December 2009

Zoo Lights 2009

Missing everyone that can't be with us today. We had a wonderful day with all the kids home and Shawn and Brianna. We have a lot to be thankful for!

November 2009

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

Nascar!

Me and Harold had a great time this past weekend at the Pepsi 500 in Fontana CA. We had great tickets from one of my customers and had access to the pits, hospitality tent and access to the track before the race. We were even able to write "Happy Birthday" to Nickie on the finish line and the wall. It was a well deserved weekend for me and Harold! Thanks David for holding down the fort while were gone!

Homecoming ~ September 2009

October 2009 ~ Fall is here!

September 2009 - Wow! Fall is just around the corner.

A nice day for a trip to the zoo!

I love Summer! Some of my favorite things.....Camping, Family and of course my yard!

Jessie's New Car!

Getting My NASCAR Fix!

Auto Club Speedway Here I Come! October 11th we will be sitting in the stands of Auto Speeday in sunny California! I'm hoping to see a back flip from my favorite driver!

August 2009

Kyle running the bases at Safco Feild

just about to round third base!

Birthday's!

Celebrating Makayla, Tiffany, Jessie and Briann'a Birthday at Potlatch State Park

Bannack Ghost Town

Our trip to Yellowstone!

As you, know we are on vacation in Montana with the Hedrick’s and as usual there is always some kind of crazy thing that happens or an unbelievable adventure that happens to us. Well this year is no different. For the past few years we have always wanted to go to Yellowstone but something has always come up (the kids never want to sit in the car for the drive) so this year we decided to go check out an old Ghost Town, once we checked out all the old buildings it was getting late and Yellowstone was only about three hours away so we told the kids it was ROAD TRIP time and off we went to find a hotel so we could get an early start in the morning and check out Yellowstone. Well after a quick stop at the local Wal-Mart to pick up toothbrushes, under ware and a few other bare necessities we were on our way again.
We arrived at the North Entrance of Yellowstone and just after driving through the gate we come upon a group of Elk and their babies. We are all thinking this is going to be so cool, only here 10 minutes and we are already seeing wildlife.
We all pile out of the car, get our cameras out and start walking closer to get a great photo to take back and show everyone. About this time everyone has to use the restroom, coincidently the elk happen to be making their way down to the river that runs right along the path to the restrooms. Wow this is great….these elk must be really be use to people because they are coming right up to us. After convincing Jessie it may not be a good idea to pet them one of the mama elk starts to get a little agitated because we are too close to her new born baby, it was so young it was wobbling around. Being from the big city we didn’t clue in that when a mama elk bugles that is a good indication you should high tail it out of there. Scott had a great view point of next sequence of events from a bluff above (note he didn’t take any photos or run to our rescue!)
About the time the mama elk made her second bugle and put her ears straight back Kyle and Harold decided it was time to go, Kyle must have sensed something because he was making tracks back to the car at lightning speed. The elk started to chase Jessie so her and the other girls took off up the trail while Me, Cindy and Chrissy tried to hide behind the restroom wall, little did we know this elk mama was pretty ticked off by now and was right on our tails herding us around the restroom and backing us into a spot where there was no escape, her head was rearing up and down and she had fire her eyes! As Cindy got the door to the restroom open and as I was trying to get Chrissy in front of me I fell over the cement step to the bathroom and when I looked up that elk was trying to get me with her hoofs! By now there was sheer panic as we had nowhere to go and she wasn’t backing down. Cindy was yelling that the elk kicked Sandy, Chrissy was running into the bathroom and all of us were trying to get the door shut while blood was rolling down my leg and foot and the elk had her head at the door still determined to teach us a lesson.
I tell you I never thought the inside of a santi can would look so good, we were glad it had a steel door and after waiting until the coast was clear we headed back to the car and listed to Scott and Harold tell us that everyone knows when a elk bugles you better get away from it. Notice that you always get all this great advice after the fact?
So heed the signs at Yellowstone on your next visit that state “DON’T APPROACH THE WILDLIFE” I can only imagine the great video tape that will end up on You Tube from all the people watching above at those TOURIST that were running for their lives from the elk at Yellowstone.

July 2009

Yellowstone 2009

Montana Sunset

Olympic Game Farm

We went to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim a couple of weeks ago. If you havn't been you have to go!

June 2009

Time to catch up!

I don't know where the past two months went but they sure flew by! Went to New York in May, have a few hand bags left if you're intrested let me know. We got some really nice stuff this time. Send an email to bags.r.us@comcast.net if you want to see what is left.

Went to Vegas for a trade show right after I got back....nothing to say there "what happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Jessie turned 17 on June 5th if you can believe that. She also took took her SAT and ACT tests so she will be ready to start applying for collages next year.

Kyle graduated from Kindergarten but missed the ceremony because he was sick, poor little guy thought he couldn't to to first grade.

Getting ready to head to Montana to see what kind of trouble we can stir up at the Headrick's, Maybe this time we will actually make it to Yellow Stone...

That about wraps it up

AFF Company Picnic

We had our company picnic at Titlow park on Saturday. Had a great time and believe it or not the weather actually held out. Everyone had a great time.

Happy Birthday Zach

Skagit County Tulip Festival

Jessie's Easter Sunday

The bad news: Jessie was in a car accident on Sunday
The good news: Jessie wasn't seriously hurt

Jessie was taking her Dad home when a car pulled out in front of her. Jessie hit the side of the car which spun her car around and then she hit it again with the back end of her car. The driver of the car was ticketed for running a stop sign, no insurance and no drivers licence.

Jessie thankfully walked away with a bruse on her knee and very sore neck and back. Thank goodness for seat belts!

Jessie's car however is totaled! She worked so hard to save up for it, spending her life's savings only to find out it had a blown head gasket. After spending another $1800.00 dollars she was ready to roll. Unfortunately, now it's a total loss.

We are just thankfuly she is ok.

Weekend Fun!