11.30.2011

My BEAUTIFUL niece, LANNA ♥ 

11.29.2011

The house is decorated!






bears are lucky.
they sleep through winter and wake up skinny.
 keep calm.

11.25.2011

Fresh Christmas Trees

11.24.2011

Back in the saddle again..



Mia had her 3rd lesson today & loved it, she's gonna be ready for the rodeo soon;)
CHOCOLATE!

11.23.2011

it's a PARADE!


WATCH IT!
JUSTICE

11.22.2011

Today I took Mia's pictures for the Christmas Cards. I'm getting better...only 85 this year.
Here's a few that I did not select...
but that I still like :}
being silly

yes, I wanna see it..


I grew up with the Muppets, saw the original movie & loved it...but this kinda sucked;(

11.20.2011

The first fire...that we started...in this house.SO WARM & COZY
Mia likes to fall asleep to Dave Brubeck...an American Jazz pianist from the 1950's

11.17.2011

After writing & delivering two very persuasive speeches, Mia convinced the rest of the student council to donate the money they collect this year to ARF (Animal Rescue of Fresno) a no kill shelter. We adopted Ellie & Lucy from ARF


I am VERY proud of her!

www.arf-fresno.com

11.13.2011

A few more of Mia's pictures from our trip 2 San Francisco


I love her perspective...
Blurry.....or artistic??







My umbrella


Mia's Awesome Chinatown Pictures
The Golden Gate Bridge, in the rain...at night. Going home..
This is gonna take FOREVER!and, the bus window leaked...lovely.

On the bus....

A teenage boy

with a sharpie pen

and

a bus full of sleeping people on a long trip. Mia was off limits.