Cat Toy

Luke, our 8 month old lab, doesn't get out much! As you can imagine it would be like a bull in a china shop. Most of his life is spent tearing up my kitchen. Well...every once in a while I do let him have some freedom. This morning, much to Lucy's dismay, Luke was let out. Well I'll let Luke and Lucy tell the rest of the story...



"Is that what I think it is?"



"I think there is something under that bed..."



"WOW! A toy that moves and makes noise by itself!"



"I think this toy is a little more than I bargained for!"



"I showed him!!"

Life with 3 dogs and 2 cats...priceless!

Riddle

What makes a house smell good and tastes best warm?????
Make a guess...
If you don't know here are some clues.



Clue 1: It starts with these.
Any changes to your guess??



Clue 2: You will need one of these...
Still guessing?


Clue 3: It looks like this when it is finished.
Do you know now???


Clue 4: The finished product...

Did you guess warm home made bread??



Just slice ....



...butter and eat it while it's warm...yummy!

The only thing better than sliced bread is warm home made bread fresh from the oven!!

It's Mom's Birthday!

July is a busy month for birthday's in our family. Today at Sunday dinner we celebrated Mom's!!!



Mom reads her "flat presents".


What a cute card!


Now for the presents...


and a homemade cake! YUM

It was a Happy Birthday with wishes for many more!!!

Typical Friday Night

Well it was a "Battle of the Sexes" tonight!! We all got together and had game night. This is how it all started....



A phone order to the Wok, a short walk and..dinner is here!


After dinner the preparation of the game snacks!


Warm cookies...yum!


Let the games begin!!!!


Everyone gathered around...


The battle lasted until close to midnight...


until the girls won!!! And the guys learned what a snood was...they didn't know. Do you? (A hint is in the picture.)

More fun later!

Backyard Visitors

While walking around in the backyard yesterday I noticed some visitors that show up frequently.



She comes often and eats the bugs on the orange tree and plumeria plant.


Munching on last year's acorns?


The goose I raised, she comes by and eats weeds sometimes.

She's gorgeous but can be feisty!


He almost glows in the sun.


Who says dinosaurs are extinct???Ugh...


And our ever faithful Beau keeps a watchful eye on everything!!!

First diaper change!!!

Well, here it is...Rachel's first diaper change! She's going to need the practice...there will be lots more to come : )



Getting good advice...



"I think I've got the hang of this!!!"



And our little chubby cheeks is very thankful!!

Aunt Shirley's and Uncle Burt's Visit!

We were so excited for Aunt Shirley and Uncle Burt to come and visit. We all got together to catch up with each other, share stories from the past, and eat! It wasn't near enough time but we were thankful for every second!


Daddy shares stories of the time he almost set the kitchen on fire as a child...as well as other wild tales from childhood...



The girls visiting...


Lunch...


and more visiting over lunch!


Aunt Shirley's new favorite dessert! Yum-they don't last long in my house either!



Wow look how tall!



The end of the day and...off to the dance



It's good-bye for now but I will post again soon with news from J-ville!!!

Huguenot Memorial Park

This morning we decided to take a leisurely drive out to the only place left that you can drive on the beach. It was very nice, it was not too hot, yet.


Driving over the Dames Point Bridge...boy is it UP there!


Lots of sea gulls...watch out...keep your head covered!



More birds...


The jeep on the beach was lots of fun!


The Jetties


Beautiful water


Waiting on the way home.


But what a view to enjoy while we waited...


What's cool is you can camp at the park too. I think it is very primitive camping but for one night I think I could handle it.

Welcome to Us!!!!

Welcome to the J-ville clan site. We don't get to see everybody very much or even talk to keep up with the latest. So...I thought this may be a great way to keep in touch with the special days and times in our lives as well as the everyday little things that happen here. Come join in on our Sunday Dinner which celebrated Rachel's Birthday and Sean and Keely's engagement!!!

Shrimp Scampi-Rachel's Pick for dinner-Yummm!

Waiting in line for food...

The girls chatting after dinner...

The newly engaged couple-Congrats!!!

Singing Happy Birthday and blowing out the candles!!!

The guys wait for cake

The birthday girl