Lando's Alaska Prep

Lando got some of his waterproof gear for fish gutting in Alaska.

Sexy!

He leaves in 2 weeks.

Cyclist Deevs

Deevs sold a Lens on craigs list and using that and his (months early) bday money, purchased a used bike he found online.

Here he is getting ready to ride to church (7-8 miles, think?).

Lando has been super into bikes lately and now Deevs is too.

I don't have photos of Lando yet (I wish I had gotten some of him & his friend Jake working the whole weekend in the garage, fixing & painting!)

I am happy for their new hobby and interest but I am also worried... I get nervous when they are out riding that they will get hit by a car or crash and have a head injury. I am a stickler for helmets, but grown and nearly grown boys don't always listen to their mamas :(

Maybe I will spank them both soundly and put them to bed!

Brothers At Sea - Pure Volume

Lando's band, Brother's At Sea was just featured on the home page of purevolume.com. Exciting!

Here are some screen shots.

Here they are one of "Today's Top Artists"

Here, in the bottom right hand corner, you can see they were "recently featured"... I forgot to take the screen shot when they were one of the BIG 2 pictures :(

Here are some screen shots of their My Space (which Jade designed).

Way to go brothers!

Lando & Carson - HEARTLESS

This is old, but when I came across it again on you tube, I thought it deserved a home on our blog.

Here are Lando & Carson (2 members of Brothers at Sea) covering Kanye West's "Heartless".

Lando Singing "He Is"

Lando came down this weekend because he was singing at church (we will take him any way we can get him!!!)

Enjoy.

Biola O9

August 17 felt like it came early.

This was the Monday we moved Lando in to his dorm at Horton House for "Torrientation" (orientation for the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola). They moved in 5 days before everyone else and had the campus to themselves for that first week, which was probably a pretty good way to get accustomed before the crowds descended.

It was SO neat to be on the campus of a college with such strong faith roots and traditions. To walk around the campus with all these polite and thoughtful students and their loving families and to run into faculty and staff who were loving and helpful and friendly was a blessed introduction to the college experience for us. And to know that Lando is in a place where God SO had him to be and to see God's hand of provision on that borders on the miraculous for me.

Deevs was down with Swine Flu and couldn't be with us (he went to Katie's for the day as she was down with H1N1 as well) and Jade was in Virginia visiting Sara, so it was just Mom, Dad, and Miss M moving Lando in.

We miss Lando around the house in SO many ways and it is weird to shop for and cook different quantities of food knowing he will not be home. But Miss M and Deevs are a little excited they won't have to violently label every morsel of food in the fridge so Lando the locust won't devour it - haha!

Walking on the Biola Campus

Checking in at Registration

Love, awe, and admiration for God is everywhere around the campus

"Where will I put all my stuff?"

Miss M making the bed for brother

Unpacking

Making a bunk bed alone is HARD!

Starting to get settled

Lando and his roommate Carson - buds!

Lando Room Change

In preparation for moving to the dorms at Biola, we had Lando vacate his big upstairs (green) room

for the smaller (formerly pink, now brown) room.

The move went fairly quickly & simply. He was all ready to pack and move out. *sniff sniff*

Jr. High SUMMER Camp

Lando & Miss M took off for church Jr. high Summer camp (Lando as an Assistant Counselor/Miss M as a camper). What FUN for them to both be there together!!!

We heard the Droopy's had a BLAST with their Assistant Counselor, Lando.

And we know HE sure had a fun time!

Miss M and her cabin had a BALL as well (With Bethany, Emy & Jade B. as Counselors!) Their cabin was PURPLE and MAN, was Miss M decked out!... She had some SERIOUS cabin spirit! (She came home with purple hair spray embedded in her scalp.)

Miss M said it was the BEST CAMP EVER! She was happy to come home but now wishes she could go right back for another week!

On a bummer note, it APPEARS H1N1 (swine flu) was being passed around the camp. At least one camper (a good friend of Miss M's) and one counselor have been confirmed - ugh!

Lando is 19!!!!!!!

19 years ago on July 20, 1990, our little Lando was born.

(I need to scan and upload some baby and 'little one' photos of the kids... when I do I will update.)

He was not the easiest baby or toddler. Strong-willed and determined from day one!

But always tender-hearted, wanting to please, loyal, and (believe it or not) slightly cautious.

He loved to be able to quantify things and explain things with numbers and percentages. "Mom, I like steak WAY better than chicken... I'll bet 93% of people like steak better than chicken."

He has always had a strong sense of justice and fairness. Once you earn his respect and admiration, he will go above and beyond to please you and to earn your respect... loyal to the end. But if he believe someone is unfair or unjust, he will cease to care about anything that person thinks or says. He tends to be a "black and white" thinker... if something is black, it is always black - in all circumstances. But if it is white, it is white... not ifs, ands, or buts about it. He doesn't easily change his thinking either, but once he does, it is fairly locked in unless something comes along to deeply challenge it.

He is a learner and a thinker and a grower. He is SO smart and talented. Our whole family loves to listen to Lando play guitar or piano and sing.

Being related to Lando is a joyful ride.

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19th birthday party

Brothers

Picnic dinner

Grammie ("don't-poke-eyes-out-with-a-stick") and Grampie making marshmallow roasting sticks from hangers. (With TN cousin Mike looking on.)

Roasting marshmallows with "cousin" Ali.

We showed "Yes Man" from a projector on a white sheet screen.

Mike & Lando watching movie.

Around the firepit.

It was a week night (work night) and it got kinda loud, so we had to shut down festivities around 11:15 so we didn't overly annoy our lovely neighbors.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DC - "Jerkin" Coast 2 Coast

This is the boys' newest jerkin' video.

I'll give a daily update later.

(Don't forget to go on you tube and RATE it!!!)

xo

Dancing in the Streets

This is the third night (thursday night).

We went to Chinatown to see Transformers.

It was PACKED so we got a refund.

We walked the bustling streets... this area was so much more "city".

Fun and crazy and busy and diverse and wild.

A street performer was banging a ricking beat on the street corner.

Landon & Deevs broke out in their "Jerk" dancing ("jerkin' ") on the corner.

A whole crowd gathered.

A man and a woman joined them.

It was fun fun fun!!!!

Could've stayed there all night.

VIDEO COMING SOON.

Lando Graduation '09

At graduation 2 hours before it starts.

Waiting.
Finally "Pomp & Circumstance"
Proud.
Diploma.
Done!!!!!
Jade, Dad, Lando
Sibs.
Mom Landon & Em ("Hello... I am actually here with you... and someone is taking our picture..."
Aunt Elle & Grammie
Grammie & Grampie
Friends.