Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Bald eagle

I was so fortunate to see a bald eagle sitting in a tree along the highway on Saturday. At first I wasn't sure what I was seeing, but when I got closer there was no mistaking the large bird. Another car was pulled over to the side of the road with their window rolled down looking at the eagle. I drove home and grabbed my camera, but by the time I returned, it was gone. What a wonderful sight. It's the second time I've seen an eagle in the area.

Night light

When we were over in China, we picked up a whole bunch of kids flashlights that are battery free. You charge them up by squeezing a lever. A couple of days ago John let Junie take one of the flashlights to bed with her and she's loving it. It's great because we don't have to worry about using up the batteries. Now she sleeps with a flashlight in one hand and a comb in the other.

Belbows and nanas

June is starting to form words. She has been saying hi for awhile, but it comes out "I". She also says:

buh bye
itty - kitty
aisy - Daisy
p - up or please
dada
mama
belbow - elbow
more
gaba - gabby
gook - book
d - dance
ga - we have no clue but she says it over and over
t - light
nana - banana or Hannah

It is so fun to hear her trying to talk.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Have You Seen The Little Piggies

June thinks the pigs are so neat. She tries to
feed them, but they are too afraid to eat.

Willie sat still to let June pet him. Of course, that's not

saying much. Guinea pigs freeze when they are afraid.

Willie was ready for his close up.

Let's Get Ready To Tumble

Gabby, June, and I went to our first gymnastics meet this season. I went as a coach. Gabby and June were just spectators. It went fairly well, but certainly much more challenging with June there. She is so good, but carrying her around is tough. Fortunately, I had plenty of help. All of the team girls like to play with her. During the meet, one of the judges told me that she is in the process of adopting a second little girl from China and showed me her daughters' pictures. It is amazing how many people I've encountered who've adopted.

After the meet we went out to dinner afterward, which is one of Gabby's favorite things to do after a meet. As soon as we got in the car Gabby said, "I want to go back to gymnastics." I said okay, but she'd have to work at it.

So, all this week we've been going to the Y to work out. This has been a week off from gymnastics, so she wants to get in shape as much as possible before next week. It's been harder than she expected. She's been very sore, but that will pass. She's excited to be going back.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Vasoline Follow-Up







I found this picture while organizing my photos. Gabby couldn't resist giving June a punk look after the vasoline incident.

The Flu


This is about as active as June has been for the past week. On Thursday the poor kid, had a temperature of 104, so Gabby and I drove to our doctor's satelite office at 6:00 at night to have her checked out. The official diagnosis is that she had the flu, but just to be sure that it wasn't something more serious, the doctor sent us to the hospital to get xrays and bloodwork. Everything turned out fine. We didn't get home until after 9:00. Fortunately, school was cancelled due to ice the next day, so Gabby didn't have to get up extra early to do the homework that she hadn't finished.