If Gymnastics was easy it would be called football....

YAY!!! This weekend Hannah joined over 160 other gymnasts from all over Washington State
to compete in the Level 4 State Gymnastics Meet. It was a tough meet, but so much fun for her.
I on the other hand was a bit, (okay a lot) nervous. She did fabulous and ended up placing 11th in
her age group. She has worked really hard and made so many improvements. The dreaded
beam handstand is a thing of the past. We are so proud of all of her accomplishments this
year. So thanks to Coach Cari,Coach Carol, Coach Fox, and Coach Z. They have helped her and the
rest of her teammates immensely this year. They really pour their hearts into these girls!
I will add video later.....


A very happy girl!!!

Some random photos from my new camera

1-Zakk in the dug out! I love this picture
2-Our little Maisy
3-Zakk getting a pep talk from his coach
4-Otto the Destroyer
5-Batter Up!
6-All Smiles

So the camera is awesome! These were all taken within hours of the camera coming out of the box. I haven't had time to read the manual yet. I look forward to taking tons of photos this weekend as we have another baseball game and the State Gymnastics meet!

A new camera!

I am so excited to get a new camera!! I am off in a few to a baseball game so I can give it whirl! I'll be back soon to show what I photographed!

Spring Break and Beyond

We had a relaxing time over Spring Break. We did a lot of organizing and cleanng. We still aren't done, but decided it would be fun to go away for the weekend. We went to The Great Wolf Lodge for some water park fun. Though Hannah was not a fan of the water slides, she did enjoy the wave pool and hanging out at the resort. Zakk on the other hand had a blast. The photos aren't the best. I have since figured out that our camera is toast and will soon be looking for a new one.

Zakk's first game as a Mariner. They lost, but had a blast despite the freezing cold and rain! He has such fun playing, but really hates the cold. His game this past Saturday was much warmer and therefore much more enjoyable. Plus they won!! I was not able to be there as I was in Seattle with Hannah(and I took the camera), but Rick was there cheering him on!

YAY!!!! HANNAH!!! She made it to the Washington State Gymnastics Finals! Very exciting for her. We are so proud of how well she has done this year. She is amazing and I am impressed daily with how hard she works for this sport. She has amazing coaches and has made some great friends! Not bad for a girl who wouldn't even think of leaving my side in kindergarten! Doing gymnastics has helped her come out of her shell and she just shines when she is at the gym!
(remember I did mention my camera broke) I discovered it after these photos so sadly this is what I have of her day:(

April 2008

Though I am not the most computer savvy person, a lot of my friends have blogs and I thought it would be fun to start our own! Mostly to share with family(that would be all of them) and friends who don't live close by. I'll post photos as soon as I figure out how:) With all that being said here is what The Marquis' are up to this month!

*Zakk turned 11 on Feb. 28th and is the coolest kid. He has started his 6th year of baseball and is so far having fun. He's been practicing for a few weeks now and we look forward to a fun time at the baseball park all spring and summer!! GO MARINERS!!!!

*Hannah has had a FANTASTIC year in gymnastics competing all around Seattle and Oregon. We even went to Idaho. She one first place(at the MAC Open in Portland) for the first time with an all around score of 37.575 WOW! She has made it to the Washington State Sectionals where she will compete and hopefully get to the State Finals.

*Rick has been working hard and we were excited that he got to take the week of Spring Break off. We have just been hanging out at home and spring cleaning. Getting ready to re-do Hannah's room and hoping Zakk 's cold is better as we have a fun night planned at the Great Wolf Lodge in Seattle. Basically just relaxing a lot!

*I am turning 40 in just a few short days! YIKES!! How did that happen?? Not sure what Rick and the kids have planned, but some of my girlfriends have planned a bit of a girls night! Margaritas and my friends! Thanks girls! You all are the best!

So on to figuring out the rest of this blog thing!