Meet Patryk's new friend Steve

My nephews are off school this week so they are spending their days at my house with my dad and me. Christian is pretty much in his own world most days watching cartoons or playing video games. Patryk on the other hand......

This is how Pat spends his time......creating new friends out of my back roller for physical therapy. Too funny...I'm telling you, you must spend a day with this kid, he will brighten even the darkest days!

Meet Steve and his favorite hats for all occasions.....

His Knight-time hat

Hat for when it rains...
and his hat to keep the sun out of his eyes...

**Steve did have different attire, but he didn't want me taking pictures of him in his boxer briefs!

Dog on a Trampoline

Playing with my boys and Timber

With much improved health and a clear, warm day........

It was time to play!

Call me crazy, but just had to see how Timber did on the giant trampoline!
He's always too intrigued with the boys when they play on it....
Watching from the side or even underneath!!

He did great! He just loves wrestling with his boys, doesn't matter where!

My nephews....always wrestling and playing!

Timber scouts "his boys" coming out to play....Yeah!

I said smell the pretty flowers! Geez! He has to eat everything!

He's giving me a wet willy!....and trying to eat my earring!

That's my little man, always has to see what his mommy is doing!

These boys love "their dog"!

Their mom is saying how they need their own "big doggy"

Their rescue, Waffles the 12-pound Yorkie just doesn't care to play.

Nothing beats wrestling with a 45-pound puppy!

Stuck at home....

Timber has been sick with an upper resperatory virus for the past 2 and a half weeks. He got a bloody nose at one point and I got worried after too many suggestions from friends with good intentions about what could be wrong. Sadly, this means no dog parks, doggy play dates or walks anywhere until the vet gives us the all clear.

I suppose it's only fitting that I too am now sick! Somehow I managed to catch me some strep throat! Blah! Started out with a tight throat, then slight fever and major body aches for days! Now the lovely pain with swallowing and swollen glands. I can't wait til it's over. For now, Timber and I have both taking our antibiotics. Timber has proven to be an even more awsome dog, he takes his medicine with no tricks, cover-ups or protests! I just stick in the back of his mouth and he swallows it! I sure got one hell of a dog!

I feel so bad for the little guy, all cooped up. He's got cabin fever, no doubt!! I'm headed that way too!

I Love Sea Otters!

Monterey Bay sea otter finds video camera, turns tables on photographer
By Stephanie Pappas
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Posted: 02/19/2009 09:02:32 AM PST
Updated: 02/19/2009 12:51:59 PM PST

Professional photographer Enrique Aguirre took this photo...(ENRIQUE AGUIRRE/Special to MediaNews)

Wildlife photographer Enrique Aguirre makes a point of visiting Monterey Bay once a month to capture images of herons, seals and sea otters.

But on Feb. 3, the San Francisco-based freelancer found himself on the other end of the lens -— with an otter apparently looking at the photographers through a video camera viewfinder.

Aguirre was on Capt. Yohn Gideon's Elkhorn Slough Safari boat with several other professional photographers when the group spotted an otter in the distance. Gideon steered closer as Aguirre framed the shot. Then, Aguirre noticed something odd.

"I was like, did I actually see an otter with a video camera or was I hallucinating?" he said.

The screen on Aguirre's digital camera soon confirmed what he'd seen: an otter floating on its back, video camera grasped in its paws, lens aimed at the boat of excited photographers. The humans had a bad angle, but Aguirre managed to snap a single clear shot before the otter dived, video camera in tow.

"He's the only one who got the photo," Gideon said.

Judging by the rust and seaweed adorning the camera, the otter probably wasn't getting much good footage. But Aguirre, who has photographed animals all over the world for more than a decade, said the otter aiming a camcorder was the "craziest" thing he's seen an animal do in the wild.

The otter never resurfaced, leaving the photographers to speculate on the make and model of the animal's gear. Aguirre suspects that the camera was dropped by a kayaking tourist and then picked up by the curious creature.

"I know I can go down there another million times and I will never see another otter with a video camera," Aguirre said. "I think I have more chance of a penguin coming up to me and actually speaking English."

http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_11739616?source=rss

Thanksgiving 2008

This year for Thanksgiving, we had an early lunch at my brother's house. His wife, Chrissy had to work so we ate at noon. Chrissy invited Patryk's best friend, Mike and his family over. So, I got to play with a baby for Turkey Day! Yeah! Getting my baby fix! lol

Baby Tanya and me

My big bro, Jason and Tanya
Mike as "The Hulk", Christian, Tanya and Patryk (not sure what he was, but earlier he was "Venum" aka "Black Spiderman"

Saying good-bye to Mike, his mom Lana, his dad Luis and his baby sister, Tanya

Later that night, my cousin, Mike, his wife, Lindsay and their daughter Madison came over to visit. That was a nice suprise...been missing them and tried to convince them not to drive up to Calpine this weekend so they could meet my new Beau, Cesar. No luck...they're going up to get their Christmas tree!

Patryk and Madison keeping busy coloring

Momma Lindsay...worried Maddy would make a mess!

Maddy, quite the artist...very precise in her brush strokes!

Christian, getting his "project" set up

Bub, is spur of the moment suprise gift for Uncle Mike

Maddy wasn't thrilled with the idea of taking pictures...tired little lady.....

....but as soon as she realized she could see herself on the camera after we took the pics...she's was all smiles!



Patryk trying to sneak into the picture, but a couple seconds too late.....

....but he made it this time! What a bag of peanuts!