Hunting for Worms

I had the joy of watching Mr. Tanner on Tuesday and man did we have some fun.  This is a kid who knows what he wants and when he wants it.  He wanted to go out and hunt for worms so he could put them in his pocket.  I told him we couldn't go because it was raining outside.  Once the rain stopped and the sun came out he told me and out the door he went.  I let Josh have the duties of hunting for worms with Tanner. Tanner wanted to make sure he checked under every rock looking for them.  It was so cute hearing him instruct Josh on moving the rocks and digging.  I found an empty Cool Whip tub so he could put his worms in that instead of his pockets.

::Digging under the last rock::

::We didn't check under the big rock::

::Tanner counting his worms::

::Look, we found some::

::Washing the dirt off::

My Love's...My Kids...

Life is like a roller coaster with ups, down, twists, and turns.  I have experienced a quite a wild ride the last few years.  I know one thing though...my lovable and sometimes misbehaving 'hounds have made this ride much more enjoyable.  They know exactly how to put a smile on my face. Either with greeting me at the back door when I get home form a long day of work, giving me tons and tons of slobbery kisses, or simply just laying next to me with their heads on my lap.

I refer to Charleigh Grace and Maverick Thomas as my kids because that is exactly what they are to me.  They may never understand how much joy they bring to my life on a daily basis, but I can't imagine life without them.

:::Charleigh Grace:::

::Maverick Thomas

The Mullet

My brother and I couldn't be more opposite if we tried.  He is loud, crazy, unpredictable and doesn't care what others think of him.  We all know back in the early 90s the Mullet was in style...business in front and party in the back.  Well the is the 2nd time for my brother Chris to grow a mullet.  The first time I think a friend told him to have one for his wedding (thank god he was just a guest and not in the wedding party) and now he wants to be Joe Dirt for Halloween. We have been watching the transformation...we were told it was only until Halloween, but he talked his fiancée into keeping it until January...oh my!

I have to say that it is historical to hear what people say and and the stares that he gets when he walks around.  He is so famous with it he even made it into Trans World Magazine from Anaheim Supercross.

Charleigh loves WIPEOUT!

I have the "kids"/dogs come in at night to keep me company when Josh isn't home from work yet. They wrestle around and run through the house for a bit and then finally settle down and go to sleep.  As I was making dinner I look out to the living room and see Miss. Charleigh Grace on the couch (at least she is on Josh's snuggie) watching WIPEOUT.  Charleigh knows better that she is not allowed on the couch and doesn't move when I tell her, but she is just so cute there watching television, so I just left her...until Josh came home and made her get up...

::Charleigh enjoying the nice comfy couch and her new snuggie::

::Maverick getting in on the action. He still thinks he is my lap dog at 128 lbs::

Santa Cruz

We are up in Monterey visiting family, so we took a little drive up the coast to visit Santa Cruz. It was a mellow day, but the weather was beautiful! We had a nice little walk and some great food at the Dolphin Cafe.

:::Santa Cruz Boardwalk:::

:::Seagull:::

::Adorable Sea Lions. Made me miss my Maverick when I heard the speak:::

:::Us:::

Hello, it is raining!!

This is how smart the new neighbors are...washing the car while it is still raining....seriously the entire ground isn't wet from this morning!  Don't they know we are supposed to conserve water?!?!

Only my Charleigh...

My kids have been in his or her fair share of trouble, but nothing tops what Miss. Charleigh did last Friday.  I normally do not check my cell phone at work, but I finished patients early and for some reason decided to check my phone and I had 13 missed phone calls!  Right away my mind started racing, so I check my voice mail.  It is our neighbor, he has Charleigh.  

You may think okay, she just got out not a big deal.....nope!  Charleigh and Maverick thought that since it was rainy day and the ground was soft that they would dig a hole to the next door neighbor's yard.  

Now, not only did the two of them dig a hole, Charleigh decided that she would take a little adventure into the yard.  I guess she like the yard so much she wanted to check out the rest of the property.  So she let herself into their house by way of the doggy door. She made herself right at home with getting into their trash and spreading it all over.  Tore up some paper plates among other items.  I guess she was hungry so helped herself to the cat's and dog's food and when she was full decided to take a little nap.  And somewhere in this adventure had some fun with Sandy's (neighbor's dog) toys.

When the neighbor's got home and found her inside they freaked out a little...15 phone calls in 1 hour...after a 2 hour drive home to rescue my little trouble-maker we had a little chat about behavior and how she needs to stay on her own property. Charleigh went straight to her crate in the garage and fell asleep with her ear covering her eye to block out the garage light and slept for the next 3 hours...