Poor Chief
On a recent trip into the woods, Danny and his hunting buddy found this poor little dog…His name is Chief.
The were up Hwy 58 looking for potential elk hunting spots and came across him, his foot was caught in a trap.
But it was Chief’s lucky day because Danny and his buddy got him out of the trap, gave him a bit of food and drove him back to Eugene where they met up with Chief’s owner. He had been lost out in the woods for 2 weeks in late December/early January. Brrr…
He Loves Dinosaurs
Owen loves dinosaurs.
Recently he was looking at this book and kept showing me pictures and then mimicking their faces…He would ask me questions about the pictures that he was looking at.
I love watching him get excited about learning…
They Practically Don’t Need Us Anymore…
On Saturday, Danny made pancakes as usual. He made extra so that the kids could have them again on Sunday.
Early Sunday morning, Grace came in (while we were still sleeping) and asked if she could get pancakes out of the fridge for herself and Owen. We said yes…
A little later when we got up, this is what we found…
Grace had made quite a little spread for them to enjoy…they even had mugs of milk…
I guess if they wanted warm pancakes, then they would still need us…
My First Sweater
Earlier this fall I attempted to crochet a sweater for Grace. It turned out pretty well considering it was my first attempt…I usually just do blankets and scarves….
The pattern I used was the “Swing Set Cardigan” on Lion Brand’s website. It is a free pattern and pretty easy to follow. Since it was for smaller kiddos I just used a larger needle. I do wish I had made it longer as it turned out rather boxy…There is a sunflower button to keep it closed.
And a little headband…
Unfortunately it is itchy…I may have to try another one in super soft yarn…
Shore Acres, Pt. 2
The day was gorgeous and time was spent at the Sunset Beach…
Cape Arago Lighthouse
Shore Acres, Pt. 1
During Christmas break the kids got to go with Grandma and Grandpa Annie and Auntie Kaeley to see the lights at Shore Acres State Park near Coos Bay. This has become a yearly tradition that both kids get so excited to do.
They get to go to Mo’s in Florence for lunch…
Watch waves come crashing in at Shore Acres…
and then walking around and looking at lights…
and getting a lift with Grandpa…”
All the Places I Want to Go…
…by Grace…the scanning didn’t work very well and cut off some of her words so I have typed them above the pictures…
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All the Places I Want to Go
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I want to go to Disney Land.
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I want to go to Enchanted Forest
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I want to go to Seatel to see my coisins
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I want to go all around the world!
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I want to go to Washington.
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I want to go to Antartica
…she must get this from her father:)
Excuse Me.
Owen is very polite. He often says “excuse me” when he burps or toots. It’s pretty cute. We also have strict rules about what words can be said at the table…if one says something they shouldn’t the other quickly says “you said no ‘table talk’…”
Recently while Owen and I were eating lunch the following conversation happened…
Owen: “Excuse me.”
Me: “Bless you, bud.”
Owen: “Oh, I didn’t burp.”
Me: “Oh, ok.”
Owen: “I…oh wait, nevermind.”
Me: “Ok.”
Owen: “I didn’t burp, but I can’t say the other thing that I did because I’m at the table.”
Me: “That’s ok you don’t need to say it.”
Owen: “Do you know what I did even though I can’t say the word of what I did?”
Me: “Yes, you tooted.”
Owen: “How did you know, did you hear me?”
Me: “No, but you would only say ‘excuse me’ if you burped or tooted and if you didn’t burp then you must have tooted.”
Owen: “oh.”
MLK Day 2012
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. “
My Baby Sweet Boy
One of my Christmas break projects was to go through the last year’s worth of pictures and clean out the blurry ones and then burn dvds to back them up. I found the following pictures of Owen that I had never posted. They were taken in February or March…
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He has the face of an angel…
