she's comin' on the train...

traci is coming today! hurray! let's now just hope that i get my house cleaned in time...

what a fun day...

i mean, it's 08.08.08 which only happens like what, once in a millenium? and it happens to be my very dear baby boy's half year birthday...meaning he's already six months old! holy cow! then it's the olympics which is pretty fabulous AND we are leaving to go camping for the weekend. could life get any better?

my "bucket list"

so lately, i've been thinking of all the things i want to do in life. sorta like mandy moore in "a walk to remember." for some reason, all the big things that are on my mental list have been racing around in my head recently. and today, i decided to write them down, because, i mean i don't want to forget them, right? so this morning while dave was holding james during his nap, we composed such lists, one for each of us. for the purpose of time and interest, i will only list mine here:

-get a LVN degree
-start a younglife group with dave
-read through the Bible in a year
-learn to play the piano
-be a missionary for a year
-have confetti rain down on me (like when teams win the super bowl)
-get chinese takeout delivered to my house (in the red and white boxes)
-meet the cast of "the office"
-go to a taping of rachel ray
-go to niagara falls
-be in the crowd of the "today show"
-climb a big mountain in colorado
-run a marathon
-go to the olympics
-visit the redwoods in california
-the mall of america
-get a tattoo (a real one, not a rub on)
-visit mt. rushmore
-have a tour of a factory (maybe crayola?)
-go on an african safari
-go to a bronco game at mile high
-fly first class
-go on an extended backpacking trip
-watch all "top 100" movies
-go to the wimbeldon
-take tennis lessons
-be on a game show
-get involved in politics
-run the susan g. komen run
-go to a NASCAR race

...and more to be added, later. and of course on the list is to travel, but to list all the places i want to go would take up way to much space. and as i think of more, i will update. but what is your list? i'd love to hear what other people want to get done in life, to read your "bucket list." oh, and if you want to hear dave's, you'll have to ask him. it's pretty long.

project pink

you all should do this!

www.munchkin.com/projectpink

it helps support breast cancer. everytime you email a duck or forward it to someone, munchkin gives 5 cents to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. you can even buy your own duck too! it's for a good cause, and doesn't take much out of your time!

happy birthday dave...dave it's your birthday!

here are some photos...as promised...

dave walking in to be surprised...except i think james was more surprised than dave was!

let's party!

more party people...

could there be any more babies present?

mmm...good food....

all the peeps involved...

our buddies...and lil' buddies too!

boys playin' bball

blowing out candles


so that's it. sorry no rockin' pictures of the kickball game that happened after- but trust me, it was great. (and i mean, our team won :)) so thanks to all who helped out and all who came, you guys were awesome!