Our little climber

If we can't find Mason, he is climbing the stairs.

Day at the zoo

We finally took a break from home improvment and went to the zoo. It was freezing,well the wind was cold. We saw all kinds of great animals. Jacob wanted to see the rhino,but all we saw was his rear. We saw a lion roaring and an elephant eating. We waited and waited for the Mandrill feeding but they were late so we left. Jacob and Emily got to pet snakes,the zoo was also having trick or treating,that's why we have pictures of StarWars guys. We are going back when it's warmer so we can take our time and enjoy it more.

You're my best friend

Mason loves to play with Buster. Buster is such a good cat too,he lets Mason pull and poke him without a complaint. He just takes it. Buster was the same way with Emily and Jacob. I guess he loves our family or he is just plain dumb.

It all comes out in the wash

Look what came out of my wash! Just kidding. I turned around to pick up some laundry that I dropped and Buster decided to check out the washer.

Relaxing

Birthday

Well, I hit the big 30! And I feel older and wiser. And I know I still look good. I was mistaken for a teenager last week. The timing of it couldn't have been better. Right before the big 30.It felt great! We didn't do anything really special. We went out for a family dinner at the Olive Garden. It was funny to watch Pete order his dinner, not knowing how to pronounce the words on the menu. Then, I ate a huge clove of garlic and asked Jacob if I had stinky breath. All the while the waiter was watching. I felt like an idiot. I was just having some fun with my family.It was a good birthday.That's me making a wish......I won't tell you what I wished for,if I do it won't come true. (ha ha)

Maggie

This is Maggie the newest member to our family. She is a boxer. She is very sweet and gentle. Maggie comes to us from my brother,he had adopted her from a shelter. She really seems to like it here with us. She has really taken to Pete the most. I don't know if you can tell from this picture,Maggie only has one eye. She lost it when she was hit by a car. Still with only one eye she likes playing soccer and running. She does have a little balance issue. Her depth perception is off, so she has trouble with the stairs. I think as she gets used to our stairs she will get better at climbing them.

Answer

My favorite fruit are peaches.Yellow or golden to be exact. In the summer time a juicy peach is refreshing. I missed having them while in Okinawa. They had peaches just not the kind I love. Since being back I eat them every chance I get. I can remember when I was a kid,or maybe a little older, my Dad bringing home a boxes of farm fresh peaches. I think I ate them all. And the funny thing is my mother hates them because of the fuzz. It's like fingernails on a chalk board to her.