Whitt~Heath Household

Desmond football 2010

2011-01-23T15:20:00.001-08:00

Beauty is FOOTBALL!

2009-11-22T19:59:00.000-08:00

Desmond gave me this to read - this is a class assignment and will be entering into the Reflections program for the school district. So I am copying this word for word (and Desmond said that parents can not edit it)...so there you go. The topic was: what they think beauty is. Desmond wrote:

Beauty is FOOTBALL!

Have you ever felt the rush of 50+ thousand people cheering you on? The smell of grass or some times turf field? Well I haven't either but I dream of it. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about its football. I know what your probably thinking the sport with all the lunatic fans, but that's part of the game! Everybody screaming at the top of their lungs, banging everything they can that's right the 12th Man! Seahawk turf! Did you know Seattle has the most false starts against the opponent. 95! That's the most false starts in the NFL! Someday I hope that I'll be there with them as a hawk. Seattle has gone to 2 of the last 4 Super bowls (Pittsburg has gone to 7 winning all.) The last two years though injuries have plagued them. I want to be the guy to bring them back I want to be a corner. Like Antoine Winfield (I don't know how to spell his name) but any way he's one of the best corners in the NFL. The second they touch the ball I'll be the one nailing them! The reason I want to be corner is its so energetic I mean like you eye down the QB when all of a sudden he ends the tricky count with a HUT! And he drops back fighting to get the ball away before the pass rush when he throws the ball away with a WOOSH! Then I go into action we both leap as if we were trying to jump to the moon! Then THUD! I feel the cold fleshy ball hit my glove. Now all I need to do is hit the ground and it's a interception! So that is my belief of beauty. FOOTBALL!

Fall time - Desmond

2009-11-21T21:56:00.000-08:00

Desmond and I went looking for fall leaves and trees...I think we were a couple weeks late. But we did find a couple trees that were pretty. Desmond was sick during the time when it would have been great to get out there. But we went up to Port Gamble, not much luck there, then scavenger looked around Poulsbo. On our way home we came across the North Kitsap High school and the leaves were such a pretty red. So I thought the branch was low enough that Desmond could pull his whole body up. Well it probably took about 5 minutes with me trying to lift him all these different ways and us just laughing so hard. We were sure that we looked pretty funny to cars passing by with me trying to get him in that tree.

Movie's that I have watched lately

2009-11-21T21:47:00.000-08:00

We went to the movies today and saw The Blind Side! What a very touching movie. True story too! I recommend it!!! I would buy this movie when it comes out. Sandra Bullock is great in this movie.
Also I rented The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This a different movie. It was good, they did a good job with make-up on Brad Pitt. The movie showed the viewer a different way to view life from Brad Pitt being born a old man to him getting younger and younger - till he is a little boy. What an imagination some people have!
Seven Pounds - has Will Smith in it. Not what I expected in this movie, but very good, very touching. Will Smith is a good actor anyway so I like most of his movies anyway. You have to pay attention in this movie or you will things.

The guys go to the Seahawk game

2009-10-11T20:50:00.001-07:00

Desmond, Art (Pa) and family friend Bob who is up from Texas all went to the Seahawk game today! Great weather and they WON! 41 to 0. Desmond had a blast and can't wipe the smile off of his face. The three of them caught a morning ferry over to Seattle, went to the Seahawk store and Desmond got an update jersey (since his was three years old and getting "small" as Pa puts it) and hat. Desmond chose a Tatupu jersey and I guess the story goes that while walking in to give the "ticket person" their tickets to enter the game this lady points at Desmond and said that he has her son's jersey on. So Tatupu's mom took their tickets. Desmond was in a haze and it didn't register till after walking away who that was. Art said that she had on this hugh diamond ring and it had the number 51 in the middle of the ring (his jersey #). They sat on the end zone. Ate Iver's for dinner on the way home. All three came in and well you can see what they looked like! Too funny!

GERMS

2009-10-11T20:22:00.001-07:00

I was reading in one of health magazines that we get an article on GERMS and "what you should know to protect yourself." I started to read the first paragraph to Desmond, then thought I would share with you. Also as a reminder to me later on.
"Ever wonder how you caught that last cold or flu? Think back about three days and consider the possibilities. Perhaps you opened doors, used a public toilet, handled money, saw a friend who was feeling under the weather, endorsed a check with the bank's pen, sliced raw chicken on a cutting board, repotted a plant or changed your cat's little box. And thoughout that day you scratched your nose, rubbed your eyes, and grabbed a quick snack - without washing your hands."
"Flu and cold viruses can travel 3 to 6 feet from a cough or sneeze and live on a surface up to 48 hours."
That last sentence grabbed my attention! How long they can last and how far they can go.
"Flu and cold viruses can live on a surface from a few seconds to 48 hours; E. coli for a few hours to a day; the stomach flu for days or weeks; and hepatitis for weeks or months."
This is just to help educate you and help keep all of us healthy!

Desmond's exotic bug collection

2009-10-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

So Desmond started collecting bugs with these. We had a store in the mall that sold these exotic bugs from Asia. They are cool except for the glow in the dark spider that is hanging on the bottom second left, when ever I look into Desmond's room at night I have to not look at the wall that is just outside his door because of that spider. Any one who knows me knows I don't like bugs especially spiders. So this is what started his collection of his own catching of bugs from Oklahoma that he entered in the fair.

Desmond made this holder and designed it himself.

Koi at Clear Creek Nursery

2009-09-20T20:56:00.000-07:00

So I have been wanting to go the the Clear Creek Nursery for some time now...and Desmond and I went one Sunday evening right before they were closing. So we weren't able to stay long. But you get to feed their koi fish, which they were out of food at the moment when we went - we were really bummed. But in the pictures you can see that they are used to being fed. The fish follow you were ever you are to get fed. Then Desmond was able to pet them too! They are hugh! Very neat to see. Desmond is also taking lessons form Grandma Linda on keeping his eyes closed for pictures! :)_

Julie and I

2009-09-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

I never get pictures of Julie and I since I am always taking the pictures....so I had my mom take a picture of Julie and I at a recent wedding a couple weekends ago. We need to get more pictures taken together!

Ribbons from the Fair

2009-09-20T20:39:00.000-07:00

Desmond did an excellent job on his fair project! He got first place and a "special judges award"! It was just great to see his face light up to see those ribbons.

House Fire - Live

2009-08-26T21:10:00.000-07:00

The After Math

2009-08-26T20:46:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of the after math of our neighbors house fire! I don't think I will ever forget it. The noise of the fire, the "bomb" sounds going off and the smell. My legs were shaking while standing out there watching this house go up in flame. I think I will never look out my bedroom window the same ever at night. My first glimps was me looking out my bedroom window and seeing orange flames shooting up in the air. And sorry to all my neighbor who saw me in my PJ's...

Also do you see the metal garage door...I don't. That was a hot fire.

Desmond putting his bug collection together

2009-08-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

Desmond went on a road trip with my parents pretty much the whole month of July. He soon realized that there is a lot of bugs in the mid west. So what does a 10 year old boy do...he starts collecting them. He started mounting them with pins to a cardboard piece, then put them in a tupperware container...well by the time he got home and the lid on the whole time, the smell was enough to knock us over. So I got the idea that we should wear masks...that didn't even help the smell. So Desmond really struggled with putting his bug collection together, but he did a great job!

Look for our entries in the Kitsap County Fair....

2009-08-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

Desmond and I entered for the first time items in this years Kitsap County Fair. So look for Desmond's bug collection in the craft/ hobby section - he has it titled "My Bugs of Oklahoma". It's in a wooden display case that has glass on top.

Then I entered one of my photos...it's in the color/ nature section. I just love this one. I wished I would have known that you can enter more than one if it's in the same section for free. Well next year look for more.

Sunflower cupcakes

2009-08-22T21:33:00.000-07:00

So one of my cousins introduced me to this really cool cook book- it's all about cupcakes....it's called Hello Cupcake! Now you have to say it right: Hellllooooo cupcake! :) She had made the corn on the cob cupcakes out of the book and it really looked like real corn on the cob. So I had to get the book and try it out. Really cute ideas on different type of cupcakes.

Breaking into my car?!

2009-06-30T21:10:00.001-07:00

Desmond asked for my car keys to get something out of the trunk...guess where he left the keys. It wasn't till we were ready to go that we figured it out. Uncle Brandon and Pa spent 1/2 an hour trying to break into my car to unlock it. Desmond, Lisa and I laughing all the way through it.

Moose?!

2009-06-30T21:00:00.000-07:00

Poor kid, he has to get into these really stupid postions for me to get a picture! What ever works! :)

Ian

2009-06-25T19:09:00.001-07:00

I found this about a month ago, it was taken probably 3 years ago of Ian, Desmond's friend. We didn't know Ian at the time, I clipped it because I know Alan in the picture. But I found it the other day and gave it to Desmond to look at. I picked it up and said "That's Ian!" I was so shocked that I know both of them!!!

Fun with Ian

2009-06-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Ian from basketball and Desmond got together at Ian's grandparents house last weekend. It was not very warm that day, but the boys enjoyed each other. The pool was 75 degrees Ian said, but they both found comfort in the hot tub, that was 90 degrees. Desmond had a great time there.

I had a great time getting to know his grandparents.

Finished with Baseball...yeah!

2009-06-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

Well Desmond finished out his baseball season on Thursday night. It was a very good season. Glad to be done with it though. My house and yard is telling me that. But he had a good pitching arm this year and much more arm strength!

Brothers

2009-06-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

We got together with Desmond's youngest brother - Alexander "Zander". I needed to get a picture and his hand print for Pa's father's day gift. It turned out really cute. I got Desmond's hand print on one corner of the matt and then Zander's hand print on the other side. Good picture for the middle...which was hard to get a toddler to sit still long enough to snap a picture.

Didn't take a picture of the final product, but here is a picture of Zander and Desmond. The picture of Zander pointing - I had to get his attention, so I told him that Pa was inside the camera...well he had to get up and look at my camera for Pa and then sat back down and pointed. Then the other one is his "I'm so cute" face for the camera.

Memorial Day at Tahoma National Cemetery

2009-05-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

If you had asked me my definiation of Memorial day 3 years ago I would have said "Three day weekend" or "Camping". Ask me now and I would say it's honoring our fallen military. That what Memorial Day is...remembering those that have fallen fighting for our country. Why are you free to think the way we do...our Military fight for our freedom...but at a cost.

For all those Military fighters....you have fallen, but are not forgotten. Someone is not dead unless they are forgotten.

Weekend adventures

2009-05-25T20:59:00.001-07:00

Desmond and I headed out on Saturday to enjoy the beautiful sun and nice warm weather. We went to Seabeck and I enjoyed watching the eagles feast at low tide. Desmond enjoyed throwing rocks...boys will still be boys.

I only need a higher power camera zoom...hand me downs are welcome :)

Baseball runs in the family...

2009-05-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

Wyatt (Desmond's cousin) down in California is playing baseball also. They would love to play againist each other.

Look for Desmond in the Pros....

2009-05-02T13:15:00.000-07:00

Desmond pitching at this game last Wednesday. He has worked hard to become a pitcher and is doing a great job!

Tree roots

2009-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

Top pix: Desmond 2007

Bottom: Desmond 2009

No change in wanting to be a ham for the camera!

Magnolia blossoms

2009-04-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

My favorite time of year is spring. I love all the new buds, blossoms and the many colors that God put here on the Earth! My favorite tree would be the Magnolia! Any one of them I love. They are just so pretty with their colored blossoms and how big those blossoms can get! Enjoy some of the ones I have taken this year...

Mount Rainer

2009-04-19T19:31:00.000-07:00

My parent's, Desmond and I went out to Fay Bainbridge park Sunday afternoon. It was alive with people spending a nice afternoon out on the water front. We could see Mount Rainer very big and majestic looking. Desmond spend some time skipping rocks at the water edge. We had done that when Desmond was maybe 3-4 years old and we couldn't get him away from the water edge - he then would throw hand-fulls of rocks in, watching a splash could up from the rocks.

Easter 2009 @ Julie and Brent's House

2009-04-19T19:18:00.001-07:00

We all had Easter at Julie and Brent's house this year! It was the first time I got to meet Cooper ("Julie's dog"), it's called a BUG - it's a Boston Terrer and a Pug mix. He's funny - little on the special side, but to see Cooper and Juba interact is very entertaining. Juba is "Brent's dog" who is a hugh pit bull. Both are 'rescue' dogs. I was terrifed of Juba when I first met him, but now we are best buds.

Desmond loved spending time with the dogs, probably more so than with us. Julie and Brent fixed us a yummy ham dinner. First time our whole family has been down there. It was good to spend time with our loved ones.

We sat around after eating and played Peggle (I think that is what it's called) :)

There is a Time for Everything

2009-04-04T22:07:00.000-07:00

There is a time for everything and everything on earth has its special season.
There is a time to be born and a time to die.
There is a time to plant and a time to pull up plants.
There is a time to kill and a time to heal.
There is a time to destroy and a time to build.
There is a time to cry and a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad and a time to dance.
There is a time to throw away stones and a time to gather them.
There is a time to hug and a time not to hug.
There is a time to look for something and a time to stop looking for it.
There is a time to keep things and a time to throw away.
There is a time to tear apart and a time to sew together.
There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.
There is a time to love and a time to hate.
There is a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

R.I.P.

2009-03-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

Julie and I flew out to Denver and had a five hour drive down to Oklahoma to attend our Grandpa's funeral on 3-21-09. We were very glad that we went. It was very touching, all the details that the funeral home put together and the community was great. There is a total of 6 grand kids, we were all pallbearers. My Grandma is doing well - with the fact that there were married for over 62 years and having living on that ranch for more than 40 years, she is handling it well.

My Grandpa was out picking up trash along side of their road that goes through the ranch. Some vacationers found him dead on the scene, with his four-wheeler flipped over on top of him. The officials thinks that he might have had a massive heart attack. They believe that he was not in any pain. He died on his ranch like he wanted to; doing what he loved to do. We know that he is in heaven having a blast up there. He came from a family of 14 brothers and sisters and he was the last to go. Now they get to see each other up there.

My Grandpa Dawson

2009-03-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

Today was my birthday - and I found out today that my favorite Grandpa went to Heaven! I am very sad, but also glad that he does not have to endure the hardship of life. He had been having several mini strokes and passing out has become an almost weekly occurance. I loved him so much, so many happy memories being with my cowboy Grandpa. He and my Grandma has been married over 60 years! I'm so proud of them for that.

Letter from God

2009-03-07T11:39:00.000-08:00

To: YOU

Date: TODAY

From: GOD

Subject: YOURSELF

Reference: LIFE

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day. I love you. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now. Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!Now, you have a nice day.
God
God has seen you struggling, God says it's over.A blessing is coming your way. You are being tested. YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES TO TELL 10 FRIENDS THAT YOU LOVE THEM (INCLUDING ME)
I LOVE YOU!
GO!

Baseball starting here soon...

2009-03-02T18:55:00.000-08:00

With basketball just ending with the last game this past Saturday; baseball 'drafts' are starting this coming Saturday. Some-where along the line some one did not ask the moms when they would like all these sports to start...men listen...there needs to be a space/weekend/break between sports. Okay now that I have that off my chest...I found some old 'baseball' pictures of Desmond...way too cute if you ask me.

Desmond getting some action!

2009-02-28T14:17:00.000-08:00

Basketball buddies...

2009-02-28T13:27:00.000-08:00

Desmond, Ian and Griffin~

Resting after playing their 'period' of basketball. Desmond likes to 'coach' on the sidelines...shouting out praises or telling players where they 'should' be going in his eyes.