More Bookman pics.

Room with a view.

View from the front window.

Look at all the windows.
And all the work to do.

Happy Birthday Tunte Helma!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Last weekend we caught goats.

Candice and I and Jazz...I think.


Steven drove 5 hours to get here.

All so the goats could get naked.

Have a lovely day!

Hope everyone has a lovely day!

Happy Birthday Grandma

How much is that puppy in the basket?

What was she thinking?

The Bookman in Navasota....

Hmmmm...Yarn shop? We will see.

"Hey honey, Americans live here!"

Look at all the work Ethan and I have done. We mulched the front yard. I planted the little white flowers and the lovely pink Gerbera Daisy like I had in my wedding. We even removed the mexican blanket window covering and put in real blinds. Why did it take us 5 years of living here before we did that, they only cost $37 at the Home Depot. And when we were done E says, "Hey honey, Americans live here!"

Baby Goats are everywhere!

There are 11 kids total. I know that of those 11 only 2 were girls. I am so sorry, but I can't remember all their names. I know one is Scout, and one is Sunny.

Isn't she lovely?

I was hoping she would bloom on Valentine's Day, but she waited til the following day. I always feel so blessed when Olivia blooms. One year she even had two stalks of flowers. I see 10 total buds. A picture will be forthcoming when she is in full bloom. Please stay tuned.

The Kids have come!

This is Luna and her brand new babies just an hour old. They were born on February 17th just hours after Issadora had her two kids. For some reason I don't have any pictures of the first mom and babies. Too bad for Knu, so far all the kids are boys. She really needs girls. But they sure are cute!! And don't worry, that is just dirt on the little one, his mom did a great job of cleaning him up.

Hey Mom, I knitted this scarf!

I knitted this scarf for my friend Candice as she was going on a ski trip. The pictures she brought back from her trip were wonderful! She had a really good time! Doesn't she have the most beautiful smile ever?

Now taking bets.

I think she is going to have 3 kids. But then the neighboor said Ramona was always fat! FAT! Not my Ramona, she is healthy, or big-boned, but not fat! Well, all we know for sure is that right now she is pregnant! Great picture Dad!

Meet Sophie!

Only the prettiest kitty in all of Texas and she belongs to my friend Trina!

Happy Birthday to you!!

BRANDIE!

Dad's twin brother.

You see what happens when you start cloning around! Dad and his new camera, that is just too cool.

Earth to Tiffany!!

Hey Tiff! It was great having lunch with you last week. Now that you are back home and left Houston with such cold weather, how about sharing your new address with me. You have all these beautiful pictures on your blog of your new house, but no address for me. Thanks....Love ya, Steph

Newer Nephew Pictures.

Jaxson Wright

Naptime.

Happy New Year!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Little Katie cane slept most of the day and missed out on the main event of present opening. Good thing her big sister is such an awesome unwrapper, and official toy-tester.
Nana had the biggest hit with this Dora playhut. Lela got all of her little dolls and laid them all down for naps inside her little tent. We all must have been very good this year because we all got alot of great stuff!!

The Grandparents.

Check out these proud Grandparents!!

Our Christmas Tree!

See Candice, you can't really see the lights in the picture. But trust me they are green and white, green and white, green and white.

Sock-Monkey making!!

Last night I went over to the Nations household for dinner and tons of sock-monkey makin' fun!! Sharon made a wonderful potato soup with Panera crusty bread...YUM! Then we worked on a white sock first to make sure we understood the directions and its a good thing to because it looked more like a sock squid than a monkey. I might just finish up the sock-squid, I bet its the only one in the whole world. Then Sharon sewed up the real monkey while I did all the stuffing. I'll have pics of our finished project for her little grandson, Andrew, soon.

iPod Nano

If you were to have your iPod engraved, what would you put on it?

Ethan put: "For Steph on Christmas! I love you! From Ethan"

Mia's friend, Vido.

Our friends, Mark and Linda, went out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and we watched their little buddy, Vido. He is an Italian Greyhound, just like Mia only about 49 dog years younger. The two of them played the entire time! You would see them running across the room and it was Vido chasing Mia, then you'd see them running back the other way and it was Mia chasing Vido. He never did figure out the doggy door, which was okay becuase when Mia needed a break, she would just pop out the door and he would look around like "Where did she go?" I put up my Christmas tree on Saturday and Vido was like my little helper. We now know that if we were to get another little greyhound, we will have to get a bigger bed, I don't think Ethan got any sleep.

Getting ready for TURKEY DAY!!

What in the world!?! I wouldn't want to be dressed up like a turkey today of all days!! Then again, with the monkey suit I wear to work, all I would have to do is add some feathers and I'd be a turkey. Hey Mom, I won the turkey for our turkey dinner! At work there was a contest, any banker who gets $250k in investments in a two week period got a free turkey. Gobble Gobble!

Libby's Great Pumpkin Cookies

2 cups flour
1 cup uncooked oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup solid pack pumpkin
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Pre-heat oven to 350F. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, set aside. Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Alternate additions for dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition. Stir in morsels. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup (or less for smaller cookies) dough on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 13-20 minutes depending of size, until cookies are firm and lightly browned.

Brandie and Baby!!

Brandie and Jaxson.

Got a note from her today saying he has gained weight and doing great!

Jaxson Wright

Too Cute!!

Father and Son

Joe and Jaxson Wright.

Jaxson Wright was born last night!!

5 weeks early, 4 pounds 11 ounces, 18 inches long

WELCOME JAXSON!!

Asian Mia!!

Happy is as Happy does.

Yum!! I wish it was my birthday too! Happy Birthday little dog!