Andrew's Awesome Pet Show - Episode 3

Turkey Day Trip

Some snapshots from our trip to Reno for Thanksgiving. Andrew was so excited to see his Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Mark and Aunt Jolene. We went to cheer on the Nevada Wolfpack on Wednesday night and spent Turkey Day at Uncle Mark's house with family.


Now we are in Santa Rosa, CA visiting friends .... more coming on that soon!

new pictures!

Our 2008 Christmas Photos are here!

Second Episode of Andrew's Pet Show

This one had a rockier taping session and ended up looking strikingly similar to the first episode.

Andrew's Awesome Pet Show

If this doesn't get you rolling with laughter... ha ha ha
Andy is already planning his second episode.

dinnertime monologue

Happy Birthday Andrew!

My big boy turned 6 today! He was so excited to get his "big" present, a turtle that he named Emmy. Here are some of the sights and sounds.

The "alligator" cupcakes that we brought to school this morning



Andrew and Emmy




Andrew blowing out the candles (this is a movie file)




Hunter after the cupcakes and spaghetti (probably not Mom's greatest dinner combination)

Dear Santa

Where would we be without Toys R Us' "Biggest Toy Book Ever" this year? (On a side note, what a great marketing tactic! LOL) The other night Andrew thumbed through with a pen and circled all the toys he wanted Santa to bring him this year. We only made it through a couple of pages on camera, but I think you'll get the picture.

I just hope Andrew stays on the nice list until Christmastime. He gave Santa a TALL order.

the beat underneath

I went out for a run the other day and realized after I'd gotten down the street a little ways that I'd synced my iPod to the wrong playlist. Oops... so instead of my usual fast-paced, upbeat running music I was transported back to the late 1990s with vintage Alanis Morrisette and even some newer tunes from Nickelback and Daughtry. After a few songs, I found a beat. The beat underneath and that beat worked for me. I ran the longest I had ever run (10.7 miles!) and I realize that my mind and my breathing were following the tune of the song, rather slow and melodic (or maybe melodramatic too?), but my heart and my feet were following the beat underneath the tune, a much faster, steady and pulsing beat.

The more I got into it, the more I equated the beat underneath to what is going on in our country right now and it's part of the reason that I voted for Obama this past week. I love the big picture tune that he sings. The tune of "change" and "yes, we can". But underneath he is running fast and steady. He has a goal in mind and he's going to see us through to the end. And though sometimes it may feel like we're running in quicksand if we listen to the beat, we can keep going.

And speaking of goals, my sights are set on the Las Vegas Marathon on December 7th. My last day in Las Vegas will be spend running the streets like a madwoman! LOL, talk about leaving Las Vegas with a bang.

Andrew's first soccer game

I know it's a little late in the season, but after being sidelined by a broken wrist for the last month, Andrew hit the field for the first time this afternoon. His team, The Transformers (if you're wondering, YES, my son had a hand in naming his team) beat the Tigers.

Halloween Pictures!

Our Halloween fun started with pumpkin carving on Thursday with our friends Veronica, Willie and Ricky. Andrew carved up a mean jack-o-lantern and mom carved a spider web on her pumpkin and a skeleton on Hunter's pumpkin.

Friday was trick or treating. Andrew was a soldier and Hunter was a lion (costume hand-made with love by mom). We went to Safe Street by our house and also hit the streets with some friends from our playdate group. All in all we walked away with more candy than we could possibly eat in a year. Woo hoo! I think I know what Andrew will be getting for treats in his lunchbox for the next couple of weeks.