Saturday, August 28, 2010

Chase's Birthday Bbque and Minute to Win It

Before school started we had one last bbque to celebrate Chase's birthday. We had so much fun. I have not laughed as much and as hard as I did during this bbque in a long time. We started with lots of appetizers and some card games. I got to play with Abigail for a little bit which is always a fun treat! Then we had burgers, brauts, chicken drummies, fruit, and salads for dinner. After dinner we had German chocolate cake and sang to Chase. Then it was time for MINUTE TO WIN IT! Brian was the host and we all played funny ridiculous games to try and win the final prize...a duck hat. We had lots of fun and lots of laughs. Jake won the duck hat! He celebrated by trying to light sparklers with gasoline...not the best idea in my opinion! To top off the night we were sitting in the drive way when a chicken went running by. You will see the picture in the post. I never thought we lived in the country but I guess that is a sign we do! It was the perfect end to one of the best summers!



















Friday, August 27, 2010

Hillcrest Football Begins

On August 27th the 2010 Hillcrest football season started. We had lots of fun with everyone. Abigail watched her first football game and even cheered at some points! We will all be there every Friday night to cheer on the Knights!




Friday, August 20, 2010

Grandpa's Funeral and Visit Home

On July 22, 2010 Grandpa Cliff Warling, my mom's dad, passed into heaven. He was the last grandparent alive in both families. It was very sad to lose him but he lived a good long 95 years and was ready to rest with God. Jake and I flew home in August for the funeral and family time. It is always sad to lose a loved one but it is good to see everyone and catch up. We had a military funeral for Grandpa and he was buried in his recipe box. He was a very good chef and owned many restaurants throughout his life. We had a big dinner at our house that night to celebrate his life. My mom had many wonderful things to tell all of us about what Grandpa had told her about all of us. During the weekend we went to Pike's Place Market, visited Hank and Rachel's house, had a wonderful salmon dinner at Uncle Dave and Aunt Sue's house, and did some wine tasting. It was wonderful to see our family from Texas, Aunt Bev and Uncle John.




















Saturday, August 14, 2010

Duck and Horse Races

In the middle of August we went to the Annual Duck Races and Horse Races with our friends. It was full of fun and lots of laughs. We also had our first big smores roasting event around the fire pit!