Hey GFU! Gotta Give it Up for the Gold and Blue!

Go Bruins! I am so excited that George Fox University won the women's basketball NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS yesterday! They defeated Washington University 60-53 for the win. Erik and I were able to watch the game on television. I was literally jogging around my living room because I could not keep still during the tense final minutes of the game. I am proud to be a Bruin, and so proud of the heart and determination those brave ladies showed yesterday. Yeah, George Fox!

From Armadillo to Zebra

I have been wanting to write a list of Sadie's favorite words... it is hard to keep a tally, because she repeats everything we say! Here we go, semi-alphabetically.

armadillo
apple
ark
animal
Abby
Amy
all done
Amen

Bible
boat
bread
big
book
bear
baa baa
blankie
brr
bath
baby
balloon
ball

coat
church
cold

doggie
dirty
diaper
daddy
dinner

elephant
Elisa

frog

gorilla
good
girl
We're working on grandma and grandpa; they are coming in six days!

hat
happy
ho-ho
hiding

jump

kitty

lion
love

moose
mine
and me ( I guess that's 'a')
mitten
more
mommy
milk

no
nana
noodle
noise
nurse

poopy
puddle
please

raisin
reading

sister
stinky
silly

train
thank you

up

vroom

zebra
zookeeper

Can you tell I am the proud mama of an almost sixteen-month old? :)

March Thaw

After temperatures fell well below zero on Sunday, Monday brought Chinook winds and warm weather... the afternoon reached high 40s! In Jackson, we lament mud-season, as the mounds of snow melt and, in Elisa's poignant words, "turn to dirt." Here are some photos of March mud-splashing at the Wachob house.


See the mud on Sadie's coat?

Sisters splash in puddles together!

Whee!

Whoa!

And - a video of Sadie's ballerina-like dance moves.