Worth the 8 minutes

Go grab a tissue and then come back and hit play. Totally worth it!

An Olympic Birthday

For Mark's birthday (this past Saturday) I got him the Olympics. Ok, maybe not all of the Olympics. And maybe not even a trip to Beijing for the Olympics. (That was a little bit out of my price range this year.) I guess you can say I got him a glimpse of the Olympics. I gave him tickets to the US Olympic Diving Team Trials. We went to the 3M springboard finals. We had a great time! It's too bad there aren't other trials here in Indy.

Top male finisher: Troy Dumais



Top female finisher: Christina Loukas



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If you want to see more, and believe me you do because the facial expressions on some are hilarious, click here.

The top finisher in each event has a sure ticket to Beijing. We'll be watching all the Olympic events from our couches. We are HUGE fans of the Olympic Games. Only 45 days until the torch arrives in Beijing! :)

Well Rested

We have returned from the Smokies and are back to the daily grind. I spent some time Saturday and Sunday whipping these layouts together. I knew if I waited time would get away and they would never be done. I anticipate one more page to come.

From our day trip to The Biltmore Estates

The Hess Family

From our afternoon white water rafting

Mark often tells people that most of his favorite memories were created during a vacation. Even a short getaway like this trip to Pigeon Forge offers us stories to think back on and smile. For instance, I'll be able to share with Rachelle one day how proud I was of her mom after she was catapulted out of our raft but "shook it off" and still smiled and laughed the rest of the ride. She even said she would like to do it again sometime. Vacations (long or short) really are a wonderful memory maker. I hope you all get to enjoy a fun getaway this summer vacation season. :)

3 Minutes

I think it's pretty obvious that we enjoy games. We have our monthly game night with Jen & Brian, we play board games when we are with family, and we probably play a game at least 3 times a week after dinner. It's a fun way to pass the time without vegging out in front of the tv every night. Boggle has become a favorite. We had game night with the Thorpe's about two months ago and played it with them. I think we bought our Boggle a few nights later and it hasn't seen the closet once. Some nights Mark wins, some nights I win. Most of the time our scores are pretty close but there have been a few times... well, we won't mention those BIG wins/losses. :-)

We thought it would be fun to share a Boggle board with you. Take three minutes (hey, no cheating!) and see how many words you can come up with. Let us know how well you do. If you need a refresher on the rules, click here.