Mia & I

took a little trip

to the beach...

the pictures are in reverse order

.

Morro Dunes, where my grandparents took me

many times when I was Mia's age.

Mia and her kite...

Mia took this close up of the kite while I was flying it..

Look! She's taller than Morro Rock!

Can you see the kite?
She was excited because the kite was as high as it could go.
Then I had to wind the entire length back for her.

Running with the kite

houses on a hill

time to hit the sand...

not the waves..

you know there are sharks in those waters!

Uncle Vern tried to get Mia to go for a Kayak

ride..but she was having none of it! pretty pink flowers

Mia took this...great shot Mia!

With my camera still in Mia's hands....we posed for a picture..

Cleo, Vern, Jan & Alexandria

little bird getting a drink

all they want is fish!

interesting flower

We met up with Cleo, Vern & Jan for

a little shopping & lunch;)

Going to the beach...see you soon!!

Beautiful Morro Bay

After a very long day of shopping & eating cake...

the princess falls asleep.

And so it starts....

She's at my desk

on my computer

talking on her cell phone

that's plugged in because she talked for so long

the battery went dead.

Six months ago she hated it when I would

curl up with a new book & read for a few hours.

Now, she asks...

"Don't you want to get started on

your new book....it sure looks good."

40 is just a number

Turning 40 was quite enjoyable....

flowers, presents, shopping, lunch and tons of

e-mails, cards, calls and facebook wishes to last a whole year!

And CAKE of course...it's not a birthday unless there's cake!

time to cool off!

more dog pictures..

Lucy thought she could make it...

..she was wrong.


Ellie Bean likes the new
sock monkey bed.

Lucy does too.

Mia's newest creation from

Color Me Mine

Happy 55th Disneyland

Remember Pumbaa from The Lion King?

Three real life Pumbaas were born July 1.

In the wild, warthogs face challenges related

to habitat destruction. Counting the new piglets, there

are now four male and two female warthogs

at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

The baby warthogs, which are currently

in their backstage home, should be out on the

Kilimanjaro Safaris Savannah

with their mom in several weeks.

I look forward to this day......if we last that long.

action shots.....Lucy crashed right into me

after the flash went off...

swimming at night with the

pool light on is more exciting than plain old

day time swimming.

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welcome to the "dog blog"

Ellie: "Mom is going to take our picture...smile Lucy."

Lucy: "what. I need to lick my nose.""Mr. Moose is coming with ME!"

Frisky Chihuahua


See, we can share...but this half is mine!

Ellie keeps putting her ears like Lucy.

Lucy went for a float in the pool

she is very good at floating

but she got bored so I helped her off

then she hid

just in case I thought about

putting her back in

checking to see if the coast is clear

beach ball
in the backyard

Roxie, the big sweet dog on the other side of the fence.

enjoying a cool morning

ALL AMERICAN GIRL & DOG

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Summer is in full swing!

We are keeping busy with

scrapbooking, swimming, making

button stuff & other crafts too,

watching movies, playing with

our puppies & sleeping in...till 7:00!

And...

just so Mia's brain does not turn to mush

over the long break..

she is required to read one chapter

(about 20 pages)

before she can swim each day.