Doggie Surprises

So I had a "Traumatizing" event happen tonight -- here's some back story:

This weekend -- I think it was Friday night or Saturday -- we were sitting watching tv and all of a sudden our electricity went off and we heard a loud sound -- we didn't think anything of it, but figured a squirrel had gone to squirrel heaven via the power lines!

Fast forward to tonight -- Cooper was outside, then wanted in -- Jeff let him in and he kept barking at us -- so I put him back out -- he barked again so I let him in -- when I did I saw something very "Traumatizing" -- A DEAD squirrel was sitting on our deck! So, Jeff checked Cooper for scratches (there were none), and then he went out with a grocery sack and gloves to clean up the dead squirrel -- he checked out the squirrel and thinks it'd been dead for a while!

Well, we're now piecing everything together -- the other day when the electricity went out, it was a squirrel in the wrong place at the wrong time -- he then fell to the ground in the corner of our backyard or somewhere near there -- Cooper, went out and played tonight and found the squirrel and brought it to the porch for "Show & Tell" and then was barking for maybe a couple of reasons: 1) he was mad that the squirrel wasn't playing and he wanted to "wake him up" so he could chase the squirrel 2) he wanted us to come see his "treasure!"

R.I.P. Little Squirrel

First Day of School

Here's some pictures from before school started! :) This is a recylced welcome sign from when mom and Katherine taught 1st grade!















My room before the kids arrived for "Back to School Night"














Here's the roses I received today from Mom! 

Colorado Pics #5

Cooper and Cole! If you look carefully, it looks like Coop is sticking out his tongue! 

Colorado Pics #4

Aunt Noelle, Cole, and Uncle Jon hanging out in the creek behind our campsite! It was a BIT cold!















Mariah (Sally's sister) floating on George's belly boat down the creek behind our campsites! The water was a bit shallow, but I think she still had fun!








Cole singing Happy Birthday to Mariah in his "demon voice"

















Cole singing to Mariah!

Colorado Pics #3

We took a hike up to where there used to be a water fall -- they have apparently turned off the water to that aquaduct. Anyway, on our way up there we came across this moose -- it was probalby about 10 feet from us...we didn't think it looked very healthy -- it NEVER got up or moved...we decided it was either giving birth or really sick!


This is Jon, Jeff, Cooper, Noelle, & Mariah sitting at the top of the Waterfall that once was!















Cole hitching a ride from Uncle Jeff on our way back from the waterfall!

Colorado Vacation Pics #2

Jeff & Noelle with all 8 of our fish! We caught our limit!




















Isn't this a cool picture of the clouds! They almost look like you're looking at a reflection in water, but you're not -- that's how they looked in the sky!















Noelle playing in the Belly Boat! It was REALLY windy that day, so I had to work REALLY hard! Jeff wouldn't let me get too far out on the lake since I didn't have a life jacket on AND it was SO windy!















Cooper laying on the blanket Patty made him on the beach while Jeff & I fished! We had to make him a tent since it was SO hot out -- we thought he'd like some shade!

Colorado Camping Trip

We went to Colorado the first week of August with Jeff's family! Here's some pics!

Cole and Unlce Jeff building the 'Smores fire!















Cole NOT wanting to touch Gramma's fish!



















Noelle in the waders OUT in the lake PRETENDING to fish! I was TOO afraid to really fish while out there -- I was afraid I'd fall down, then the waders would fill with water (and possibly fish) and then I'd drown!!

















Sara actually DID fish out in the lake in the waders -- this was her as she came back out of the water!