Roktoberfest Kids

Kids getting ready for some Twister action at our recent Roktoberfest in early Oct.  

A Bit of Fog

A bit of fog in our backyard yesterday.

13 Lined Ground Squirrel

13 lined ground squirrel (Spermiphilus tridecemlineatus) on our patio today eating one of our cherry tomatoes.  He (She?) ate some thyme first-right from the pot.  Good life for a ground squirrel.  The boys & I found a very wet, barely alive ground squirrel Sunday.  It had obviously been half drowned from all the rain and seemed to be barely coherent and hardly breathing.  It was laying on its side and didn't move when we approached it.  So...we put some bird seed just in front of it so it would have some food right away if it dried out and survived.  When I went to check on it the next morning, the ground squirrel and bird food were gone-so I suspect that it dried out and made it back to its burrow.

Ethan in red, Graham in blue.  1st day of school Aug 22.

Zombies!

Ethan & Graham.  Both wearing presents (sweatshirts) from cuz Kim. Ethan is wearing a zombie pirate mask from Aunt Laurie, Unc PJ, & the Connolly girls.

Our Subdivision River

A pic of the river that formed today in our subdivision after the 5 inches of rain we received today.  We're expecting another 3-5 tomorrow.  The river formed on the right from a subdivision behind ours and flows to the left to our retention pond.

boys playing in the water

Graham running through the water after our 5 inches of rain today.  Expecting another 3-5 tomorrow.

Boys playing in the water

Ethan playing in the river that formed next to our house after 5 inches of rain today-and that was without a hurricane.

Pics from Ethan & Graham's 6th Birthday Party

Ethan's & Graham's cakes.

Pics from Ethan & Graham's 6th Birthday Party

Sophia & Dylan

Pics from Ethan & Graham's 6th Birthday Party

Bob & Claire

Pics from Ethan & Graham's 6th Birthday Party

Jack & Josh

Finally Some New Stuff

It's been quite some time, but I've put some new pics of the boys up.  I'll be getting more up soon showing them during their birthday party, playing on their water slide with friends and on their first day of school, among others.

Looking forward to your comments.

Boys hanging on a Bobcat

Ethan in the bobcat bucket.

Boys hanging on a Bobcat

Graham hanging on a bobcat while we were having a new patio put in earlier this summer.

Graham looses his 1st tooth

Graham lost his first tooth Sat morning while on vacation. Here he's showing off his toothless gap.

In the hotel

Gotta love the color scheme in the hotel. Graham & Ethan showing off their guns.

Leaving Rawhide-not a popular decision

Graham & Ethan leaving Rawhide.

Boys join the band

Ethan seems to think the tamborine is up to something fishy.




Ethan really got into playing his air guitar.



Graham joins the band.

More from Rawhide

Busted! This sheriff wouldn't take any shenanigans, so the boys end up in jail. Ethan & Graham had to cool their heels until the lone ranger vouched for them.

Graham shot the Sheriff, but didn't shoot the deputy

Graham decided he didn't like that sheriff putting him and his brother in jail, so he took him out.

Graham & Ethan's new posse

With the sheriff gone, there's a new gang in town!

More pics from Rawhide

A couple of the characters. First, here's one of the sheriffs. He had a gunfight immediately upon the place opening. The boys thought it was loud but really cool. And then here's a pic of one of the characters involved in a gunfight. Notice the margarita bar behind him. Lots of smoke comes out of those old Colts.

Rawhide AZ Jan 2008

We stopped at Rawhide in Chandler, Az this past weekend while in Phoenix for a long weekend. Rawhide is a wild west town that has shootouts, burro rides (as you can see here), panning for gold (I'm rich Maw!) and a margarita bar. Guess the wild west was fueled on tequila from an outdoor bar. The boys had a great time since guns were involved. They ran around like maniacs, met some new friends, played with the band, and generally tore up the place.