Sunday, November 30, 2008

paper airplanes and the terrible five




end of the airplanes

more video

some videos

abbott family olympics 2008











eastern board abbott family olympics events, records, amd teams.








representing the Empire State was Tom and Kelsey and Simon




representing Bellevue was Nate and Ellie




representing the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, otherwise known as SMOM was Mike Carolyn and Grandma Pat








The first event was a wreckage with the block protection very fierce this year.




at the end only the Empire State was left, with Bellevue coming in a close second, and SMOM a very close third








The second event, the paper airplane toss, set some new records as the needle of death flew to an amazing 53 feet with an initial toss of 32 feet then being followed up with a toss of 20 feet. Zoom "2" came in a close second with a total of 39.5 feet and then Zoom claimed third with 31.5 feet.








The third event was the wheelbarrow race. SMOM crossed 48 feet in 52.6 seconds, the Empire State crossed the same distance in 17.7 seconds, and Bellevue claimed first with a time of 14 seconds.








The tower building contest was closely watch as the events began to wind up. with unlimited marshmellows and toothpicks and yet only five minutes the Empire State demoished the other competitors by building a tower of 15 inches tall. Bellevue who came in second was not even close only weighing in at 11 inches. And SMOM claimed third with a height of 8 inches








With the last event the scores were close as the teams were given two minutes to think of obscure jargon. the Empire State choose to use a famous disney phrase, SMOM went with technical vocabulary, and Bellevue choose local vernacular to sum it up.








With a final score of SMOM 15




Empire State 8




Bellevue 7








It was a great games and hope that all will be able to attend next year.




Prepare to be dominated by Empire State though.




Sunday, November 23, 2008

Ben's Birthday! 24 on the 24th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!



Love you Ben!





Tuesday, November 18, 2008

New Book!

Vampiri - Razumni rečnik
Autor: Radaković Žarko
Abot Skot

Cena:600.00 din.Price:€ 7.50

JUST PUBLISHED 
IN BELGRADE!
u prodaji, broširani povez, 222 strane, 21 cm, latinica
Izdavač: Stubovi kulture 
Beograd 2008. 
1. izdanje
ISBN 978-86-7979-244-0


Novi roman najčuvenijeg tandema srpsko-američke književnosti, u četiri ruke ispisano artističko i intimno svedočanstvo o svetovima kojima više ne pripadamo i o svetovima čiji deo nikada nismo bili, o stranstvovanju koje se odlikuje svežinom pogleda i dubinom razumevanja, i o snazi kreativnog prijateljstva na poslu osvajanja i interpretiranja stvarnosnih i istorijskih prostora koje utoliko manje istinski razumevamo ukoliko su nam bliži. Po?ite u istraživačku šetnju paraprostorima Handkeove literature, lavirintima prevedenih originala i originalnih prevoda, duhovnim prostranstvima oivičenim Stenovitim planinama i Višegradom, Kelnom i Beogradom; dozvolite ovom književnom dvojcu bez kormilara da vam ih pokažu na način kako su ih jedino oni mogli doživeti!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

trunk monkey

we were having a game night over at our house and this was shown to us. we thought you all would enjoy

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Today's Protest in Support of Equality for Gays Too

Because my brother John was gay and because I love him. Because I wish he and people like him had the respect and normal chance for life I have. Because I believe in equal treatment before the law. Because I reject racism, sexism, and homophobia. Because it's not right to stand by and watch discrimination.


Thursday, November 13, 2008

Pretty Tonight

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Check out Joe and Tracy's web site

See the link to the right and follow it to a very attractive web site, created by Tracy! Nice job. It looks like it was created by a pro.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Parkour at USU

My friend Nathaniel does some pretty sweet wall flips, Im still to afraid to do them on an actual wall. This club is way rad, and its all just for fun so its a good stress reliever.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Parkour at USU

This is just some basic stuff, I kinda forgot that I brought my camera

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Excitement alone

I shouted loudly in the clerk's office at the church at 10:15 when Kate Harline called me from Seattle with the news. She didn't have friends around who were interested in a changing nation, so she called me as I was falling asleep working on our home teaching lists alone in the church. As my scream echoed through the deserted hallways I feared awakening some unhappy Republican spirit who was patrolling the edifice, so I quieted down and did several silent fist pumps to myself and thanked Kate for her service.
What a time to be alive.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

election

What a thrilling night.
Great speech by John McCain.
Great speech by Barack Obama.
And let's hope for a decent future.

color change:)

trick-o-treating!!!

Halloween!! 08 babey!

eyebrow request 4 nate-dawg!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Blue's Choice

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Funny Funny

We laughed heartily while these pictures were being taken. Something about the Apple computer made us a little wiry... One part Apple computer + one part sabbath spirit = Funky Monkey disease pictures. Hope y'all's doin darn faihn. Love you brodies and sisties.

More Picts




Ben, Rach, Sam picting it up in L-town