My mom is awesome

Today we got "Mom-mom" to jump on the trampoline.... I will spare her by not putting the video up here, but really, she shouldn't be embarrassed b/c she was impressive... here is a pose

we visited apts for jamie and chad and found one they really liked (based on our description and pictures!) I also did a lot of jumping (notice a theme for the week? It is actually a really good workout... my abs are feeling great!), played some Uno and Candyland, drove the carpool, read bedtime stories.... and oh yeah, WON IN AGGRAVATION :-D This time it was TOTAL DOMINATION by the women :) maybe next time boys! he he he

once again...

Pretty much spent the entire day on the trampoline today (besides our trip to Barstucks). This pic pretty much sums up why the kiddos like me so much... I'm just a big kid! :) This pic was after about 2 hours (off and on) of jumping!

My feet are filthy :)

Today I spent about an hour and a half on the crew's new trampoline here in Philly (that is why my feet are dirty). For some reason the kiddos all think I need to jump with them in order for them to have fun! It has been said that 8-10 minutes on a trampoline is like running a mile... I guess I ran a lot :) Hopefully I'm not too sore for the bike ride we're taking the kiddos on tomorrow!

I was teaching the kids "popcorn" where they were trying to sit like a kernal, with their hands around their knees, and I was trying to "pop" them open. :) Maddie's face is hilarious in this pic.

Here I was trying to teach Brian (and the kiddos) how to steal a bounce.

Mom turned 34 today ;-)

Dan and Levi Emmett preparing for Levi's first game (and first loss!!) as a 3rd generation Aggravator. The women won... wah hoo!! :-D

Philly

So I got to Philly about two hours ago, but with the three hour time change I am WIDE awake, even though it's one thirty in the morning. So i decided to post these cute notes Maddie had waiting for me (aparantly she had them taped to the front door two days ago!)

What it says: aunt Rebecca can leey slip in my room on this sonday I rat your Name by Mysaf.

Translation: Aunt Rebecca, can you sleep in my room on this sunday? I wrote your name by myself.

What it says: Aunt I men come in My room in the maning or wen I gow up the stas or wen I am up in My room or wen you wot to bot I hevt to Bat in thar. (star star star) or you can wat for me.

Translation: Aunt Rebecca, I mean come in my room in the morning or when I go up stairs or in my room. Or you can come up when you want to or you can just wait for me (meaning downstairs).

There were two more notes, but they were pretty similar... SO CUTE! Hopefully she becomes a better speller than I currently am! :-)

LEVI EMMETT!!!

My little nephew, Levi Emmett, was born at 1:15 a.m. this morning! Hooray! Here is a pic of the peaceful little guy! He was 7 lbs and 4 ozs and both mom and baby are healthy! Click on their link to the right to see more pics!!

If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much!

This past weekend, I made an impulse decision to travel with Kirsten to her sister's house in Hanford, CA. Her sister married into a family that raises Dutch Warmblood Horses trained in Dressage (I think I am getting all of these facts right!) Anyhow, it was a fantastic weekend gettaway on the farm. I made me realize that I would love living on a farm if I had my family surrounding me like that. Oh, and I forgot to mention that it is Dutch country up there, so I fit right in!

Top ten things about this past weekend (in no particular order):

1. Getting to know more of Kirsten's family. Her parents had come down for the weekend, so it was fun to see them. I didn't really know Jessica that well and I had never met Eddie (her husband) before. Plus, everyone was so hospitable, I felt like family! It was great!

2. The amazing food for EVERY meal! The first night everyone at the horse show was fed bacon wrapped filet mignon and delicious potatoes. For breakfast we had bacon, ham and onion scramble with milk from the dairy. Also, on saturday Eddie was in charge of making Carne Asada for over 300 people. We used EVERY knife making home-made Salsa... SO YUMMY!

3. The fact that there were very few distractions for doing my homework.

4. Metting people who know other people with my same last name!

5. Dancing the night away to some good old country music! (It reminded me of "Country Boys and Girls getting down on the farm!")

6. Seeing the cows go through the rollar coaster of getting milked. (It was like they were waiting in line for a ride!)

7. Felling the baby inside of Jessica move and hiccup!

8. Seeing the horses up close... they are AMAZING! And seeing the fox hounds and the friesian horses (Budwieser horses).

9. Watching the whole family associated with the horse show chip in to make things go so smoothly

10. Learning that horses can dance better than I can! (see below)

In the above video, notice the horse "grapevining" his feet! Towards the end, he switches his lead foot with every pair of steps... amazing! Below is a horse with more rhythm than I have!

FORTY GRAND!!!

hey everyone!
My roommate, April, and her fiance, Brent, are finalist in a contest to win a $40,000 wedding! WOAH! The voting MUST take place TODAY (thrusday), so please go vote for contestant number 2!!

http://www.krazfm.com/krazy1059_bigkrazyday.html

Thanks!

HAIRCUT!!!

Two weeks ago I went to an auction that one of my players put on with her business marketing class from Westmont. The auction was really fun and was held at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. All the proceeds from the aution are going to Bridges of Hope, an organization that supports micro finance in South Africa. I think they ended up raising about $5,000!

My player convinced the salon that she works at, Cowboys and Angels, to donate two hair cuts. I bid on one of them and won it! Once I found out that I was going to get my hair cut, I decided I wanted it to be dramatic.

I had Jamie look through some hair cuts on the internet to help me decide how to get it cut. This is the picture I brought to the salon.



Here is video of me before I left the parking garage (of course, I am being a dork!)

And here is me after my cut. I really had a lot of fun getting it cut, because it was just such a change (and my head doesn't feel so heavy!!!) Plus, I scheduled my appointment for when my player was there, and that was pretty fun, too!

NORMAL REBECCA

SASSY REBECCA :-)

PONY-TAILED REBECCA :-D
... mom, it doesn't fit! :o)