Mom got the dog drunk...

New Years, just after the ball drop!

(No worries... he's legal! He turned 21 [in dog years!] a couple weeks ago!)

The aftermath...

VOTE FOR BOOMER!!!

I entered my parents' dog in a contest.

If you know my parents, don't tell my dad... we'd like to surprise him!

Anywho, go HERE to vote for the cutest reindeerDOG ever!!

Oh, and more bloggy goodness to come soon... some cute pics of my kiddos at school! Sit tight!

You Capture - Food!

This one was almost too easy.

Seriously, I LOVE FOOD!

Last Thursday afternoon Westin and I went to Norwalk.

We had said we were going to go to the Fair,
(how fun would pictures of Fair Food have been???)
but by the time we got to town it was DOWNPOURING!

So we decided just to visit with his Mom, and have dinner with my parents.

After dinner we Mom and Westin were cutting watermelon, freezing blackberries, cleaning cherries, and cooking/cutting corn.

I, ofcourse, went and stole Dad's camera to capture the action.

Westin skinning the watermelons:

and slicing them:

Frozen blackberries:

Helping Mom pour them into a freezer bag:

Yummy cherries:

The trash pile for Dad's compost pile:

And Boomer had to see what was going on!

For more You Capture foodie goodness, go to I Should Be Folding Laundry!

Those pics from Dad...

Black and White

Agh! I had a really clever title for today's entry in my head on my way back from Red Lobster last night for Westin's mom's birthday dinner and now it's escaped my brain! You're stuck with the ever so boring "Black and White"... unless it comes to me later.

Anywho... on Mama Diana's request, I have decided to join the photo challenge at I Should be Folding Laundry.

Here are my pictures...

None of them are "brand new" (I think I broke a rule there... but I just love these pictures!) - I just played with them in IrfanView to make them black and white.

First picture: Westin and I in my classroom on my last day of school in Arizona. My bulletin board behind us is BARE! I really miss that school and those people!

Second picture: This was about 4 months prior to the one above. This was Westin's first trip to Arizona to visit me. We took a walk at a park near where I lived and hung out around the duck pond!

Third picture: Westin's other girlfriend! This is one of those pictures that really makes me want to steal my dad's camera. It's way nicer than my point and shoot one!

Fourth picture: Boomer! He's such a pretty puppy!

Last picture: Ok, this one I didn't take. My cousin Kendra sent it to me a few months ago (in color). The American Naval Officer who is doing the hand shaking (on the right) is my cousin Eric!! I'm not sure who the person is whose hand he is shaking... but the picture was taken in India. So maybe some important Indian military leader? I still think it's a pretty cool picture!

And that's all I have for now! Hope you enjoyed! Be sure to check out You Capture at I Should Be Folding Laundry for more!

Wordless Wednesday - Dad's MALE dog!