He Is Risen

"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said."
~Matthew 28:6~

Have a wonderful resurrection day!

~Lisa

Easter Egg Fun

Jackson's friend Trevor came to play

today and color Easter eggs.

Q: Why did the Easter egg hide?

A: Because it was a little chicken!

They had a hard time being patient
and leaving the eggs
in the color long enough.

Q: How does the Easter Bunny stay healthy?
A: Egg-xercise!

The boys were impressed
when I showed them how
to draw on the egg with a white
crayon before putting it in the dye.

I couldn't resist. I had to join in the fun too.

We only have a few green eggs.

Jackson accidentally knocked the cup
of green dye on the floor~oops!

A true friend is somone who thinks that you
are a good egg even though
he knows that you are slightly cracked.
~Bernard Meltzer

Happy Easter
~Lisa

A Seaside Trip

The kids and I took a short Seaside trip.

Even the upper end of the river believes in the ocean.

~William Stafford

Crossing the Columbia River over the Lewis and Clark bridge

The whole gang in the hotel lobby

Mollie, Bradley, Jesse Hoeschen, Lisa and Jackson

God gives every bird it's food,
but He does not throw it into it's nest.
~J.G. Holland

This beautiful piece was hanging over the fireplace in the lobby of our hotel.

Jackson and Mollie

out on the deck enjoying the beautiful morning.

As the ocean is never quite full of water,

so is the heart never full of love.
~Unknown

Jackson, Bradley and Jesse

in the arcade where they spent

most of their time!

Serious fun.

Brad and Jesse (mostly Brad) goofing around

for the camera.

We ran into Daniel and Laura Williams

in the arcade. Daniel is the youth pastor

at our church and his wife Laura is Ian's

piano teacher.

While the boys were playing in the arcade

Mollie and I went shopping!

I came home with this hat.

Mollie, did you forget something

this morning?

'Just Do It'

We had gone to the Nike factory store earlier and

we are all wearing something we purchased.

Brad and Jesse channeling

their inner Lewis and Clark.

Tillamook Head

We all met back at the Aquarium

to feed the seals.

Jackson and Mollie

throwing fish heads

to the seals.

The seals would do tricks and compete

for their food.

They were so much fun to watch.

If we didn't throw it fast enough

they would splash us.

Wolf Eel

Beautiful anemone

Getting in touch with nature

The Starfish are Jackson's favorite

Outside the Aquarium.

Tillamook Head in the background.

Mollie's friends Michael Smith

and Brian Kohler 'ran into' her

while at Seaside.

They all went to the movies later

while Jackson and I stayed back to watch

American Idol and swim some more.

Dinner at Dooger's

Jackson at dinner

We took the Astoria Bridge going home

View of Astoria from the bridge

Lewis and Clark's Dismal Nitch

Nowadays it's a full service rest area.

They could have used that back then I'm sure.

Stopped for lunch before arriving home.

We saw Spongebob Squarepants

on the roof of the Burger King.

We stopped at McDonalds!

Our memories of the ocean will linger on
long after our footprints in the sand are gone.
~Anonymous

~Lisa

Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

Capitol Little League

Opening Day Ceremonies 2009

The day turned out to be a great day for baseball.
(Click on any picture to enlarge. Click the back arrow to get back to the blog)

Jackson's team

The 2009 Orioles

Ian's team

The 2009 Giant's

Ian was in Mexico on Spring break and missed
the Opening Day ceremonies.
Ian's team had two 3 inning games this day.
They won both.

vs. Mariners ~ 4-3
vs. Reds ~ 1-0

Mollie and Jackson

Mollie, Jackson and Bradley

Mollie and her friend Amanda

Amanda's brother Noah plays on Ian's team
(lovely background girls)

Me and Jackson

Jackson and Michael

The Tacoma Rainier's mascot

Rhubarb came for the festivities.

Jackson said Rhubarb smelled.

He is a moose after all Jack!

The Parade of Teams
(through the fence)

Mollie caught this little guy

sticking his tongue out at someone.

Rob Watilo
Captitol Little League President

Rob made announcements and introductions.

He led the players in the:

Little League Pledge

I trust God
I love my country
And will respect its laws
I will play fair
And strive to win
But win or lose
I will always do my best


He then introduced the

2008 Capitol Little League
9-10 Year Old All-Star Team

District 3 Champions

The boys from that All-Star team
were introduced
and given a very enthusiastic round
of applause.


#26 Ian Saner!

There are over 500 players in the league this year.

The youngest player is 4 years old ~ Seth
The oldest player is 14 years old ~ Daniel

Here they both are with the Deputy Mayor of Tumwater.

Seth threw the ceremonial first pitch
of the season to Daniel.

Michael is an assistant coach
for Jackson's team.

Jackson at catcher
(click on this picture~Jackson's watching this guy)

1st base

Jackson leading off 2nd.

In the dugout waiting

for his turn at bat.

Waiting for the right pitch.

Jackson plays AA ball

which is machine pitched.

Keeping his eye on the ball

Nice swing Jack!
(click on this one~ check out that face!)

Lining up for
the best part of the game:

the base race!

Oh ya.....the snack at the end is considered
the best part too!

Jackson waiting to be tagged

so he can run his leg

of the base race.

Loving that well-earned snack!

It's been a long day!
Jackson's pooped!

What a great day for baseball.

I'm so thankful the weather was sunny and warm.

~Lisa