Attaway J!

My friend Heather's family has been my Washington family for the last 7 years or so, which is awesome because if you've ever met anyone from the Johnson/Westering clan you know they are some of the greatest people on earth. If you have never experienced one of their taco nights or watched a football game in their presence then I would suggest adding it to your bucket list. I'm serious. They are SO fun. Mostly because they are the most enthusiatic and positive people ever...and if you didn't know anything about football, I could probably convince you that they single-handedly created the sport. Frosty, Heather's grandpa, is one of the most winningest coaches in college football history and coached at PLU for 30 years. If you don't believe that he's a big deal then just know this...he has his own WIKEPEDIA. Enough said. Aside from being one of the greatest coaches of all time he is also brilliant when it comes to sports psych and sports performance. His son, Scott, took over for him at PLU and has been the head coach since Frosty retired in 2002. Heather's brother, Jason, was the quarterback for Arizona and has since played in Canada and Europe. Her other brother Chad was the quarterback for the 1999 PLU National Championship team. Her husband Chris, who is a super athlete, played at California and then transfered to PLU to play for both Frosty and Scott. And the list goes on. So yes, they did invent football.

Every fourth of July, Scott puts on a fireworks show at Fort Lewis and it is nothing short of amazing. He has former Lute players help him every year and they do things the old school way by lighting the fireworks by hand...and wearing football helmets as protection! Jason made this rad video of footage from the other night and I absolutely had to share it for those of you who didn't have a chance to see it on facebook. Really made me miss being home for the fourth but totally made my day. Attaway J!

Ft. Lewis Fireworks July 4, 2010 from One_Space Films on Vimeo.