Back in September, I ran into an old high school friend at one of our fave hot spots, the Pirate’s Cove. I hadn’t seen Amber in probably ten years, so it was quite random. She has two boys, close in age to my girls, so we’ve kept in touch and tried to organize a playdate. [...]
This will not work for too much longer, so I’m trying to take advantage of his smallish size while I can. Everywhere we take him, people tell us how OMG-HUMONGOUS-BEASTLY-JUSTBIG he’s going to get. We’re still OK with that. Oh and look at his one floppy ear! It’s just developed. Does it just kill you? [...]
Red Eyed Tree Frog, with Bugs (And Poo)
Avery got a toy red eyed tree frog at the zoo last time we were there. One morning this week, she decided to draw its picture and give it to Aunt Kelly. Here’s the end result. You can see the frog on the left, leaves/trees and bugs on [...]
It started with Gimli running laps in the backyard, the way young dog are known to do at times. And then he discovered the pool, which happened to have about two inches of water in it. And then this is what happened, in Gimli’s own words.
“Hmm. It’s like a really big water bowl. NOT AT [...]
We have renamed our newest family member. Gizmo was a good name, but it just never really fit. That and we kept forgetting it for some reason. It’s bad when you look at your dog saying, “Uuuuh Guh-Guh-GIZMO!” So his new name is Gimli. Seems to suit him a bit better. He is a smidge [...]
