More PPP

Here is some pictures of my Pole Pedal Paddle team.
This is Lisa (front) and I (back). I am surprised they were able to get a picture of us, cause we were going so fast. lol.
This is both bank teams hangin out after the race. The peanuts gallery and the Oompa Loompas.

Pole Pedal Paddle

This last weekend was the annual Pole Pedal Paddle. This was the third year I have participated. I always do the Paddle portion of the race, cause I am not running or biking and definitely not skiing! This year we wanted to improve our time and of course, beat the other bank team. We did both. Our time to beat was 2 hours and 56 minutes and we did it in 2:54! I hope to post a team picture as soon as I get one...

The following day was the Kids' Mini Pole Pedal Paddle. Jayden has been wanting to do this for several years and I always forgot until it was too late. Not this year! Jayden and 5 of his friends got together as team: Jake's Diner: Legend of Super Chicken Samurai. Obviously-Dad sponsored. All the boys had cool tees made up w/ their team name on it.

Left to right: Jayden, Kal-El, Reese, Parker, Kellon, and Luke. What a good lookin' team!

The race started w/ the raft leg in the Deschutes River. Our boys had a rough start as several of them were still standing on the beach when the starting horn blew. They then had to paddle down river a ways. Hope to post a video of the team paddling down the river soon.

Jayden had to jump out of the boat first and sprint to his bike to do the bike leg.

Then he ran to his team and...
...Kellon ran the obstacle course...

... Kal-El ran the obstacle course...
...Luke...
...Reese...
...and Parker ran the final leg to the finish.

At the awards ceremony, the team all yelled "Eat at Jake's".
So where do you suppose the team goes to celebrate? Brownie Sundaes to end the day!

Thank you Dad for sponsoring the team. You do so much for us and we don't tell you enough how much we appreciate it. We love you!

Free Zeus and some chocolate

I usually have the Today show on when I am getting ready in the morning. This morning I just happen to hear them say a Manta Ray was going to be released back into the ocean. I ran to the TV to see if it was my Zeus. It was. Watch this.

Trinity and I went to the Bahamas last May and stayed at Atlantis resort. We found Zeus our first day there. We were shocked by his hugeness. We had to stop and say hi to him everyday. He was just so amazing! Here are the photos I took of him one year ago.

Good Luck Zeus!

And this week was Teacher Appreciation Week and we made this candy letter for Mrs. Buehler.

It reads: To an EXTRA special teacher, the NUTRAGEOUS Mrs. Buehler, We wanta say thank you for all you do for us. You do GOOD & PLENTY around here. You help us by giving up MOUNDS of homework to make us SMARTIES and not AIRHEADS. U-NO the lessons you have taught us will help us both NOW AND LATER in life. Sometimes we can make you HOT TAMALES but we know you love us to REESE'S PIECES even when we act like NERDS. We wish we could give you 100 GRAND on PAYDAY but you'll have to settle for hugs and KISSES and a SYMPHONY of thank you's. Love your SWEETARTS and BIG HUNKs

ps: ABBA-ZABA

Casey's moving

Tonight we had a family BBQ because Casey and Jessica are moving to Alaska. They will be working/living at the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge. They will both be working in the restaurant, Jessica as a server and Casey as a busser. They will be there until September and then they'll be off to the next place (hopefully Hawaii, then I can come visit!!!)