One With The YoYo

Porter holding Daddy's new "off string" yoyo
AJ trying to memorize a new trick
Ryan Lee qualified for nationals
Pretty nice view from our room at the Mayfair Hotel

Once again the DeBackers and the DeBackers traveled to Seattle to enjoy the Regional YoYo Competition. And as usuual, the guys dazzled with their yoyo artistry. I know it sounds lame but these guys can do things with a yoyo that just boggles the mind. If you've been watching the Olympics you have seen that the Northwest is having spectacular weather. The skies are blue and cloudless, the sun is shinning and it's right on the verge of being warm. On Saturday morning I headed out to shop while Al, Maryanne, AJ and Porter went to Seattle Center to watch the early yoyo events. It was so wonderful to shop in such a great downtown...so many shops, so little time. At lunch time I walked down to Pike's Market and had lunch sitting beside the sparkling Puget Sound. Finally around 2:00 I headed down to Seattle Center and arrived just in time for the 5 group finals, the best part of the competition. At 5:30 after all the winners had been crowned we jumped in the car and headed home. Porter was a trooper and slept practically the entire time. So did Grandpa. It was a quick trip but fun nevertheless.