Tulip Fest

Now that our guests (my mom & sister Heidi) have left, the weather has become gorgeous. Nevertheless, we had a great time despite silly mother nature. Perhaps Ms. Nature had depleted her supply of mood stabilizing meds.

In fact, last week we turned around in-route because there was 3 inches of snow on the freeway. Aja bawled her eyes out. "I WANT tulips."

Today it was sunny and 70. We drove the 80 miles up to the Skagit Valley for the Tulip Fest. It's one of our favorite events of the year. As you can see in the pictures, it's reminiscent of Holland. Enjoy.

This one is a classic...totally un-staged

In Anna's mind, this is her most beautiful smile
Goofy Aja

Millions of tulips. Check out Anna sniffing them...

Cleo Ann Hears a Who!

My mom, Ann, and my sister Heidi are in town this week. It's really great to have them here. They are loving Aja, Anna & Liv. Since we only see our family from Utah once or twice a year, it's so cool to see the kids interact with their Grandma and Aunt. This picture was taken at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle.

Cleo Ann Glauser Jensen is 71. She was the original health nut. She was one of the first to adopt the "jogging" craze back in the mid-1970's. When I was a kid, she regularly forced me to eat yucky health foods (natural, organic foods have become much more palatable over the past 30 years).

When I had to take the treat bucket to my 1st grade class--Ann filled it with whole-wheat-raisin-filled cookies. She fulfilled my special birthday party request for pizza with whole wheat pizza. Needless to say, my friends mocked me. I survived and I'm a better person for it. In fact, I have become a disciple of Ann's healthy eating and healthy attitudes.

I have also benefited from Ann's unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Over the years, I have seen her address life's problems with optimism, humility, faith, and action. She has a sure knowledge that life has a good purpose. Thank you mom for all you've done for me.

Numero Uno

Our sweet Liv celebrated her first birthday this past week. I told Carmen that I'd be blogging about it and she said,"I thought your blog was supposed to be different, more edgy."

Well, blogging about the Osmonds isn't exactly edgy. Regardless, I'm gonna write about things that are important and fun to me. My family, especially this sweet/juicy one year old IS really important to me. She had a great time digging into her own cake. As you can see below, we had to help her get going, but she figured it out.

Tribute to Stevie

As a special treat, we spent some time on youtube teaching the girls about Stevie Wonder. They loved him jamming to Superstition on Sesame Street. Before bed, I had them walking around the house with their eyes closed. Anna was bumping into walls. Blindness is such a new, crazy concept to them.

Anyway, on youtube, we came across this Osmonds & Cher medley of Stevie songs. Yes, the jumpsuits are outrageously funny...however, the performance seriously rocks the house! This arrangements, harmonies, and great dance moves blow me away. This is live TV and they totally nail it. Wow!