Nov. 28th 2006

What a wonderfully warm day we had today. Too bad the kids had to go to school. Scarlet and I took a walk along our usual route. Here she is gazing across the water at the ducks.












These are the ducks.














I love this shot. She enjoys playing on the playground equipment.
















Scarlet on the trail.















I wish I knew how to move these pictures around. This was before the jump, obviously. Use your imaginations.

Thanksgiving

I didn't take many pictures on Thanksgiving - there was so much to do. But I did get a few. Here is Sean posing with his turkey artwork, on our chaulkboard wall.
















It was quite the oinkfest.















This is a picture of Jake and Tangles. Jake was trying to aviod the camera, but I got him.














This is the table before we all swooped down like a swarm of hungry locusts.












Way too much food. We could have fed 10 additional people. Sara will probably be posting pics from this event as well. Her blog is www.eggmee.blogspot.com

Foliage Update

Here is a shot of my little Meyer Lemon tree. I just got it this spring and so far, so good. Too bad there's no smell-o-vision on the web, because the flower buds are intoxicatingly sweet. Love them. The lemons taste good too! I know, I know, the pot is ghetto.














Here is proof of our recent warm weather, two of the rose bushes are in bloom. Now, don't get me wrong, I love warm weather as much as anybody, BUT, Thanksgiving is two weeks away, Christmas stuff has been out for ages - it just seems wrong. Anyway, we have no control over the weather.

Check back with us in a few days for a "fallen leaves" update.

posted by: Amy

Nov 2. 2006

Looks like Tangles and Yoda are working out their differences. That, or neither one of them would give up the primo napping spot on the chaise.











This little guy came to visit the other day. He is just a cute baby now, but, God willing, will one day be a giant, slimy, slithery adult snake. It's so hard to watch them grow up, brings tears to my eyes.

Oct. 31, 2006

Halloween was fun but lame this year. We didn't even carve a pumpkin. If you had come to my house trick or treating, this is what you would have seen: Jeff handing out candy with a smile.















Sean went to "Trunk or Treat" with the Hein's. He said it was way more fun than regular trick or treating. And, he won a boo-tiful cake at the cake walk. It has fantastic cream cheese frosting on top, along with marshmallow ghosts and candy corn. (note the uncarved pumpkin at Sean's feet.)

















We had the most warm and beautiful weather for Halloween. Everybody was out enjoying it and having a good time. Even Scarlet and I took a walk and mingled a bit. As this picture shows, every leaf in the neighborhood is in our yard. They're pretty though.

Jake went to an "out of doors" party, and seemed to have a great time too.













Happy and Scary trick or treaters.













More happy trick or treaters.