Basketball

Seth has been playing basketball for a couple of weeks now and is really enjoying it. I took a couple of pictures and videos the other day. I didn't have the right camera for large indoor shots so the picture isn't the greatest but here is a taste of what he has been doing.

Awesome game today for Seth! A 162! His highest game ever.

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Thanksgiving

Well, blog, long time no see. So much for my resolution to try and keep you up. We'll just pretend there hasn't been this many month gap!

A few pictures from Thanksgiving......

Tried and tried to get Seth to take a decent picture. His latest thing is to put his hand out like he is asking for a handout. The only way I managed to get this picture without him making a weird face was to snap the picture at the count of two. Still, he had already started with the hand gesture. Sometimes..that boy!!!......

Lacey took my camera and played around with taking Thanksgiving table pictures. They were OK, but these two were both very interesting. Here, in color:
Nearly the same picture in black and white:

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

I haven't made a post for so long on the blog that I thought I would use the picture of these scrumptious cookies to test and see if I still remember how to post. :-)

These cookies were super easy to make and they are really good. And healthy right? I mean they have peanut butter, that makes them a protein right? At least that is my story and I'm sticking to it!
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Bye Stone Mountain

We have played miniature golf:Stood on the top of Stone Mountain (this is our hotel from that view):
Rode "The Duck". Seth and Lacey both got a chance at driving it:

Lacey hiked high...
and low...
And, was the last one out of the park earning her a thumbs up from the employees.
And, Georgia just couldn't be complete without a Shih Tzu in a bikini.

We have done all we could do here at Stone Mountain. We still missed quite a bit like the petting farm, glass blowing studio (dang), arcade and a few other things, but we've had a great time!

It's a Whole New World!

Lacey just got contacts and I'm reliving the wonder that I had with my first time seeing the world. So far, she has noticed the texture on the walls, the holes on the air vents, the sparkle in the paint on the car, the stitching on the leather of the car seats, the pebble texture of the concrete, bark dust and so on.

You never know what you are missing, contacts are amazing!

A good day!

Bright and early this morning, Seth was out throwing his shotput. He came in sixth place and had some serious competition. Then we wandered around, checked out Healthy Athletes, played some games in Olympic Village, ate some food and enjoyed the sun. Finally, it was time for the 100m walk. Seth walked with 8 other athletes, two of which are his friends from his team. The moms and I almost missed the race because we didn't realize they were lined up! But, we made it and Seth came in 3rd for a bronze!

The weather has been awesome and we are having a good time. Time for the victory dance soon, just resting up until then.

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Smile!

Lacey's pizookie. They were out of vanilla ice cream (I know, how can you be out of vanilla ice cream!), so Cory the waiter decided to make up for it with a smile.
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It's here!

The floor is in! They finished laying it yesterday but didn't get the mopboards and other finishing pieces done. Today, those should be done, and best of all.....the bubble room goes away! At first, when I had Erik send me pictures, I was a little worried and wasn't sure I like the floor. But, after I got home and saw it in person, it is beautiful. I think we did good.

Gold Medalist!

Track Regionals were this weekend. Seth had a really good day and the weather even cooperated for the most part. Morning was cold and cloudy as seen in this picture. Afternoon attempted a light mist but was followed by sun. It was not a day to put away the sweatshirt, but 100 times more pleasant than last year with the wind and monsoon rain. This is Seth lined up to do his 50m Dash.

Running the 50m and just overtaking his opponent.
The results -- a gold medal! This is awesome as the 50m dash would have been the last event I thought Seth would even medal in, much less win. I guess he wanted to prove to mom that he could run really fast.
The days results. Gold in 50m Dash, Silver in Shotput, Silver in 4x100m relay, and 4th in 100m Walk. The Gold medal means we are Ft. Lewis bound!!