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Has anyone ever seen a dog sit like this? She does it all the time, so it must feel good. It just looks a little different...

Fun in the snow

We have quite a bit of snow for these parts, enough so that when you walk through it your feet and some of your leg disappear. I am not a big snow fan, but if we are going to have it I do prefer it to be enough so that we can do something with it. It was also enough for us to go sledding. We are going out to Cali soon, and we will be seeing four new babies! At least one is a boy, so I won't feel too bad. Going to see four baby girls would be hard on me. There is one baby not arriving for a bit, but I tell you, I bet it's a girl!

Scotty is 4!

Cody caught this frog all by himself in the canal. It is the biggest frog we have ever seen. We normally catch toads. They took a bath with him and then let him go. We have one puppy left, and while she looks cute, she is not so sweet. She thinks she is queen of this place and freely growls at you and bites too. Anyone want a puppy? I think I should donate her to Cesar Milan, I wonder if he would do a pickup?

Birthday for an old person

So yesterday was Mike's 35th birthday. We had his favorite dinner and some cake, nothing too elaborate since old people get tired quickly and can't handle too much stimulation. We have a new cat that Mike brought home from his work. He is very friendly and outgoing and he should be a good cat. He is pretty happy to be inside. We have three puppies left from the original seven, and hopefully we can find homes for them soon. We scored some awesome bean bags at Savers (a huge thrift store) and the boys love them.

Martinmas

Tonight we celebrated Martinmas, a holiday that is normally celebrated in a Waldorf school. Many catholics celebrate it too. We made paper lanterns out of our old watercolor paintings and went for a lantern walk outside to light up the darkness. Our lanterns turned out beautiful. When the boys were walking together the lanterns gave off a beautiful glow that was almost mystical. Very pretty. The boys enjoyed blowing "dragon breath" out in the cold night air. Then we came in and lit some candles and had apple cider and pumpkin pie. I have never celebrated Martinmas before and it was fun. I bet the Martinmas celebration in Eugene Oregon is absolutely fabulous and probably perfect. But you know, I do what I can.

Simple Pleasures

Like sitting on your horse for twenty minutes while he eats.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I wish I knew a bunch of people so I could throw a gigantic Halloween party. I'm sure in Oregon people do this every year...

Grape Stomp and a little b-day

So today is my 28th birthday, just ignore what the cake says. Mike made me my favorite dinner and I thought I would show you how good it turned out since it looks just like the recipe picture in the book! Yum. Parmesan Chicken with citrus salad. Ina Garten knows what she's doing. We went to a winery near us and the boys were able to participate in their grape stomp. They stood in barrels of grapes and stomped them into wine, or what will become wine. Pretty fun. I didn't even have to cook breakfast today because Kel, Aaron and the crew took us out to breakfast in Eagle to a fancy upscale favorite of theirs. There's pink roses on my table and enough birthday money in my pocket to buy myself some long sought after boots. I have been longing for them for two years so I hope they are worth it. Pretty good day. In a few years when I turn 30, lets hope it goes this good...

Puppies and some bmx

So we have a mama dog and her 7 puppies which she had here at the house. Pretty cute. It is nice to finally have babies that come with a mama. It's so nice to have someone else doing the work. It's actually quite easy. Cody took three of these pictures, not bad.

Jacob and Cody went to a homeschool bmx event and it was pretty cool. Jacob and Cody even raced each other in the training wheel race before the other mock races. They loved it and they say they want to get bmx bikes and start touring. It was really fun. Way better than coach pitch or soccer, which were boring according to them and me. Mike used to race bmx when he was little and was really good at it, I think he was #1 in the state of Colorado and #50 in the nation for his age group, so he would be good at teaching the boys how to ride.

Surfing and some cake

I am showing the cake I made for Jacob's birthday since someone decided to go to Maui instead and didn't get to see it in person. I also thought I would show you that I went surfing and didn't get eaten by a shark! Such cute little waves aren't they? Jacob loved his wetsuit. I could go surfing daily from either one of my new houses, just so you know.

Stitches, again

This time it was Scotty's turn. Only two stitches, so not so bad I guess. I threw in this one of Cody because he colored his hair with a green marker and it turned out pretty cool. That's Cody and Auntie Marilyn when we went to her house and went swimming and had a bbq. I am sad to be back in the desert, but not much I can do about it right now. I miss the beach and the green forest. I guess I need two homes. One in the Santa Cruz Mountains and one in Rio De Janeiro...

Jacobin's Interview

How old are you? 6
If you could change into any animal for 1 day what would it be? Griffin
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite ice cream flavor? Bubble gum
Favorite Dinner? Creamy enchilada casserole
If you could live in another country which would you choose? Mexico
Which do you like better, dogs or cats? Dogs
Strawberries or Blackberries? Strawberries
If you could change your name what would you change it to? Harry Potter
Sausage or Bacon? Bacon
What do you want to be when you grow up? Space Man
Would you rather have horns or wings? Wings
Would you skydive? No
Would you ride in a hot air balloon? Yes
Favorite Place? Yellow Gate
Favorite Drink? Fruit Punch

There you have it.

Interview

This is Scotty's interview

How old are you? 3
Favorite Color: Pinkish-Blue
Favorite Food: Pumpkin Pie
Favorite Animal: Tiger
Favorite Place: The Beach
Sun or Moon: Sun
Wind or Rain: Rain
Thunder or Lightning: Lightning
Shells or Crystals: Crystals
Favorite Drink: Mango Tea
Favorite Ice Cream: Pumpkin Pie
If you could change your name what would you change it to: Dragon Fire

Interview

This is a short interview I did with Cody last night, and yes, these are the pictures he wanted taken of himself.

How old are you? 5.

Favorite Color? Rainbow with no orange, green or yellow.

Favorite Food? Ice cream, cakes, pies.

Favorite Animal? Boy Unicorn.

Favorite Place? Baba's House.

Sun or Moon? Sun.

Wind or Rain? Wind.

Thunder or Lightning? Lightning.

Shells or Crystals? Crystals.

Favorite Drink? Fruit Punch.

Favorite Ice Cream? Ben and Jerry's Boston Cream Pie.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Super Dragon.