Amazing Game! Jayhawks win the 2008 NCAA title

Thanks to ljworld.com this is what downtown Mass street in Lawrence looked like last night! While our living room wasn't nearly as crowded you can guarantee it was pretty noisy! Obviously, we are estatic with the outcome....but wow it really was a good game. There is nothing worse in my opinion when a championship game is a blow out!





So now the big question is will Bill Self stay at Kansas, or be bought by OSU! Of course as Kansas fans, people who's second son's middle name is Lawrence, can not imagine why anyone would want to leave Lawrence for Oklahoma (have you ever been to Oklahoma) but if he does...it'll suck, but we'll embrace our next coach (who this female non sports expert thinks should be Danny Manning) and although we live in LSU land our kids will continue to grow up cheering for KU in football and basketball! So even though we cheer win or lose...winning sure is fun!!

Thanks to the players and Coach Self for a great night of entertainment!!! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!

Jayhawk Basketball!

So anyone who knows us knows we are big Jayhawk fans (University of Kansas). Because we are true fans (Rhett is an alumni) we love them win or lose, but how exciting is a big win against the over-rated North Carolina Tarheels!!!

Just a sidenote from a female fan, but not a true sports expert...anyone notice how Roy chokes in big games and that he's never taken a team that he fully recruited to the big dance?

Here's the bedtime prayer Rhett and I will be saying: (Thanks Valerie for emailing it to us!)
Our Father, who art in Lawrence,
> Hallowed be thy Game.
> Thy tourney come,
> Thy championship will be done,
> In San Antonio as it is in Allen Field House.
> Give us this day our deserved victories.
> And forgive us our turnovers,
> As we forgive Roy who double-crossed against us.
> And lead us not into defeat,
> But deliver us from East Coast bias,
> For Kansas is the basketball kingdom,
> And the tradition,
> And the glory,
> For ever and ever.
> Amen.
> BEAK 'EM HAWKS!!!!!!!

While a win on Monday would be SO sweet! Win or lose we will delight for the next year in the way the Jayhawks handled up on UNC!!! Hey Roy I think your old enough to retire now!

We're Home!

Although this was the view from our Condo in Gatlinburg, it is nice to be home in our own beds! We made the drive home all 12 hours of it in one day....yes Rhett and I are partially insane! We did however stop at a Dairy on the way home and toured the milk and ice cream plant, and of course we had to taste test it too... That was fun, and really interesting!




We all had a nice time, and the break from normal life was well needed and deserved! While on vacation we found out that Rhett got a promotion at work, and has been placed in the management position he really wanted. We are both excited about it, and are looking forward to a more favorable work schedule for Rhett.

Scenery

View from our Condo. The kids were thrilled to see snow!


Beauty in the mountains!


A barn on our drive into Tennessee, when I grow up I want a Red Barn!
We enjoyed the Natural Beauty this week.

A Good Day to be Outside!

Aly aka Sweetie... a very adventurous little girl who keeps us laughing and smiling!

Our little stair steps!

Who doesn't love Rocks...especially big rocks!

Ethan really enjoyed our hiking time!

Aiden took a ton of pictures of his own, which I will post within a few days!

Today was great! We got some hiking in, and some shopping! It was a good day. Tomorrow we head home.

More Pictures

Ethan relaxing in the lazy river! I can't believe how big he is getting.


Aiden backstroking in the lazy river!



Aly posing for the camera!

Smiles are the best part of Vacation!

Today we just enjoyed our kids! The waterpark was cold, we were spoiled by Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City...but we still managed to have fun today!