Spring Break, Snow and More

Catching up on the updates for this week. Spring rolled into full swing, but instead of the warm sun, Seattle had snow...yes, Snow! Here are some pictures from Friday that Steph took. As of this writing (Saturday night) we are have more snow coming down. Crazy!




The snow is nice, but it is tough having softball practice when it is Snowy and 35! No smart comments from you SoCal people :-) Unfortunately, Maddie's field trip to the Zoo on Friday got cut short as well....they were not planning on snow on March 28th!
This week is Maddie's spring break. We were thinking of maybe going somewhere, but nothing ever came about. We will hopefully have Softball two days, and then we plan to hit the 3rd game of the year for the Mariners on Wednesday. If the weather cooperates we will work in things here and there. We will keep you posted.

Last Chance for Cookie Dough

Tomorrow is your last chance to get cookie dough...We need to have the forms in by Tuesday. If you interested let us know!

Check out the details here

Happy Easter

Quick message to say Happy Easter to everyone. Here is a pic of the
girls and their eggs.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day. No big parties here. However, we did make it out to enjoy our favorite St. Patrick's Day treat...The famous McDonalds Shamrock Shake. If you have never had one, you need to try it. It is the March "Shake of the Month"

Fundraiser for Maddie's School

OK...calling all Sweet Tooth fans, here is your chance. Your chance to have 3lbs of pre-made cookie dough at your fingertips. When that urge is there to bake some cookies, simply scoop, bake and eat. How easy is that!

Maddie's School is having a fundraiser where they are selling Otis Spunkmeyer (I love that name) cookie dough. They also have, pretzels and brownies. There are about a dozen different types and all are $14 each. We have about two weeks to collect as many orders as possible. So we need your help. Here is a link to the "brochure"

(NOTE: You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the brochure). If you have any trouble accessing or viewing the brochure we can send it to you via Email.

Of course we would love everyone to buy multiple tubs, however, there is 1 snag. When the orders come in, they come to us....so as much as we would love to have those of you in California, Arizona, Louisiana, etc. buy a few items, it might be a bit tough getting 3lbs of frozen cookie dough to you. That being said, another idea is that you buy a Tub as a donation, and we will find a local group that could benefit. A WIN WIN WIN situation.

So, that is it. After looking through the brochure if you find your mouth watering for a cookie, simply drop us an email (mjandsj@comcast.net) or give us a call and we will work out the ordering details. Again, we only have a couple weeks, so hurry while supplies last!!!

Happy Birthday Steph

March 7th....Today was Steph's birthday. We started the morning with Cafe Ladro and homemade waffles. Then, after a some morning meetings at work, I met Steph and the girls downtown (Maddie was out of school today.) We walked around the market, hit a few stores, and enjoyed a fun day together. We finished the day off with Steph enjoying some time with friends working on her scrapbook....the girls and I hit the bowling alley with the Doerrs, then headed to Elliott Bay in the Junction for dinner.

Happy Birthday Steph!!!

Maddie's 1st Bike Ride

After getting home from school today, the weather was nice, and Maddie saw her bike in the garage. Once we got air in the tires, Maddie wanted to try and ride her bike w/o training wheels. We had tried this a few time last summer, but couldnt make the breakthrough. However, this time, on the first time, she was riding down the alley on her own. The video below was on our way back to the garage. We are looking forward to Alki bike rides this summer!

Weekend wrap up

In the last post, I mentioned that both SLHS teams headed off to the State tournament in Spokane. Unfortunately, both teams lost two games in a row and were out of the tournament. It was a great accomplishment just getting there again, and was fun to follow the action from a distance. Maybe they have started something...

Last night we had a night out with friends. A group of 10 headed out on the town. The intent was to find a country bar and try some country dancing. For 8 of us, this is a major stretch...but the Doerrs are the Pros, so were looking for some guidance. The one challenge was finding a country bar. The Pros had been to the well known "Riverside" in Tukwila so we decided to head that direction. We grabbed dinner at a restaurant across the street at a small Italian place and had a "Little Italy" experience, then headed over to the Riverside....but there was one small problem....The "Riverside" was now a full-on Casino and there was not even an ounce of country bar there anymore. So, that made us head north to what I learned is the one and only country bar in the Seattle city limits, The Little Red Hen in Greenlake. This was a very interesting experience. It was totally packed, very difficult to get a drink, and no place to sit....sounds fun, eh? Well, it actually was. We waited in the lines, pushed our way around and huddled around the Pool Table. With some encouragement and help from the Pros, a number of us got out on the dance floor and did a little 2-step. We had a great time and cant wait to do it again.

Today we started out heading to Church where Maddie sang as part of Lutheran Schools Sunday. It was really cool to see the church packed with all the school families, kids, etc. After church we headed over to Grandma Cook's to pack them up for another move. A few months ago, they got pushed out of their apartment as they were converted to Condos. They found a small condo just a block away from us, but then recently found a new apartment close to the WS Junction. Here is a picture from their deck.....we were joking that they will be able to watch the Hi-Yu parade from their deck this summer.