Sunday, September 7, 2008

Seattle--Whirlwind Weekend of Family Fun!

The Wolthuis Family...all 14 of us...plus Grammy Char and Cousin Andrew headed off to Seattle this past weekend for some family bonding over the BYU-University of Washington game. We absolutely had a blast...BYU winning...questionable call or not...definitely didn't hurt either! Everyone flew in sometime on Friday and we then all headed to the Mariner--Yankee baseball game that night. The Mariners won 3-1 which was sad for Colton who has become a huge Yankee fan after watching a movie about Babe Ruth. My husband on the other hand was not disappointed at all...his motto is "We love the Dodgers and who do we hate...the Yankees."

Safeco Field. If you look closely, you can see downtown Seattle
and the Space Needle in the background.


Dad and Todd ready to catch a fly ball.

Me and Grammy...my favorite traveling companion and roommate!


Crew baby...always a treat to travel with!



A-Rod...one of a few strike-outs


Cannon has become a Yankee fan through Colton. Here he is with his "Rally Cap" on.

Yankee fan through and through...however with the Mariners winning, he decided to sport his souvenir T-shirt.



Saturday morning we all awoke early and donned our BYU gear. After a hearty breakfast, we headed to the stadium. The area is beautiful with Lake Washington running beside the Husky Stadium. Too bad I can't say as much for the fans. We heard the "F-word" and were flipped the bird more that day than in our entire lives combined. The sad part was they actually increased the level of their bad behavior once they saw young children. However, I can happily report that everyone within the Wolthuis group, Dad and Johnny included, were extremely well behaved.
The Cougars were victorious 28-27 with what ESPN is debating as a call that never should have occurred in the last 2 seconds of the 4th quarter...


View from our seats...Max Hall awaiting the snap...


The Wolthuis Family after the hard-fought battle and win!

Todd, Cannon and Crew displaying their matching shirts...
The weekend was absolutely fantastic and we loved every minute! Can't wait for Tempe, Arizona next fall!














5 comments:

Laurel said...

LOVED the pictures and recap. It was a great weekend with everyone and I can't wait for more to come. Thanks for all you did to help Brady too. We love you!

Emily said...

How do you already have your pictures on? I love all the pictures. It was such a fun weekend!

Veronica said...

Wonderful weekend! Loved every minute (could have done without the horrible language and hand gestures) but it was great to be together and bond! Wish we could all live closer, but I will take any time we can be together and treasure it. Love you!

Mindy M. said...

Loved all the pictures and the re-cap! Too bad those stinkin' Washington fans couldn't have behaved better. Poor Losers!!! We listened to it on the radio while at the rodeo and it was even exciting to just listen to it. I'm so glad you all got to go and have a great time!!! I saw a really sexy picture of Todd with his dress shoes on while in his swim trunks. Now that's the style Todd!!!

Jeremy Tolman said...

i don't know Todd, I could submit a treason case against you for wearing byu apparel. looks like u guys are staying busy. if you're ever up in eugene give us a buzz!