Watch Her Go!

Fancy Feet
Originally uploaded by pete4ducks

This is Mady dancing away in her little jumper thingy. Evie liked this thing too when she was Mady's age . . .

NCAA Championship Game

Hippos!
Originally uploaded by pete4ducks.

The Duke-Baylor game was really like much of the tournament was - exciting finish in a game either team could have won but at the same time ugly. I guess I still prefer the emotion that is in the college game over the much better individual play of the NBA. I do worry though that this will be the last great NCAA tournament. It seems a certainty that next year 96 teams will be in and the tourney will be on ESPN. In the end the 96 team thing will lessen the popularity of the tournament and it will become more an event for college sports fans only rather than the water-cooler event it is now.

Evie and the Ducks

This is Evie in at Hat Rock near Hermiston, Oregon:

Travelin'

Columbia River Gorge
Originally uploaded by pete4ducks.

We've been out of town the last three weekends which is quite the feat with a 3 year old and a 5 month old. I took this photo while we crossed from Washington in to Oregon on the Hood River Bridge. We spent a nice night in Hood River, then the next weekend we spent a night in Cannon Beach and then last weekend we visited family in Hermiston. Always nice to get out of the house but looking to an enjoy a weekend at home this week.

Man Those Picks Stunk

Looking at my picks below those are terrible. Only Kentucky left in my Final Four. Lots of change this month at the UO - two huge hires are out there and for the first time since 1989 Mike Belloti won't be part at Oregon. End of an era, I think Mike will be great on TV and I figure he'll probably stay in the Eugene area.