April 12---Happy Easter Day

Went to church and got to catch up with our old small group leader Sarah!

and took a rediculously good looking photo with the boyfriend.
♥


Then off to the cousins cousin's house.
Easter egg hunts for the little ones.

April 11---Meet Flame & Rockin' Tunage

"Step on up to the dance floor---You're free to dance!"
-Flame

The B-bacher's close family friends came over for dinner and Matt quickly made friends with spunky, 6-year-old Nick. The
boys occupied the upstairs loft and had "boys club", which only after spying on "boys club" had I learned that it consisted of making secret handshakes, guessing each others middle names and jammin' on the guitar.
Nick called up the girls (no adult boys allowed ironically enough) to come see Matt and his concert. Now in order to fully understand this situation, you need to understand how hilarious Nick is. This kid is unlike any other 6-year-old you know. He has the personality of someone 5x his age. His mom called him
an old soul and I think that describes this kid perfectly.
Anyways, as we walked up the stairs to enjoy this concert, Nick announced that he was now to be known as Flame and Matt's new name was now Rockin' Tunage.
His guitar was called "Fire Flame" because their band was "FLAMIN HOT!"
After a few sets Nick announced that we should "step on up to the dance floor--you're free to dance!" so Mama B (aka Isabelle) did just that!
After the show was over, Flame took questions from the crowd (Isabelle, Susanne, Jerry & Nicholas--aka Mama B, Meghan, Linda & Katelyn) then he told Rockin' Tunage that he was awesome and that his playing filled his ears with excitement!

April 10--Zephyrs

Double date at Zephyrs
minus 1 out of the 2 Matts.
Not sure what is going on here
but I kind of love this picture.

April 9---Current Projects

more
candle
making.

stay
tuned
for
more
details.
.............

April 8---Nana Makes an Oopsi

I wrote a few weeks ago about my roommate, Manal and my "oops board"....well today I made an oopsi that def. made its way to that board...
Friday afternoon babysitting was underway today when the kids decided they wanted to take their dog, Joey on a walk around our neighborhood. We got our bikes out of the garage, unlocked the gate, and I went inside to put the gate key back on the hook. When I got back outside, Emma had pulled the gate wide open and all 3 kids were waiting patiently for me to give the go ahead to begin riding. I began calling for Joey, but there was no sign of him. I checked inside thinking he was snoozing on his bed and still no sign.
This is when I got worried
since I stupidly left the gate unattended....
We started calling for Joey; still no sign of him.
Jeff jumped in the car and started riding around the neighborhood.
The kids (including a teary eyed, almost hysterical Abby) and I stood on the front lawn calling his name.
Teri and her friend arrived home and got in the car and began searching the neighborhood as well.
My insides churning as I'm realizing this isn't looking very promising.

Just then, the gardner next door informs me that he thinks our dog is in there---> pointing at the garage.
I open the door, and sure enough, I had unknowingly locked poor Joey in the garage after we got our bikes out.....
geez person. all that worry over my simple stupidity.

April 7---Day 5 & Goodbyes

My last 1/2 day in Seattle....

1. Caught up with Maggie & Kelly!

2. Said goodbye to Marcy

3. Got a lesson in driving a stick shift!
It's more difficult than it looks...

3. Drove to the airport with Nick & Aja

5. Said goodbye at the airport :(

April 6---DAY 4 in the Park

Anja had a full day of classes (following our lunch date) so Nick & I enjoyed the sun-shiny day at the Queen Anne Bowl, climbing trees & playing on the merry go round thingy. Alexis joined in on the fun once her classes were over.

I toured Marissa's house later in the day but completely forgot to take the camera out for a photo shoot! It was great to catch up with her (and see her adorable Queen Anne house), especially since it has been about 395205 years since I've seen her!

April 5--- DAY 3 in the even SUNNIER city of Seattle

(click to enlarge photos--they're super small for some reason)


1. Fremont Sunday Market adventures
in 70 degree weather, short sleeves & smiles.
Found some awesome silverware from the 30s & 40s
but had to walk away since it was a little pricey at $4 a piece.

2. Only in Seattle would you find a highlighter Audi
parked in front of a highlighter building.

3. Completed our tie dye shirts.

Why are theirs so cute & mine look like I got in a car accident?

4. Visited our old dorm rooms.
I left a little message since the new occupants weren't home.
(not sure who Grant is...)
5. Soaked up the sun during a little drive to.....
6. REMEDY!
Had to say goodbye to our favorite tea before
saying goodbye to Kate at the airport :(
7. We decided to take our chances with getting into a 21+ concert at El Corazon.
If Washington didn't have the "no minors even allowed to step a pinky toe into the bar" law, we probably could have gotten in & seen Takeover UK.
darn.8. So....we went across the street, drank delicious coffee, played a silly game of scrabble & Anja showed me where she met my most favorite Ryan Hunter of all time.
9. Took some sweet shots of the Space Needle
on our way home because I know my mom will appreciate these.

April 4---DAY 2 in the very SUNNY city of Seattle

1. Warm enough in Seattle to drive with the top down...who woulda thought?

2. Drove to Remedy Tea & reuinted with our most favorite tea sandwiches.
I made a new friend/fellow blogger, Jackie (far left photo, 2nd row).

3. Space Needle shot for my Mom.
4. We're on a Boat!
Just like Andy, Akiva & TPain
(click link to see what the heck I'm talking about)
Thank you Josh for letting us play on your boat!

5. A quick stop at Cupcake Royale
6. Reunion dinner at Aunt Cindy's
(delicious salmon, blackberry cobbler & company just like the olden days)
7. Dyed my hair with all natural, henna hair dye.
It was a littttttle weird making my own dye on the stove
but a fun adventure non the less.
8. TIE DYE!

April 3---DAY 1 in the RAINY city and what a day it's been

What else would you expect when coming to Seattle???

1. I broke into my old mail stop which now belongs to Adam Robert Kennedy.

2. Reunited with Caffe Ladro after too long of a separation.
3. Kate made a new friend in Pike's Market
(click to enlarge photos)

4. Entertained in Pike's Market by the hoola hooping, harmonica humming, 2 guitar playing street performer....pretttty cool i must say.

5. Alexis decided to be a hair model. They chopped her hair off. No, seriously, it's all gone.(click to enlarge photo)

6. Went to dinner with Leigh.
6. Alexis & I got piercings from Joshua Michael Fredrick Noble-Olson at Slave to the Needle.
She got her tragus.
I got my helix
(well, sort of. I really just gave my already existing hole a little buddy)

1. Alexis looks like she's dying. hah
2. You can see the needle through my ear!! ewww
3. Kate&Anja have their intense faces on.
4. Joshua Michael Fredrick Noble-Olson=awesome guy (w/ 24 piercings & a tongue twister of a name).

April 2---Hello, Seattle.

After an amazing flight with Virgin America I arrived in Seattle!!! (seriously, VA is AMAZING---TV's on every seat equipped with radio, television and googlemaps to track your flight, as well as outlets to charge my laptop!!)
Anja was there to pick me up and then we just had to find some way to kill 4 hours until Kate flew in.

Our night consisted of:
-looking unsuccessfully at movie times
-cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory
-getting kicked out of Cheesecake Factory due to closing
-trying to find Applebees since they are apparently open till midnight
-sidetracked when we saw Starbucks
-sat in Starbuck's empty/closed parking lot stealing their Wifi
-moving closer to the airport, waiting for that arrival text from kate, and sitting in Taco Bell's empty parking lot so Anja could write a paper for class tomorrow
-kate finally arrives at 1230
-we head to SPU (totally weird).

April 1-- To the Moon & Back

In the mood for some acoustic/chinese pop/emotronic music???
Go listen to matt's best friend's new band website, To the Moon & Back.
(it's not hardcore)
www.myspace.com/tothemoonandbacktwice

(this was taken at their rehearsal)

March 31---Why Use a Mirror When You Have a Shiny New Ipod....

March 30---video games are not for girls...

Dee called for emergency babysitting tonight since she had to go to class and Hope was gone on a retreat, so Christian & I headed down to Pasadena to spend a few hours with Sam playing Wii & Rockband. The boys got tired of me losing so terribly at Wii Tennis (I'm the worst) so they broke out rockband. Sam showed off his many years of drumming experience while Christian impressed Sam with his behind the head guitar playing ability & they jammed till Dee came home.

March 29---Experiment Week

This week was experiment week in the Bbacher home and I was lucky enough to be present for a majority of it! What is experiment week you ask?
Well....It's the week that Mama B has fun in the kitchen experimenting with different recipes from her variety of wonderful cookbooks....and kate & I get to be her guinea pigs (this works out nicely considering the meals all look like the one above...everyone is in heaven...except Garr, who would rather have fried chicken)
This morning we were greeted with this amazing homemade french toast out of the Marston's cookbook....YUM.

March 28---Jamie the Blushing Bride

I got to see my ex-roomie, Jamie in Heritage Square today
while she modeled for a fashion show through the ages!

March 28---Another "Summer" Day in the Sun

March 26---Don't Die Captain

captain & kate.

March 25---WOWWWWWW

I've spent the last 4 days looking for this ipod. I was convinced I left it at Kate's house after we drove back from Long Beach. It wasn't until today that Kate asked if I had checked my car and low and behold, after 4 days of searching, it had been hiding in between my front seats. geeeeez person.