We had a surprise visit from Grandma and Grandpa. They flew in late Thursday night after the kids went to bed. The kids woke Friday morning to the steady buzz of Grandpa snoring (allegedly) and two familiar faces. As you can imagine, it was exciting. We hit many of the wonderful places Seattle has to offer including Pikes.

One stop was the Experience Music Project (shown above, courtesy of the EMP website). The EMP is a Rock & Roll museum. The current exhibition called "Taking Aim" is collection of unforgettable Rock & Roll photographs.

Grandma Dixie was drawn to this photo of Johnny Cash. The photo caption read "Jon Cash reacts to the news of his horses being sold by his brothers". This was the only time I heard her say "I miss Chris".

Grandpa Jake saw himself in this photo taken in 1994 of the hand of legendary blues man John Lee Hooker. Note: John Lee Hooker was born in 1915. Grandpa Jake was not. However, playing the blues for 90 years has the same affect on your hands as being a radiator man for 40 years.

The "Fab Four" with the "Threatening Three".

This photo was chosen to be the album cover of our self titled debut "Tight Genes". Tragically, the album will never be released. Band turmoil arouse between Grandpa Jake and Sophie Jane. Jake wanted more fans, while Jane wanted more stage. Citing creative differences, the band has agreed to part...for now.

Mariner's tickets for three $165...Stadium Parking $10...Fried clams, "Rally Fries", chocolate covered popcorn and drinks $50....Going to see the M's with your Best Bud and Old Man...priceless.

We hope they had as much fun as we did. We loved having them here and can't wait to see them again. Bear Lake is right around the conner.

Mother's Day Tea

Eden's kindergarten class did a Mother's Day Tea. She was so exited she made me a banner and some paper flowers to commemorate the event. They did a play about the signs of spring. It was really sweet. I can't believe Kindergarten is almost over.

The Tulip Festival!! It was amazing, this is definitely something I want to do every year. Polly and Ove came out for a few days and this was the highlight of the trip.

A few nights ago there was a catastrophe while playing tag. Sophie fell and broke her arm. When I was two, I broke my arm falling off of a retaining wall. Here are both photos. Sophie was so tough at the Doctors office and she was really exited about her pink cast. The first day she kept saying I don't want to break my arm. The highlight for her has been some bubble tape that Matt got her. It hasn't left her good hand in over a day.

P.S. This is not an April fools Joke!!!

Above is a photo of the first Jacobs' car to ever win first place in a Pinewood Derby Race; so we got that going for us. The "Rattlesnake" was barely finished in time and the graphite provided by the Roddy's proved to be the clincher in the victory. It also helped that there were only 5 opponents. August's face and excitement were reward enough for all of Matt's hard work. The victory symbolizes a shift in the Jacobs philosophy about Pinewood Derby cars. In the past only the looks of the car were important; however, this year we finally got the whole package.

We recently returned from our annual ski vacation in Park City. We had a great time. This years trip had many highlights. The skiing was great. The company was great. The stomach flu was not great. With in hours of our arrival the illness arrived. Taking out one family member after another. All but 4 of the 28 Jacobs family members in attendance this year were infected. In addition to the stomach flu one individual lost consciousness resulting in a visitation by the spirit, who quickly accessed the situation and went back to bed. (note: spirit not shown in photographs). Here is August, Eden, and Libby on the ski lift. Following the week at Park City Libby and the kids spent a week having fun with "Grandma Emmie"and Grandpa Val.

Eden basking in the great weather. The sky is always that blue in Seattle. You just can't see it because of the clouds.

Sophie's first and last ski trip this year. She is smiling here, but rest assured the smile quickly faded. Barely 3 is a little young for a good time.

Here is a picture of group that did the most damage to the condo. Eden, Beck, Emery, Jensen, August, and Zoe. If you see any of these kids please notify condo management.

This past weekend I took August and Eden to "Fan Fest" at Safeco Field. This event kicks off the Baseball season and gives fans a chance to meet some of the players and get a close look at the ball park. It was a pretty cool thing to do. The kids loved it. Mainly because they love to stand in lines. Lines are our favorite! They had over 17000 fans so up so we pretty much got to stand in line for everything. After standing in line for 40 minutes to get in, we got to stand in line for a half hour to play catch in the outfield. Then we cut in line to run the bases and sit in the dugout.

We got to play catch out in the out field.

August was safe...but called out. After a long talk in the dugout he now knows not to make the 3rd out at 3rd. I told him that was the kind of stunt that got his Grandpa Jake kicked off his own team.

The lines always move fast when you are with Eden.

This is inside the visitors dugout. Not a bad seat. We were asked not to spit. Reluctantly, we complied.