Thursday, June 30, 2011

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING REHEARSALS


PUT YOUR ONE ARM DOWN FOR THIS MOVE, MILO!




SUMMAH READING

ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS. CRYSTALS IN SPICE JARS!!

MILO WATCHING SOME P90X ... DO YOUR BEST AND FORGET THE REST.

THE LAST CUPCAKE
(FOR NOW!)

Sunday, June 26, 2011

MILO'S FIRST KITE

MILO FLIES HIS FIRST KITE!!

MILO GETS A CARE PACKAGE FROM AUNT SALLY ...

OUR FIRST ROSE BLOOMS IN THE GARDEN! DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE IN THE CATALOG. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ORANGE WITH PINK TIPS. OH WELL!

THE FIRST LEMON FROM THE LEMON TREE DAD PLANTED FOR US LAST YEAR! I GUESS WATERING REALLY DOES WORK.

WE BOUGHT A SUN HAT FOR MILO ... HE'S READY TO RETIRE AND MOVE TO FLORIDA.

HE ALSO GRADUATED TO THE OUTWARD FACING POSITION ON THE BABY CARRIER!! EXCITING ...

WE BROUGHT IN SOME COLOR FOR THE BACKYARD.  YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH WIND CHIMES.


DID A LOT OF STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE THIS WEEKEND.
WASHED OUT GLASS CONTAINERS SO WE CAN STORE MORE TEA.
PUT MISCELLANEOUS STUFF AWAY SO OUR FAVORITE OBJECTS CAN SHINE AGAIN!


ATE LUNCH

DANIEL'S JORDAN DESERT PHOTO READY TO BE HUNG IN HIS OFFICE AT WORK ...
AMAZING WHAT A $23-DOLLAR IKEA FRAME CAN DO.
ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER FAVES, LIKE "MILO AT THE BOATYARD."
ANY PHOTO WITH MATTING LOOKS ... SPECTACULAR!!!

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE OCEAN PICS FROM THAILAND, EGYPT, GREECE ...
AND OF COURSE THE SONOMA COAST!

WE GOT HIM SOME CACTI TO PUT IN HIS OFFICE TOO.
WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN LIVE WITH NO WATER FOR A FEW YEARS.

DANIEL HAS KILLED CACTUSES BEFORE, SO ... GOODBYE FOREVER LITTLE ONES!!

GLASS WATER BOTTLE IN A SILICON SLEEVE. SO BEAUTIFUL! 
I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN A DISPLAY CASE UNDER A SPOTLIGHT AND LOOK AT IT WHEN I'M THIRSTY.

HYDRANGEAS FROM OUR BACKYARD

A PRISM AND A DEAD FLY ON OUR WINDOWSILL. IT WAS KIND OF WRAPPED IN DUST LIKE A MUMMY ...  MAYBE THE RAINBOWS KILLED HIM. 

Monday, June 20, 2011

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

GETTING BURPED BEFORE THE BIG OUTING



GETTING MESSY SANDWICHES FOR LUNCH AT SELLAND'S


AT GRANITE PARK!


GETTING SOME AWESOME DIAPER-FREE TIME ... MILO CAN FINALLY CROSS HIS LEGS!

FEELS GOOD TO ESCAPE FROM DIAPER TYRANNY, DAD!



MILO'S GOOD SIDE.


CHAIR KEPT FALLING BACKWARDS SO I STAYED LIKE THAT.


THEN WE WENT TO LAND PARK COMMUNITY POOL... AKA MUKESH'S HOUSE.

MUKESH, WHEN ARE YOU GETTING BACK FROM MONTREAL AGAIN?



MILO WANTED NO PART OF THE TRESPASSING.



JUST CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT THIS CONCRETE IS SAND ... AND YOU'RE IN HAWAII!

WE LAZIED AROUND IN THE SHADE...

 



TOOK CLOSE-UPS OF OUR SUN DAMAGE.


AND LOOKED AT STUFF...


THEN WE READ MAGS AND KIDDIE BOOKS


THE HOT TUB COVER MAKES A PERFECT CHANING TABLE! THEY SHOULD MARKET IT!

THANKS, MUKESH!!!


FATHER'S DAY DINNER AT FRESH CHOICE--WE LOVE CAFETERIAS!! WENT CRAZY FOR CORNBREAD...

WOW, NICE PLASTIC WATER GLASSES!

A HEAP OF SOFT SERVE!!   PROBABLY HAS A HALF-LIFE OF 500 YEARS... BUT WE DIDN'T GET GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS AT ALL! YAY!!!