personal hygiene

this photo is a bit misleading.
in reality, it was worse.
i guess this one bath a month thing really isn’t working out.

strange...er

i think they are ready to go back to school.

sunday

just a quiet afternoon at aunt sheryl and uncle john’s house.
(we are still stuffed. except for olivia...i think she would like some more killer brownies.)

mushu

i know, mushu was a dragon. but it seemed to fit this one.
we hope he’s lucky.

hotel

why we love hotels.
they are mesmerized by the movie, the terminator.
yup, we’re good parents.

commander

even though it rained so much this trip that water came streaming in through the frame,
we still love our car.
we had a great trip both down and back.

and a special thank you to a lot of truckers out there...
you made two kids very happy (and freaked me out) when you honked at their signals.

sea cow

otherwise known as olivia’s favorite animal...or a manatee.
brian carved a mom and her baby spooning in the sand.
it was so beautiful, and gone by morning.
yeah. i don’t know what to say either. he’s amazing.

a few more

sammerjam and peanut.
the best thing about vacation is spending non-stop time with you.

pico

we’ll miss...

your underbite, your expertise in picking out christmas trees, your clicking toenails, the way you cocked your head when we said your name, the way you barked at our cars when we pulled in the driveway, your pickiness when it came to treats and who you would let pet you, your prance-like gait, the way grandma always thought you were going to talk, the way you always sat in our plants, racetrack, you running off...but always coming back, your sweet dark eyes, the way you howled when neighbors and friends came to the door, the way sam squeezed your face and told you he loved you, the funny noise you made when you held furry man, how much you always wanted to go running with us, your warm furry smell...

ha ha bird

picture and sound.
otherwise known as a florida least tern.
they laughed at all our jokes. even mommy’s.
yup. ha ha bird.

treasure island