I was amazed!

Cage: Where did this come from?

Peterson Water Park...in Gig Harbor

Peterson Water Park
Seems like we kind of had a reputation for our Peterson Water Park back in Spokane. We are bummin' because we are not there to invite everyone over for some wet and wild waterworks, but we took the time to set up the ole slide here in Gig Harbor and took sliding to a new level.

Older Cousins
Funny thing about older cousins...they tend to inspire younger cousins to experiment with "new ideas". Here's an example: Instead of just sliding down the big balloon slide, lets get some sleds and surf down it! Fortunately we had two pretty killer sleds that we've used for winter recreation in Spokane. The best part is they go fast, look like a surf board and fit perfectly into the slide.

No ER Visits
We managed to survive surf sliding the entire week with no visits to the ER!! Actually, the kids were great and I'm pretty impressed with our new tradition. And, the waterslide survived too.

So Spokane visitors, next time you come over...bring your sleds!

Life In The Harbor

We Are Here In Gig Harbor
Wow...moving sucks! But being together is pretty cool! I guess we have a lot of stuff because it took a long time to pack the 28' trailer and a long time to unload it. Ummm...and the entire container was packed floor to ceiling with only about 2" to spare for the bulkhead boards.

Since we have some "projects" to complete inside our new home the garage is stuffed with all the stuff. I would take a picture but I can't move in there.

Actually the move has gone quite smoothly and it feels good to be landed. We've started to enjoy our new home in between scraping popcorn off of ceilings, pulling weeds, digging up shrubs, watering the dried out lawn, switching out toilets, cleaning, unpacking, etc.

Here is one of our movers :-)

THANK YOU

A great big thank you to all our friends and family who helped us load this trailer. We could not have done it without you. Now get on over here and hang out with us!

Good Life
Here is a glimpse of the "good life" from our new backyard. Our backyard is actually pretty cool. We have tiers and quite a bit of space. Plus there is a large green space between us and the neighbors. Lots of privacy and tons of trees and shrubs. It is VERY green here.

I'll try to post some more photos in the future.

Roasty toasty marshmallows sure taste good after a long day of pulling weeds!

Randi has scraped the popcorn from ceilings in two rooms. The family room also has been scalped of carpet and pad. We are living on sub floor until we can get some new flooring! Here she is in action fixing up our new family room.

New Grill
OMG...don't ever try to assemble a BBQ grill. Buy it assembled if you can. After it takes you two evenings to assemble it you hopefully will be able to enjoy it...kinda like this.

And Finally
It is good to be here. Over the next few weeks we plan to have new carpet installed. We also have a huge shed coming from Costco. We are going to need it because this garage is much smaller than our garage in Spokane.

Also an electrician and a chimney expert to make some repairs. We have the phone, wireless and satellite up and running...but no putting green, yet. So on a final note...I'm going to go sit by this :-)

Spring Break?

Spring Break
I remember a time when Spring Break actually kinda felt like Spring. The family and I are in Gig Harbor/Tacoma for a few days and...WHAT??? It does not feel like Spring. Today I flew to Denver, CO where there is SNOW on the ground. Does anyone know when Spring will actually be here? I remember last year when Spring did not come to Washington until June!!

On Saturday I played golf in Tacoma at North Shore...a great golf course. But it rained and it was cold. And, the golf balls did not go straight for some reason.

On Sunday we went into Seattle to see my good buddy Tom, his honey Bonnie and their little baby girl Klaire...oh yeah, I'm going to show you a picture. She is gorgeous and the weather was amazing! 50 + degrees, sunny and warm. In fact, it was so nice I had to get a pass from Randi and the kids to go hit some golf balls.

It was amazing the same golf course I played the day before looked totally different in the sunshine...and I hit the balls SO much better.

Anyway, I'm in Denver to talk about Commercial Source tomorrow morning and I'm staying in a great hotel in Downtown Denver...Hotel Monaco. If you are ever in Denver you must check it out.

Klaire
Here is a picture of the lovely Klaire!