Maryland Renaissance Festival

My friend Kim & I took the kids to the Maryland Renaissance Festival Saturday afternoon. It was humid but a lot of fun. They rode an elephant, watched a jousting tournament, and played. Sami even beat Keith at 2 activities and was extremely proud of herself! The only one to miss out on the fun was Kevin, who ditched us to ride his dirtbike - no surprise there!

The Jousting Tournament


The girls braved the elephant ride


Keith had a blast with the archery and almost hit the bullseye several times. He even taught Sami how to shoot an arrow


Sare Kate ..... need I say more?


Keith really tried to make it up that ladder


But only Sami made it to that bell!


Keith also tried to knock the Wench into the water but it was Sami who succeeded!


We ended the day by supplying the kids with their own swords. Giving swords to 4 kids might seem a tad crazy, but they were really having a blast. And so far only Sami has actually tried to beat anyone up with it....she's such a cutie!

Saturday Football

This last Saturday and Sunday I had the pleasure of watching the kids overnight. Keith had a football game and the girls and I went to cheer him on. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal but Saturday was quite warm and combined with 90% humidity it was pretty nasty out. We had to escape to the car during halftime to run the AC. The highlight of the game was when Sami started to cheer "Go Keith - beat them Gatorades!". Of course she cheered this in the "Gatorade" section.

The green & orange team really did resemble a gatorade bottle

Sami blew bubbles for the team between her cheers!

Easter at the White House

I've lived in Maryland for about 9 years now but just this last year I finally heard about the White House Easter Egg Roll. You spend all night down at the Washington Mall in line for tickets to the White House Easter party. I decided to brave the cold and camp out with another member of my ward and some friends. It was freezing! I got tickets for myself and my good friend Liselle & her daughter Briana. We had a ton of fun.

Don't I look like a professional camper?


Morning after the long wait! Man were we tired!


Liselle and Briana


The Jonas Brothers!

My Nieces & Nephew!

Anyone who knows me know how much I adore my nieces and nephew. They are just adorable and are growing so fast! Kody is 4, Mollie is 2, and Madi (the baby). I've been lucky to live only an hour plane ride the last couple years. This last year I even got to have Mollie & Kody to myself a couple different weeks!

This last year I was visiting my good friend Jenny. Since she moved across the country she has become addicted to blogging and it is thinks to her that I am now blogging as well. Thank You Jenny!

What Am I Doing & Voting

This is funny. I was just sitting here and decided that I needed my own blog too, except I have no idea what to say. And I'm realizing that I get to say whatever I want! It's my page. So for starters: what is up with this years Presidential election? I'm sorry, it may not sound politically correct, but what is up with Barack Obama? The name is completely unamerican. He sounds like he belongs elsewhere. And really, he has hardly any experience and he thinks he should run our country? No thank you. The sad thing is that I've heard hardly anything about his views. Instead I keep hearing comments about electing him because of his color. As if we need to elect him just to demonstrate we arn't racist. Being white has never guarenteed a good Presidency and neither will being black. Well, I'm sorry, but who cares what color he is? I actually registered to vote for the first time. I've never really felt there were candidates worth my vote but this year I really like Palin. I think that she's real. Well, that was fun! I could get addicted to just typing whatever I want....