Abby & Cody - Part 2

Abby & Cody - Part 1

OBAMA!

Jodie and the kids were in last week, which was totally awesome and a totally different post. So I had some time off. I took last Tuesday off to be with them. Monday before I left my manager told me to be mindful of the traffic because Obama would be in town for a fundraising event. Near mid-day I decided to take us on a scenic drive to A) Miss Traffic and B) do some more sight-seeing as we had finished early. When I got to a certain point in our drive we found ourselves surrounded by "Do Not Park Here" signs and cops galore. There was a cop directing traffic in our little 2 lane neighborhood tourist site. Then I saw a sign that read "Valet Event Parking" and I started putting the pieces together that this must be the location of the fundraising event. We all looked around and saw the unmarked secret service cars. We got very excited. A block later we were able to see the water and saw a police boat keeping the lake clear of boats. We also saw the media. At that point we knew. About 5 blocks later came the motorcycle police who forced everyone to pull over. The first vehicle was a hearse, the next one was a limo full of men. The next were two limos with black windows. Jodie, former military, pointed to one and said that it was the special armored limos that could withstand a tank. We then deduced that the president was in it and proceeded to all scream in excitement. They passed and more motorcycle police. A block later drove by a white sedan of some sort and another police car. We are 99.9% sure that Obama and his entourage passed us on the road!!!
When we got home we were talking when we heard 3 loud booms, almost like an explosion. We ran outside but could see nothing. That night we found out that some lady had flown into a no-fly zone and 3 jets took off from the Portland area to stop her. It took them 8 minutes to get from Portland to Seattle. The noises we heard were the sonic boom. Sucks for her, but how awesome for us?! I heard there were T-shirts being created that say, "I heard it first, Obooma 2010"

You Asked For It...

So many people have been asking us to post pictures of the house, well here it is. We only have the front done and have moved on to the drive way side. We still have to paint the top windows in the front, but other than that the front is ready to go. Above is our new doorbell from Restoration Hardware. Ryan took down the house numbers above the door and got new ones and mounted them on a painted white plank with simple curved designs under the spotlight by the driveway, it looks really nice.

Abby Baking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkK11qPqbc

Here is a clip of Abby using the new Pocket Pie Molds I purchased last Friday. They are so fun and awesome!

Plus, Abby is like the cutest little Food Host Ever! Someone giver her a show!