Today I am Thankful for my Puppy!

There are days when he drives me nuts....but at the end of the day his sweet kisses make up or it! And how could you be mad at a face like that???

Halloween 09

Halloween 09 was a fun one! We hosted the party in our backyard and had a great time! The Smurfs (Randy and Tracy) came for a visit along with a Twister Board (Rachel). We also had an Olive Oil (Michele) The Snuggie Family (Ryan, Angie and Bozley...who later turned into the USC fans) EG and Anna came as Red Shirts and brought Pippin the Cow. April came as a flower and Avalee was the most precious Butterfly you have ever seen! Todd...the DJ was " As seen on TV man"..Eric came as a Referee ( we didnt need and officiating though)....there were several others! It was a fun night! We also had a lot of trick or treaters...enough to empty the bowl of candy!!!!

Megan and Annika....pumpkin carving

Megan is now in High School and is taking german....she had the honor of hosting a german exchange student for 3 weeks. In Germany, Annika does not celebrate Halloween....it is not a German tradition like it is here in the states. She had her first experience with carving pumpkins .....it was fun to watch!

Bees and Bozley

While this little creature gives us good things like Honey and pollinates our plants so we have veggies, fruit and flowers...they are a menace in our home! Bozley being the curious little guy that he is like to pick things up in his mouth...he has a strange love of worms, crickets, rocks, twigs and bees. There is a tree somewhere in our neighborhood that has a hive and it seems that the bees come to our patio to die a peaceful death. Everytime we go out , there are number of dead or dying bees on our patio. I do my best to get them all taken care before Bozley can get ahold of them.... much to our dismay he has gotten ahold of a few of them and has been stung about 3 times (you think he would learn) The first sting (October 13) was on his paw and it wasnt so bad...we removed the stinger and he went on his merry way....no harm no foul. The second (October 19) time however was not so uneventful. He picked the bee up in his mouth and it stung him in the gums. We could not find the stinger and didnt know it was still there...he became very weak and threw up. I called the emergency vet to find out what to do (I only called the E-Vet because our dog had to do this after hours...thus costing us more) TheE-Vet said to bring him he was going into shock. Our little boy is allergic to bees it seems and needed to get a shot of epinephrine to calm his little heart down, he also got a 50mg shot of Benadryl (thats enough to knock me out for 2 days) and a shot of steroids....oh he also had to have an IV of fluids! Not a fun night...waking up every hour to check on him. He got better over the next couple of days and was his normal puppy self. The third sting happened yesterday October 27, he again was in the backyard. I had killed all the bees but must have left a trace of one and he licked it up ...getting stung on his tongue (we do not have the brightest dog in the bunch) I rushed him to his vet...they took a look at him, removed the stinger, gave him two more shots and sent him on his way!

So I now have a love/hate relationship with bees....They can come pollinate our plants..but please stay off of my patio and away from my dog....this is getting to be way to expensive! Oh well...the things we do for our furry little children!

Fall and Holiday Family Portraits!

Its that time of year again!! Time to start thinking about your annual family portraits!!! Send me an email or call to for more information and to book!

Bozley the USC Fan!!!

Little did we know when we brought Bozley home that he was such a USC Fan!!!!
FIGHT ON!!!!

The finished Patio!!!!

Here are some images of the completed Patio!!!! Its done! There is still a lot left to do in the backyard...it will have to wait!