The Rain Report

October 2007 Swallowtail School Harvest Faire

October 2007 Zoo Trip

September/October 2007

This is from when we went to Manzanita.

These are from a day at the park.

We lost our camera & so these are taken with my cell phone.

June 2007 Swimming in the pool

June 2007 Swallowtail School Beach Campout

June 2007 Bathtime

Well Seasoned Perspective

When you see a deer you see Bambi

And I see antlers up on the wall

When you see a lake you think picnics

And I see a large mouth up under that log

You're probably thinking that you're going to change me

In some ways well maybe you might

Scrub me down, dress me up

oh but no matter what

remember I'm still a guy

When you see a priceless French painting

I see a drunk, naked girl

You think that riding a wild bull sounds crazy

And I'd like to give it a whirl

Well love makes a man do some things he ain't proud of

And in a weak moment I might

walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall

But remember, I'm still a guy

I'll pour out my heart

Hold your hand in the car

Write a love song that makes you cry

Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground'

Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

I can hear you now talking to your friends

Saying, "Yeah girls he's come a long way"

From dragging his knuckles and carrying a club

And building a fire in a cave

But when you say a backrub means only a backrub

Then you swat my hand when I try

Well, now what can I say at the end of the day

Honey, I'm still a guy

And I'll pour out my heart

Hold your hand in the car

Write a love song that makes you cry

Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground

'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

These days there's dudes getting facials

Manicured, waxed and botoxed

With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands

You can't grip a tacklebox

Yeah with all of these men lining up to get neutered

It's hip now to be feminized

I don't highlight my hair

I've still got a pair

Yeah honey, I'm still a guy

Oh my eyebrows ain't plucked

There's a gun in my truck

Oh thank God, I'm still a guy

"I'm Still A Guy"

by Brad Paisley

June 2007 School Beach Day

May 2007

April 2007 Ocean Flowers

Putting flowers in the ocean in remembrance of the miscarriage I had in April, 2004.

April 2007 Seaside Carousel

April 2007 Phil's hair

Below: We are going out on a rare date while my mom is in town watching the girls. Check Phil's wild hair!

Oops!

I can't believe it has been so long since I updated this thing!! So this is my reminder to start bringing it back up to date. Keep a look out.

The Hoogs' Birthday Party

We rented the Children's Museum for the Hoogs' birthday celebration one Sunday morning in April. Everyone had a wonderful time. My mom was even there all the way from Phoenix. It was a great way to include people of all ages at a 1 year birthday party. Even my beloved midwife, Jesica, came to help us celebrate. And Big Sis, of course, had a blast!

The Hoogs 1st Birthday

I baked an organic cake in the shape of a lamb for the Hoogs' first birthday. The frosting was quite runny though & the cake just wouldn't stay together. Good thing she destroyed it pretty quickly!

It was funny because she doesn't like her hands getting dirty so she kept stopping to show us how dirty her hands were.

We were well prepared for the mess this time. We layed down sheets & stripped her down to her diaper. It was a fun, messy time for all!

New names

So I can't call the baby "the baby" anymore seeing as how she is 15 months now &, well, just not a baby anymore! So, from now on we'll be referring to her as "The Hoogs" or "Hoogie." And DD will most likely be called Big Sis.
For those of you wondering how we came up with the Hoogs name, here's the low down. Ever since she was born basically she has made the Hoogie face: squishing her lips so it looks like she is saying Oooo. That developed into Oooog & then just sounded even better as Hooooog. So she became the Hoogs. Or Hoogie. Or Hoogie Stiltskin. Or Hoogasaurus Rex. Or Hoogs Toogs. Or Hoogith Toogith. Toogith, by the way, is a word Big Sis used to say when she was learning to talk. So there you have it.

Easter 2007

April 2007 Zoo trip

March 2007 Bathtime

Everytime the water gets turned on in the bathtub the baby runs over & tried to climb in. She loves her baths! This is from March when she still couldn't actually climb in. Just last week she did climb in for the first time. I had gotten her out & put her diaper on, but Big Sis was still playing in the bath & the baby ran over while I was otherwise occupied & all of a sudden I heard a splash & Big Sis yelling, "She fell in!" And yup, she had! Diaper & all! I scooped her out so quickly though that I was able to save the diaper. Yeah!
And the other day she climbed out of the tub & fell on the floor! Yikes! She's so active! I feel like I need a second pair of arms & eyes!