A day at the Park

A visit to the dentist

Giselle had so much fun at the dentist that she wishes she could go back tomorrow.
A+ report from the dentist!
He said Giselle will not need braces. I don't know how he can tell so young but hooray for that!

in the backyard...

Joe, Sam and Giselle built a nest for their little egg (Neomie)
they were waiting to see if she would hatch... then i think Sam was waiting to see if he would hatch.

Summer Lake Hot Springs

Last weekend we packed up the car and drove through the Oregon Outback to Summer Lake Hotsprings where we helped our good friend Tim celebrate his 40th Birthday. On hand were about 20 guests. with activities like ping pong, hiking, soaking in the tubs, cooking, eating and hanging out everyone had a great time and so did we!

Neomie playing with Native artifact

the birthday boy

the view from the soaking pools

Bella and Giselle BFF

the fire circle

Kaya is finally here

Kaya arrived a few weeks ago and has been on many adventures already.
She has been to the park to swing, to the river for hikes and to the native lands of central Oregon. Kaya is well loved.

Neomie at 10 months

Neomie has a tooth now. It finally popped out at 10 1/2 months. She loves to blow kisses, wave Hi and Bye, she does the hand sign for duck and nursing. she likes to feed herself and her favorite food is avocado. Her favorite toy is Sophie the Giraffe and Giselle's doll Kaya.

Neomie loves jumping on the couch, dancing to music, playing the piano and playing in the tipi outside.

She loves going on long walks and only takes one nap a day. She sleeps at least 12 hours at night and whenever she is cranky the only thing sure to make her laugh is Giselle - her true love.

Make sure to check out the video of Neomie playing the piano...

B & D visit

Bernie and Diane came to Bend for a visit a couple of weeks ago.

They had the chance to see Giselle's ballet recital, we went out to the High Desert Museum and spent some quality time together. we miss you and hope to see you very soon.

group shot at the High Desert Museum

hitching a ride on a covered wagon

Bernie feeds Neomie - open wide...

for some reason Bernie and Diane said all Neomie did was eat when they were here... i don't know what they mean ;-) Watch the 2 videos to find out

Earth Day 2008

It was a very chilly Earth Day but we just pretended it was a really nice winter day and then it seemed warm. I was a cat and Giselle, Rick were birds. Neomie was a very cute skunk.

the flock has landed

at lunch with our Jen and Tim

Emma turns 8!

So for Emma's birthday weekend we headed over to Eugene for a sleepover.

there were 5 girls and Julien.

We ate a lot of cake, opened gifts, made and ate pizza's, painted our nails, painted pottery, went out for tea and muffins, and the girls all slept in Emma's bedroom.

Sister Cousins

Neomie, Emma and Giselle

Richard and his little girl

the cake

eating the cake (we ate dinner after the cake)


Brett and Neomie chill


examining the gifts


the gang heads over to Brush and Fire to paint some pottery