October Photos - Snow Storm!!!

We had a HUGE snow storm on the 28th and 29th.  My mom was up to hang out with us that week to make sure I was ok (after my emergency room trip), and she was helping us prepare for the Halloween party we threw.  But the storm put a serious kink in our preparations.  We ended up being days behind on costumes.  I didn't even get to start my costume until around 7pm on the 30th and I had to wear it to a party that evening!

The storm was a lot of fun though.  We got Regin all suited up and out there playing in it.

Two buddies.  Cracks me up that Smilla squishes herself onto those steps to avoid laying on our hardwood floor.  Poor thing needs a dog bed!  The sweater is one my mom made for my nephew Elias who is now 17.  I have a pile of handed-down knitwear in our closet.  Cool stuff!


She LOVES the snow.  How lucky are we to have found another dog that loves the snow?  She even ran around the yard and lept up into the air to snatch snowflakes out of the sky!


Regin loved being out there too (he's been asking me since then, "Mamma, where's the snow???").  But he had a lot of trouble getting himself up every time he fell down in that chunky snowsuit.


At first I suggested we throw snowballs at each other, but with his aim I knew I would get grumpy with that game fast, so then we teamed up and threw snowballs at Smilla.


We made the beginnings of a snow fort using a bucket to mold the bricks.  We got about three bricks high and 5 or 6 bricks wide before I had to come inside.  My clothes might look warm, but it's all show.  They soaked through and I was growing icicles.  Regin, on the other hand, could not be convinced to come inside without serious bribery.  I need some better snow clothes.  I wonder what I can find for pregnant chicks.

DAY 2
The snow didn't stop all through the second day.  George worked from home that day.  He got some of shots of how thick it was on his iphone.

Those things on the left are our sunflowers.  Never did measure them at full height, but I estimate around 11'-12'.  I think they must have had a good foot of snow on top of each flower.

So much for that snow fort.  Where did it go?


George got to shovel the driveway.

Check out my car!


You can see the rest of our October photos in our October 09 album.

Storybook Farm, Take 1

We went to "Storybook Farm" at the Children's Museum earlier this month.  Teddi, her daughter Lyric, sister Nicole, and nephew Frankie all joined us later, but by then I was kind of done taking pictures, so unfortunately I have no shots of the other kids.



Regin LOVED hanging out with the animals.  Not the chickens, he can see those anytime in Walsenburg.


Not the sheep so much.

And not the bunnies, ducks, or pony.


No, what he loved, loved, loved, were the goats!

Oh my oh my!  He loved the goats!  Followed them around everywhere, petting them along the way.


Makes me want to get a little dwarf dairy goat.  How fun would that be?  And free goat milk, fertilizer, and lawn mower to boot!  Stupid neighborhood would never allow it though.  Sigh.

They had a storytime where they told his FAVORITE story:  The Three Billy Goats Gruff (is that why he loved the goats so much?)


We also got to sit on a tractor.


You can see more photos from this trip in the September 09 album on Facebook.

May 09 Photos

Here is the album, and highlights below...

May was the month of the new gardening beds.  We took out the old beds, and built new, HUGE ones to put in their place.  What a LOT of work!





Mother's Day.  Regin is wearing the first sock I made for him.  I later finished the second, but he was so excited about the first one, he insisted on wearing it, even though there was no mate.

Goofy kid.  :)

Enjoying the summer in my garden nook.  I did some of my artwork this summer in this spot.


More work on the garden beds.


And plants going in...


I put twigs all around each bed to try and discourage little boys and puppies from playing in there.


Our puppy getting bigger.



Had some fun in Walsenburg




Repairs to our damaged ceilings/walls (remember our pipes burst while we were in Penang?)


More boy-puppy bonding.  They snuggle and wrestle on the floor together.  Sometimes it's kind of hard to tell which they are doing.  Regin can be violent with his affection.


In the bath!


Working on that modeling portfolio.


In the grass with Papi.  That's summer, isn't it?

April 09 Photos

Here's the album and below are the highlights!

Regin & Smilla became complete pals.


We went to Lucah's birthday party, and had a great time bouncing and jumping in various bouncy castles.



Some "adults" also got in on the action!

Teddi, Keith & Lyric were also there. 


And Teddi and I had matching haircuts!


Then it was time for Regin's birthday party.





This is by the Denver Library.


The David clan visited Garden of the Gods.



And with the Davids, we had Xmas in April.




Regin and I did some "gardening" (finding worms - "wormps").




George and Regin went with new best friend Frankie and Uncle Keith to a baseball game.  Regin has been talking about them ever since!