We were in the Bothell 4th of July Parade

We showed our patriotic spirit this year and joined the Applause Studio gang for the Bothell 4th of July parade. It was quite the hot day and I was so impressed that the kids were able to boogie down the whole way. I was about ready to faint and all I did was hand out flyers and candy. Bob walked along side and captured it all on video. Austin helped hand out candy. I also captured some footage. Click HERE to view the video montage!

Father's Day 2007

We had two Father's Day celebrations this year. Glen and Diane hosted a BIG gathering at their place the weekend before, which was also a birthday celebration for Glen (June 7).

We had another Father's Day celebration at our house the following weekend. Glen and Bob were our guests of honor. Bob's mom was in town from Utah. It was great celebrating with family. You can find more pictures HERE.

I created a photo music montage for each of the dads in my life. Click the links below to view each of these special tributes to 3 of the coolest dads I know!!!
Bob's Montage ** Bill's Montage ** Glen's Montage

Austin's School Play

Austin was in a school play called “Theseus and the Minotaur, The Monster of the Maze.” The play was Performed by the James Monroe Superstars in Ms. Martin & Mrs. Coffman’s Multiage Class (3rd/4th).
Click on the image to see all the photos!

June Production @ Edmonds Center for the Arts

Amanda and I had a great time performing in the Applause Studio production of "Opposites." The show was a huge success and a good time was had by all. I finally got around to uploading a bunch of the photos from the show. Some are photos I took before and after the show and the others were taken by our professional photographer. He captured some great on-stage action shots!!! To view the photos, click on the image.

Blake Lewis Home Town Visit with American Idol

My kids and I played hooky and headed to Bothell to help welcome home our hometown hero, Blake Lewis... one of the final 3 contestant's on American Idol.

Click on the photo to the left to view photos!

View the music montage I put together:
http://www.photoshow.net/julzlife/adventures

Ross Family Fun

The five of us Ross siblings got
together in April for food, fun, and Mojitos!!
A good time was had by all and we posed for our usual
Fab Five Foto. ;-)

On April 29, we gathered once again for another celebration.
Happy birthday to mom,
Gary, and Larry
and congratulations to Merri & Garet
on their wedding.

We were also giddy about our
two expectant couples...
Ashley and Luke (Baby #1)
and Garet & Merri (Baby #2).

How good are these Mojitos?
Yummo!

Click on any of the photos
to see the entire album.

Enjoy the montage video below!

The Chocolate Factory

APPLAUSE PLAYERS PRESENTS...
The Chocolate Factory -- featuring Amanda Rice
On Friday, April 27, Amanda appeared in the play "Chocolate Factory." This was her first large theatre production. She has definitely been bit by the theater bug and has fallen madly in love with acting. In fact, she may focus solely on theater for a while. Our Amanda is a natural born actress and have we no doubt she will go far with this new endeavor.

Before the play, family and friends gathered at Anthony's Home Port Restaurant on the Everett Waterfront for dinner. Amanda was so touched at how many friends and family came to see her debut. I believe there were 20 of us who met up for dinner and several more friends and family met us at the theater.

The play was a huge success. What a wonderful night! Thanks to everyone who came out and showed their support!!!
Click on either photo to see all the fun pictures. :-)

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM!

On Friday, April 20... The Applause Studio Performance Teams had a show at the Everett Imagine Children's Museum.

Before the show, the kids took advantage of the fun things to do at the museum. Click on the photo to see all the photos of our night at the museum.

Easter Sunday - 2007

Another lovely Easter day at the Rice house!
As is tradition, the first order of business is for the kids to find their Easter Baskets.

Austin found his right away in the guest room closet. I think he likes it...

Amanda found hers on the first try as well, in her bathtub. She can't wait to dig in...

Next order of business... the Easter Egg Hunt!!! The weather was perfect.
Click on the photos to see all the festivities!!!

80 Degrees on April 6...

The four of us took advantage of the excellent weather we had on Friday, April 6. Bob and the kids packed up the air mattresses and headed to Silver Lake to go floating. It may have been extra warm outside, but the water was slightly cold!

I decided to take the last half of the day off and join Bob and the kids. I stopped off on the way to the lake and grabbed some lunch. What a wonderful picnic we had. Click on the photos for more....