place. I was extremely proud, anyone that is familiar with wrestling, understands that in regular wrestling you have a match and if you don't pin the person in said time you would go to the score cards and win by points, this IS NOT how submission wrestling is, it is exactly what the name says. You have a 4 minute round to submit you opponent and submitting is the only way to earn points to advance. Jeremy had 6 matches with in 3 hours.

By getting 5th over all he earned a spot in the Submission Wrestling Championships in Portland, OR at the End of May. I didn't take many pictures from the championships because they had professional photographers taking far better pictures than I would have, but I do have video to follow soon. Anyways, my husband ROCKED the championships in May. He had another fantastic talent pool and did awesome. 4th overall, he had 8 matches in 1 1/2 hours, and he was exhausted but no one could tell but me. Sometimes, I think that he is part machine because he just keeps pushing on, when a normal person would be done. One of the amazing qualities I love about him.

Back to the first tournament, we had my mom watch Trevor and Audrey so that Braiden could have a special date day with us and as you could see in he pictures he had a lot of fun. I have to admit that kid is a great travel companion, he always has something great to say. I think his favorite part was me letting him have the camera, I got so many pictures of shoes, floor, torsos and actually some really good ones.

***On a side note I included the top picture to show part of the "family" that Jeremy and our whole family has in Jiu Jitsu. Just one more shout out for Jiu Jitsu!!! When our school in Ellensburg closed Rodrigo from Gracie Barra Seattle opened his arms and let everyone train with our professors but "fight" under his banner.

In this sport I have seen the "family" slip money into people shoes that are down and out, I have seen helping even when it isn't convenient, I have seen a camaraderie between people that don't have anything in common except the love for this sport, and I have seen strangers cheering for my husband just because he wore the Gracie Barra Gi.

Who would have thought!***

Little Slugger....

Braiden was finally old enough to play t-ball this year. Funny, that is all I have to say, I got such a kick out of watching these little kids play. The first practice, they had no clue how to play the game, run to the base, etc. but by the end of the season they were being pitched to and playing like they had been for awhile. I think my favorite part of t-ball is when a ball gets hit to the outfield and the child that is in the position to catch it doesn't and all the other children with in a 20ft radius go running for it. It was so fun, and Braiden is very excited for next year, but for now he has Jiu Jitsu again and Soccer in the fall. Busy, Busy, Busy.

Farm Day 2009

Braiden's preschool teacher out did herself yet again with farm day. It was set up the same as last year and just as much fun for the kids. With games, a bouncy toy, horse rides, baby farm animals to pet, and face painting, what more could these kids ask for. One more reason why I LOVE the I Know I Can Preschool.

Easter, A Few Months Late!!

Finally, Pictures of Easter! We had a bittersweet Easter, Sweet because of what Christ did for us on this day, and Bitter because Jeremy was working in Seattle so he wasn't around. The kids did great, we went to Church first thing Sunday mourning and then we went to my mom and dads for brunch and an Easter egg hunt, then we all came back for dinner. This year Braiden started to understand why this day is so important, yet there are still tons of questions, he is defiantly starting to understand the Love God has for us!

The boys also finally both got the idea of an Easter egg hunt, while Audrey got one egg and was completely thrilled that it had good stuff in it that she didn't try to get anymore, until Uncle Scott and Aunt Brilee helped her.

Oh, and notice in the pictures Audrey's awesome pink crocs, she had the cutest Easter dress on and then she paired it with the delightful pink crocs and cried every time I tried to talk her into a different pair of shoes. GIRLS!

Night Night...

The kiddos weren't feeling so good so they decided that they were going to take a nap in mom and dad's bed. Audrey brought her pillow and Trevor his blanket and they were out.

Pizza Pie...

Braiden's Preschool made their annual field trip to Pizza hut. The Manager was so great with all the kids asking why and showed them all the steps to making the pizza most kids love. It was cute all the kids lining up to make their own pizza. Braiden got to make his exactly like he liked it, NO cheese and extra pepperoni.

The kids first time Hiking The Ridge....

Jeremy standing in the middle of the memorial for two men that played a LARGE role in his life, Ray Westberg and "Rookie".

About a month ago, Jeremy got this idea that we needed to Hike the Ridge. I told him I would Love to, but if we did it with the kids there was to be NO expectations and NO disappointment if and when we didn't make it to the top. I honestly didn't think that the boys would make it, but to my amazement they were hiking fools. They all loved it, it was so muddy, but we all got a good workout and a fun family day, with an AMAZING view.

You Might be a Red Neck...

....if your 5 year old is using Chainsaws!!

Yes, Jeremy has now stepped beyond the realms of nail guns into the land of tools that can sever a limb from my beautiful child. That is all I have to say about these pictures!!!

Trevor...

A rare photo of or Trevor, he is too busy these days to get his picture taken (unlike his sister who can sense when there is a camera within a 100 mile radius).