opening day bbq...

today was opening day for our seattle mariners... so i decided to bbq some chicken burgers and 1 turkey patty for mom... after some wind and rain this morning... and snow flurries the last two days... we actually had some sun this afternoon... the kids came out in the backyard with me and it felt great... the burgers tasted pretty alright too...


dupont sky... and view from our deck... we sure do love this place... come over this summer and bbq with us... the grill is ready...

oh yah... and by the way... the m's won 5-2...

cinderella: a night on the town...

tonight was cinderella at Olympia high school... this is our second annual musical there, as last year we saw disneys beauty and the beast... this year the show was cinderella... but not disneys version... this took me by surprise... i thought it was ONLY a disney production... i guess i was wrong... this story about a poor peasant girl and a prince falling in love goes way back... hundreds and hundreds of years... (i checked wikepedia)... so with multiple renditions i wasnt sure what to expect...but to my pleasant surprise... i enjoyed the differences very much...
this group...made up of volunteers does the musical to benefit the high school and does a great job... it was neat to recognize members of the cast from last years performance and then see them in this years musical...
we attended this year with our good friends the fears again... and before the show we had an excellent italian dinner... at their house... and the "NEW"cheese cake recipe was de-lish(thanks martina)

a wonderful evening had by all... we will definitely do it again next year... if you are interested in going with us or know of another worthwhile show before then... let us know...




pictured: (back to front) ethan, colton fears, noah, miki grant, biz fears, abby,and cole

dressed and ready to go... including carnations for the princesses...

a night on the town...

we went out to dinner tonight to the melting pot http://www.meltingpot.com/ in tacoma with our good friends wes and martina...

the night was perfect... the food was great... my wife looked wonderful...the conversation was engaging...


our friends hadnt been to this restaurant before so it was a great new experience for them... every aspect of the meal was surprising... the 3 cheese fondue to start the meal was perfect... the salads were de-lish... cooking the food... the meats and veggies was so fun and the dessert... the chocolate... was incredible... the final surprise... the check... you should have seen their jaws drop... ouch!!!


well... i guess there is a cost to all good things... it was worth every penny...


p.s.... martina wants to sneak in nilla wafers next time to dip in the chocolate... sounds like a great idea!!!

p.s.s.... wes wants to make sure they will serve the same "punch" the next time we go... i think we can arrange that...

favorite things...

when i ask my family about favorite things i get all kinds of answers... today for instance... noah responded "football"... ethan responded "parties"... abby responded " star tours (ride at disneyland) "... gwen responded " daddy "... cole responded "lightning mcqueen (dicast car) " ... well...my favorite thing (at least dessert) is cupcakes... i love a good cupcake... white, chocolate, devils food, milk chocolate, yellow, cherry chip, strawberry, funfetti, lemon, just to name a few... and thats just the cake... what about the frost... mmmm... i love frost... gwen makes a delish home-made chocolate one... i also dig some of the store bought ones...especially the one with the multi colored balls of sugar in it(i think it goes with the funfetti cake)... ill take a cupcake over almost any other dessert... i like hearing about peoples favorite things... it makes me happy and i know it makes them happy to share... try it... tell me about your favorite thing...


hey... can anyone tell me where i found that cupcake?(pictured)