Hoopfest 2011

Each year Spokane hosts the world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. For the event, they shut down all of the roads in the downtown area and turn the streets into hundreds of mini basketball courts. This year they had:

7,046 Teams
27,876 Players
458 Courts
485 Brackets
3,000 Volunteers
14,000 Games

Ryan has talked this event up for years but I was totally amazed at the actual size of the tournament. They literally turn the city into one big "Hoop-fest." At every corner we turned there was another long row of basketball hoops along with hundreds of players and spectators. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen!

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Off to Spokane

On Friday it was time to beat the heat and head to Spokane for some much needed R&R with Ryan's family. But before we could relax, Maeli made sure to work us hard on the trip there. This girl was impossible to keep up with! While she wasn't too fond of the airplane ride itself, she LOVED the airports! I'm pretty sure she touched, licked, grabbed, and ate everything that a human being shouldn't.

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Just Like Dad

When we grow up, we want to be JUST LIKE OUR DADS! Happy Father's Day!

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Because Sometimes You Really Are Just THAT Hungry...

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"The" Great Grandparent

This last weekend we took a day trip to Tucson to visit my Grandpa - Maeli's only living great-grandparent. It was fun getting to see the two of them interact with each other (that is, when she wasn't terrorizing his dog). ;-) We'll definitely have to visit again soon!

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The Wheels Are Turning

I swear the wheels are ALWAYS turning in this girl's head. I'm almost afraid to know what kind of crazy schemes she'll think of next.

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Summertime

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Painting Playdate

We recently had a painting playdate with several of Maeli's friends. We laid out butcher paper, stripped the kids down, and let them go to town with the paint. The boys were a bit hesitant at first but not our Maeli - she dove right into the paint sliding onto her tummy to soak it all in. It was total chaos, a complete mess, and an absolute success! We'll definitely have to do it again!

Hollis didn't like the mess so he was trying to clean it up

I like this picture because it exposes Hudson as the "binky-thief" that he is.
B-U-S-T-E-D!!!

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Goofball

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Time Flies

Where has the time has gone!?! My baby isn't a baby anymore!

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Happy Mother's Day

To Our Moms,

We picked you flowers but they somehow disappeared...


We bought you chocolates but someone ate them...


So we guess a simple "Happy Mother's Day" will have to do. Thanks for all you do for us and for Maeli. We love you!



Love,


Kenzie & Ryan

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Daddy's Little Helper

Being the "on-the-go" baby that she is, Maeli never wants to miss a moment of action. When hearing her dad working on a tiling project, Maeli stood outside the bathroom anxiously awaiting her chance to get involved.

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Scooter Time!

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Maeli's Latest Obsessions

Door Stops

Her Shadow

Door Hinges

Paper! (as demonstrated in the video below)



& of course, DAD!!

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Naptime...Or Not

I recently peeked in on Maeli during naptime only to find this..

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Swim Time!

It's getting warmer which means one thing - POOL TIME!!!

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