remember when your mom taught you to share?

Sharing is always hard, especially when it's your favorite toy, but then the smile on your friend's face is worth it all. Katie knows how to rock the scooter world.

What I think is so great about this one is that despite my best efforts to share it just didn't work, I mean Jessica looks mad at me...that's the last time I share my toys.

more vegas

Couple time at the pool.

Scotty catching up on his TIME magazine.

The pool from Crystal's perspective.

Last of the evidence of operation vegas 2008

Vegas

We took a much needed last-minute break to Vegas for a couple of days. We stretched our spring break as long as we could. Quite the change from snowing in Oregon to hanging by the pool in Nevada.

The Strip from the air. We stayed at NY, NY. (two hotels up from the Luxor pyramid)

Our room has a hot tub/jacuzzi!!!

Dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen.

Looking down from the balcony into Nine Fine Irishmen. We had the Celtic Chicken and the Roasted Red Pepper soup and we recommend both. More to come.

Obama at the Dream

Obama came to Corvallis to get pizza at the Dream. Our flatmate is the little guy in brown to the right of Obama....nice baby Josh!!!

When Obama eats people cheer...wish they did that for me.

Sorry about the quality, better than nothing though eh? You can thank baby Josh for getting the camera phone in on all the action. (Ladies, he is eligible and available.)

farewell tiny scooter

It is a sad day but it was bound to come. We had to sell the tiny yellow scooter A) because it was broken and we were unable to fix it, B) because Crystal got the new Ruckus scooter and 3) because we needed the moo-lah.

It should be in good hands though, we are very confident the nice man we sold it to will get her running and back on the open road soon...we will miss you Little Yellow One!

snow caving

We successfully built ourselves a snow cave to sleep in over the weekend. We camped out at Maxwell Butte Sno Park with our friend, Roger, from Dox. Good times.
First, you dig a big hole, this one is about 6 feet deep.
Then you hollow it out and make a platform to sleep in.
Joei is chilling with the candles.
This is the view from the inside.
Cooking breakfast.
King of the mountain, Scotty and Joei are standing on the roof of the snow cave.

Cleaver Wedding

the wedding

So Scotty, in all his wisdom, took 358 pictures at the Cleaver wedding...so after he deletes all the "beer goggles" ones, we will be posting pictures soon. Thanks for the requests.

Seafood and Wine Festival

Went to the festival with Crystal's school friends. Scotty was sick so he slept rather than play with us at the beach, that is why he is not in any of these pictures.

The girls.
Building a fire..or trying.Beloved Lennon...literally some guy we met at the festival and decided to bring home with us.

Supposedly my friends has pictures that do include Scott-The-Good. If these do actually exist I will post them fo-sho.

things are different in California

Scotty and his "too small" hamburger
Crazy Grandpa and his hot wheels
on the farm with the animals
driving into San Fran for dinner...you know
dinner with ...
...Aunt Tracy and Uncle Rick

downtown San Fran
artsyLeaving San Fran

happy waycation

we have been VERY good kids...and now we get to go on vacation

Scotty doing serious driving to the airport
blurry but still pretty PDX skyline
tunnel, Scotty held his breath through the whole thing, which was a feat because traffic was SLOW, we are talking less than 5 MPH people!!!
see I told you TOO much traffic...and you didn't believe me
getting drinks at the Rose City Cafe...we are actually in the airport, so we are safe.
P.S. no car problems so far (knock on wood)

Jake: we did make a stop at IKEA for some cool lamps, but I thought taking pictures of this would be OVERKILL (that and Scotty got embarrassed when I asked the clerk to snap one for us)

basketball? anyone?!?!?

Winter always reminds me of basketball season--specifically cheer leading during basketball season. I thought I would give you all the gift of laughter by taking you on a walk down memory lane with me.

This is from 1999, our boys basketball team went to the State Championships.

This is from 1997 we were at cheer camp...you know like band camp only cooler?

meet crazy frank