Blog Fail

For anyone looking for something to be posted on here, you can stop holding your breath. Sorry Mom, I guess it's time for you to get facebook... :) This just has not been at the top of our priority list lately.

To be continued...

Summer is in full swing

It's crazy how the summer goes by so fast. It is already half way through July... crazy. The blog is definetly on the decline as of late thanks to facebook and twitter. Blogging takes a lot more effort. I guess we will see if it keeps going or not. 

Ryley is doing great, adjusting nicely to the Gibbs family and our odd schedules. He seems to have his routine down quite nicely. He knows when it is outside time, time to eat, time to sleep.... Oh, Megan usually works on tricks with him in the afternoon. Getting him to shake was a cinch, but rolling over has been a little more amusing. Well today I got a treat and took him into the living room, where we normally practice, and he dove onto his stomach immediately and rolled over without giving him any commands or gestures. He just anticipated.... It. Was. Awesome. And so funny! I will have to try and catch it on video. 

I use to get annoyed when people would constantly talk about their dog, or when a friend had a kid... and that was all that they talked about. Well, now I think we are THOSE people. Oh well. 

Here is a photo from a recent disappointing outing to the Mariners game... How many days until football?

Ketchup Time

I guess it is time to do a quick recap of what we have been up to before summer kicks off and we get even more behind. We just switched computers and I have yet to transfer all of the pictures and everything over to this one, so for now here is a list of the posts to come.

• Megan goes to Kauai for a nursing conference
• Megan gets her tonsils out & we get a doggy to help Megan's recovery :)
• The Ippy's come to town
• East coast time with the Flynn's and McDowell's
• Hoopfest

Here is a photo of Megan and Ryley at Riverside State Park. And a link to a post by Jenny about our time together on the east coast.

Seahawks Draft

There is a buzz in Seattle and around the league about the Seahawks draft. Hopefully it translates to a difference on the field, it can't get much worse then the last two seasons... so far this year is off to a good start. This excerpt from and article in Sports Illustrated pretty much sums it up.

"Seattle Seahawks
What I liked: Everything. Not many franchises in the history of the NFL have had better three-day periods than the Seahawks did, when everything seemed to go perfectly and fall just the way they wanted it to.

What I didn't: In praising the Seahawks for their selections, it must be noted that they were extremely fortunate that Russell Okung, Earl Thomas, Golden Tate, and Anthony McCoy all came to them in the manner in which they did.

Moving forward: This draft along with the trade pick-ups they got in LenDale White and Leon Washington get the Seahawks off to a great start in the Pete Carroll era, but only time will tell whether or not they can get enough production out of the quarterback position."

That's My King

Not the first time I have seen this, but it is definitely worth sharing again... do you know him?

That's My King! from Albert Martin on Vimeo.

Carol is turning 50

While planning for my mom's 50th birthday I was thinking about something special I could do for her... she works so hard and is so selfless I thought that I should have all of her guests help contribute towards a nice gift. She called the other day with a plan of her own, and asked me what I thought about instead of people bringing her gifts, if they would use that money and make a contribution towards Ciyanjano, a conference center in Zambia that our missionary friend Steve Allen supports and is trying to develop. I just smiled, shook my head and thought... of course you would... I wanted to send her on a cruise :)

To all of our friends and family, stop by mom's house on March 7th from 2:00-5:00 PM for an "Open House." Come for five minutes or the whole thing, we would love to see you. And if you would like to know how you can make a donation for Ciyanjano as a gift for my mom then keep reading.

Steve is a missionary with Action Zambia, and all donations are tax deductible. There are three ways you can donate:

1. Mail a check to Action International designating it for "Carol For Ciyanjano - # 71140 (Zambia)"

PO Box 398
Mountlake Terrace, WA
98043-0398

2. Donate online by clicking here and select Zambia Ciyanjano Centre (71140) as the designation and under additional information put "Carol For Ciyanjano"

3. Just come to the open house and we can make it happen :)

Go to Steve's blog, Alive in Africa for a post and short video about Ciyanjano. Megan and I were in Zambia last summer with the Allen's and visited Ciyanjano, it is a great place and has tons of potential for the community there. Scroll down for a post of our time there...

they need more boots on the ground...

My friend Adam lives in New Orleans and is deploying to Haiti in 24 hours. Here is a letter that the team just sent out explaining whats going on... this all went down today. If you want to help Haiti and know where your money is going then here is a good place to start.