Tuesday, July 30, 2013

4th of July...etc

Moooooore......

Watching the magic show at Founder's Park



Aww.

 AWWWW.

I liked how they were matching. But now I enjoy Hill's face more. BWA HA!
"Whatever you're saying Betsy, I don't agree!"

 It's the Beatles!

 Dad is now completely immersed.

 The crazy cousins.


Emily looks like she's getting ready to kill Madster.

 Pop: "Wanna Dance?"




 The silliness is over. And Emily goes back to her ponytail of seriousness.

 Putting up the final decorative touches...minus the desk and chair.

 Emmy and Maddie weren't fans of the dracula poster.

 This was really fun to decorate.

 Pop is pleased.


 New Driveway anyone?

 Tyler hath arrived! タイラさんはつきました!

 All that's left is to make the cuts in the cement!

 For some reason I think of the driveway in E.T. whenever I pull all the way down this sucker.

Nothing beats dining down with the cats.

 CUTIE FACE!

 ....and at the same time, she's quite the mastermind of sneakiness.

 Looks like Maddie decided to get prettied up for the wedding!

 Looks like Maddie will be giving Emmy some competition for being a mastermind of sneakiness. Not to mention she's doing this pose in the library of horror.

 Bridesmaid's boots.

 Modeling time!

Hmmm. Wonder what was said to vex the Madster.

 Children's Museum at the Gateway.

 Meanwhile, Melissa McCarthy is like 5 ft to the right of us. Random!



 Tucker: "Whatever lets just get back in the water already."

Where ever Emily goeth, Tucker didst follow.


 At first Tucker was quite reluctant to go down the slide, or ride on me in the deeper spots...
 ...But Emily taught him how to hang loose.


 "...And this my dear boy is a tunnel. Made for crawling through, so I'm told..."

 Tucker finally agreed to go down the slide, providing he could sit on Emmy's lap. After a few rides down, Emily decided it was time for him to go solo, and slid him down off her lap. He had this look of "I'm going to DIE" on his face for about a second, but then he got the the bottom, and by the time he stood....
...He was quite excited.
His bravery rose to the point where he cried quite a bit when I said he couldn't ride down the huge indoor slide alone. Don't worry bub. Next time!

You want photos? You GOT photos.

By GEORGE, you will be SICK of photos by the time I'm through with you.

 "Yes.....sick of photos, bwa ha ha ha!"

 Wes took a little nap in my room. Awake, he checks out the backyard.


 Wesley's favorite spot in the house I'd say.

 Nothing says He-Man like a Jackhammer.

 Cutie Butt!

 Mid-Roar. Awesome.

 Ah. Jack's found the boys. They had a ball.



 "Oh...are these papers important to you? Tee Hee...."

 Tucker cracks me (and apparently Wesley) up.

 Wesley made friends with a nice young homeless man passing by. He looks awfully familiar.

 Bubbles anyone?

 The fateful day...when we all got sick.

 The Russells have arrived.
 
 I warn you, there are few photos of Wes happy after the day we all got sick.
But...isn't he soooo cute?

 And doesn't Wes have the most amazing MOM?

 Conway's funeral.

 The Hansen Clan

 Ah. Nana and Wes konked out.

 Tucker, well done. You found many creative ways to use that cat.
 Courtney's Farewell.



 Went over to see Aunt Teetee & Nate













 Tucker's B-DAY!

 I'll put some awesome movies of this up soon.

And of course, Emily and Maddie, obsessed with MarioKart.
"Shakishakishaki...HAKA!"

Monday, July 22, 2013

SOON!

I'll be flying back Wednesday, so I'll be blogging like MAD quite soon. I have my 32 GB memory card in my camera, and seriously HUNDREDS of photos and videos. It will take a while to get an awesome vid or 2 of the past month with Tash and then with Hill, but I will be able to put pictures up of both of those things when I get back.

I also have a crap load of work waiting for me (yay!) in the world of audio books, and I'm working a double weekend at the mandarin. I'm in the middle of figuring out which of my 3 jobs I'll have to let go of, because I'll be starting up school in September. Adding that to audiobooks, theater, mandarin, and Japanese, and something's gotta go. And it's NOT Japanese.  Sometimes that's the only thing that keeps me sane.

It'll either be Mandarin or Theater. I'm waiting to see what Angel has in store for me. If she doesn't have me training to be a server, or even Bar/Dessert, anytime soon, then I'll have to drop it. I love working there, but from now on I don't have time to waste on jobs that don't help with the student loans.

I paid off a huge chunk today. WHEW!  Love that feeling. Focus on the loan going down, not the amount in your bank account going down.

anywho.  I'll update in a few more days with MEGA TONS of photos and videos.


I have to say, today had my favorite sights of the whole vacation. Took my breath away, i was so happy!  Kuli'ou'ou.  WORTH the hike.