Phoenix - Zoo

I love Marc-Andre's facial expression in this one. MA wanted to hear all about the zebras

The cool zebraWith my sister and bro-in-lawThese stinkThis little guy was SO cute. I was surprised by how much blue accents he had in his colouring.

Luc was captivated by the elephant

Phoenix - Starbucks

Starbucks is a MUST when hanging out with my sister. Even Marc-Andre knows that. Drive by a Starbucks and Marc-Andre points to it saying "Mommy, let's go get your latte!" It's quite impressive, really.

And may I just mention: I LOVE BEING AN AUNT!

Phoenix - Schnepf Farm : train rides

After peaches, we promised the boys a train ride. When we got over there, the train was closed for another hour! Not . a . good . thing. So in the meantime, we explored and played and took pictures and anything that would keep their minds off of the delay. :) Which, in actuality, turned into a pretty fun time!

Phoenix - Schnepf Farm : peaches

I had the awesome opportunity to spend Memorial Day weekend in Phoenix with my sister, Mary, and her family. It had been FAR TOO LONG!

On the first day, we went to Schnepf Farm - a peach farm with a little amusement park (aka "train rides") for the kids. We started by picking peaches. Peaches are one of my favourite fruit, so I was very excited they were in season!

I wanted to pick as many as possible for peach crisp, peach ice cream, plain peaches...YUM!

Marc-Andre really just wanted me to take his picture. "Aunt Sarah! CHEESE". That's my cue. :)

Luc, at first, enjoyed trying to pick the lower ones and then quit to squish the old fallen peaches through his toes.

We love peaches!

Send me to Catholic school

I feel like I'm in need of a smack on the back of the hands with a yard stick from a disapproving nun. I realize I've been MIA for a LOOOOOONG time lately, but I have an excuse. :) I've been stinkin' busy (trip to Phoenix, moving into a new apartment, Father's Day, saying goodbye to a great friend and coworker - she didn't die, folks. she's just getting married and moving to CA -, the biggest event of the year for my work, etc. yep, it's been crazy!)...which, when you think about it, is the time I should be blogging the most because I actually have things to blog about. But alas, that's not quite how things worked out.

So, sit back, grab a cup of coffee, put on some soothing music and get ready because there are some fun blogs on the horizon, complete with entirely too many photos.

Mariner's Game w/ Jess

My friend, Jessica, got two free tickets (in a luxury suite) to the "Turn Back the Clock" Mariner's Game. And she invited me! :)

"Turn Back the Clock" night meant old school uniforms, mid-inning games, awesome old music, etc. It was really fun!

Ichiro, getting ready to hit a big one.
Ken Griffey, Jr. To me, when I was growing up, this man was the personification of the Mariners.
And now he's back in Seattle again! :)
7th inning stretch meant pictures in the luxury suite.

Final Score: We lost. :( But I still love the M's!

Windermere Cup

Many of you know that, when I was in high school, I had a deep desire to want to learn how to row. In fact, I wanted to go to Seattle Pacific University simply because they had a good crew team. Unfortunately, SPU was too expensive...and therefore I ended up at SBU instead. One letter change, but drastically different overall. One difference is that, sadly, SBU didn't have a crew team. Despite that, I've kept my desire to learn how to row. Some day I will.

In the meantime, I just watch. And lucky for me, the city of Seattle is a fan of rowing as well. Seattle hosts the annual Windermere Cup, at the Montlake cut. Teams from all over travel here to compete. And I got to watch. :)

Revive, Brandon Heath, and Third Day concert

One of the perks of working for Medical Teams International is that I hear about upcoming concerts early. One of the cons of working for Medical Teams International is that I can only afford the CHEAP seats. But alas, the view is different but the music is the same. And it was good.

Prior to the concert, I decided to pass the time taking random photos.

See that WAAAY in the background? Yeah, that's the stage.

The evening started out with a new Australian Christian band called Revive. They were good, but not GOOD. So I didn't get any photos. Sorry.

After Revive, Brandon Heath came on stage. He was a huge draw for why I bought the tickets. I heard Third Day was coming, and considered going. But when I found out that Brandon Health was coming as well, I just couldn't resist.

Brandon on stage (yes, I realize I need a telephoto lens. *sigh*)

Dad and me with Brandon in the background...whom you can't see because Dad's head was blocking the view. :(
And then THIRD DAY

This was awesome. It was a very worshipful portion of the concert. I love being in a community of believers, collectively worshipping our Lord with song. :)

And the finale...when the lead singer of Revive and Brandon Heath joined Third Day. Very nice way to end the concert indeed.

Do you see what I see?

I got glasses. Aren't they lovely? They are for distance, but I definitely don't have to wear them all the time. I have 20/20 vision, but these correct to 20/15. I find that they certainly help when focusing on something for a long time...like projects on the computer, movies, sporting events, etc. I'm quite surprised with the difference in sharpness and colour now. Yay!

Cinco de Mayo

Told ya it would be good. :)

Oh how I love my co-workers