A Gander

Any guess to what the lovely Morgan is modeling below?



It was a birthday gift (thanks Dave!) last August. And since then the kids and I have had a lot of fun putting it to use.

Any guesses?
(no fair if you were there when I opened it)

Kendall's Announcement

Beck, Kendall and myself were in the car, driving to Big 5, when Kendall made the following statement.

And I quote:

"Mom! I like (counting them off with her little fingers) one - School, two - Idaho, and three - Home. I like everything in the world. Except for naked trees. Actually, I do like naked trees because they are funny. I like everthing in the whole entire world. Even the light."

B-Mobile

Uncle Chip will be happy to see Beck has mastered his training in The Marine Crawl.

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And here it is from the other angle. Watch his little legs go!

Then he has this other way of getting around. Not as quick, not as pretty, but still effective.

Air Borne

First we had the ride that you saw Kendall do in the second video of the post below. Then we decided to add a ramp. And that's when it got really fun!

By the way, Chip's ride across America was really just part of his training so he could make the final run of this day (see bottom left corner).

Back to Idaho

So I know Idaho was a month ago but I couldn't let it go without another post (or two).

Be looking for Kendall in the X-Games 2025.

Totally Wicked

Some of the most fun I have ever had. My Mom and four sisters went to see WICKED THE MUSICAL last weekend. I can't say enough about the play itself. No matter what I say I won't be able to give it all the praise it deserves so all I will say is that at more than one point Mom, Tracy, Beth, Ellen, Kelley and myself all had tears streaming down our faces not because of a sad or extremely happy part but because the music was so powerful! Something that will be remembered for a very long time.

Since I can't express the joy I felt over the play, I want to recap a few of the highlights from the night itself:

• Dinner at Super Mex. Next time Tracy will order the Jr. burrito.


• The chit-chat in the car on the way out there. Loved the company I was in.


• Walking up and down Hollywood Blvd. looking for a bathroom.


• The African American boys commenting on the "white girl with bootie" as we walked by (twice). We are convinced it was directed at Mom.


• Getting six girls in and out of the bathroom of Popeye's using the one token received by purchasing an apple pie-ish dessert.


• Taking many group pictures in order to find the best back ground (you would have thought we were from Idaho or something).


• The play starting and all of us realizing what we have been looking forward to for 9 months was finally happening!


• The "fresherizer" girl in the bathroom at the Pantageous.


• Beth dashing out of the play as she was choking on the peanut.


• Recanting every funny line and spoiler and "did you notice when" together on the way home.

First picture: "Look there's the Pantageous, we have to take a picture!"Second Picture: (said in high pitched voices) "THE WICKED SIGN!! Quick, take another picture!"Third Picture: "The 'N' is working on this side, lets take another picture."Fourth Picture: "We have to have one of us inside! Let's take another one."

(thanks for the pictures, Mom)