Lil cousin love

 What started as this...

 

Turned into this....a Nanni sandwich...

 

Poor Nanni

The Gum Wall

 There is SO much gum there.  I had no idea it was just right under Pike Place, all these times I have never been there. yet always wondered where it was...

 Mmmm..delicious!

 

A nice touristy view of the gym walled turned into this....

 

 

 and this...

 which led to this...

 which led to this...

 Which led to this...

 And ended in this...don't mind the other tourists trying to take pictures....Ugh.

 Poor pig snout....

Hmmmm...habitat research...about appropriate, don't you think?

Lil Seattle tourist

 I just love Seattle.  So beautiful.

 I think Anth actually may, or may not have, cried a little after Iris's massage.  It hurt so good kind of cry.

 Dazed and confused

Cousin funny face pictures

The Big Climb

 Little stress to start out my day.  We left the house with plenty of time, especially since everyone missed the noon ferry.  We lollygagged our way to Seattle parked, paid and then I ran away from the ridiculous boys who were tackling each other, etc...on the sidewalks.  Then all the sudden...I realized.  OHMYGOODNESS!!!!!  I FORGOT THE PACKETS....WITH THE TIMING CHIPS AND BIBS....ON MY KITCHEN COUNTER!!!  I was feeling SO good that I got there in time, with plenty of time in fact, and paid and parked all by myself and we wee gonna be big kids and go downtown.  Ugh.  Robert thought I would need the chips so I turned around and raced home to get everything....then, once I turned onto 405, got a call from Anth saying they could replace, them, so I drove 405 BACK to I 90 and BACK to the Columbia tower where I made the start of our team, the Whidbey Winners.

 The Whidbey Winners:  Breeanna Diane, Hailey Hammer, Linda Hammer, Robert and JayTay.

 Handsome!  Serious!?!  Egads!

 Chillin

 69 flights of stairs in 13 minutes and 12 seconds for Jordan!  Wow!  He edged out Nanni by less than a minute...

 Almost to the start.  Some random guy just smiling away as we took our pictures, and Roberts head was covered...

 Ready....Set....GO!!!

 Thank goodness for toys (Rubik's Cube) to keep the kids enterained

 Anth and Iris

 All done and everyone alive and well....

 Man of the Tower...a cool picture my dad took!

sweaty cousins after...

Anthony is home!!!

 And his first meal request besides his list of home made meals...was noodles.  

Apparently my Ragnar jacket has been stolen...however, if he fits in it like that, I can't even imagine what I must look like sausaged into it.  Ugh. 

Pole Vault.

 You are going for bend....J's got a ways to go, you think?  It is his first year and he is catching on quickly and really liking it.

Track meet against KM 3-21-13

 One of Jordan's teammates put together these awesome pictures!

 Cleared!  Nice one!  For being so sick the two days prior, he managed 6 jumps and a 100 M.

Back to bizniz!

I got to the track just as the gun fired for a 100 M heat, and darned if it wasn't Jordan's race.  I couldn't have timed that better.  He must have done well last meet as far as time goes because he was in the second heat, and there were either 4 or 5.  He has NO energy from being sick so he will be exhausted. Poor thing.

 Track meet at Kent Meridian!  Boy did I fell bad for all those boys with zero bodyfat (Jordan Taylor) it had been a gorgeous day, all day long, but biting cold.  That trend continued but then so did the ridiculousness....

 The skies were beautiful and bright, gray on one side blue on the other

 Jordan cleared the bar twice so that is awesome!

 Me trying to shield myself from the bright sun as well as the cold.

Then the heavens opened up and hail/snow/rain came.  Everyone screamed and ran off (at least those who didn't need to be there) the poor kids running the 800 had their races go on as usual.  Yikes!