This one goes out to all my peeps

Milo's new jacket.

Ainsley, excited to be out of the tub

Alyvia learns the international language of 'rock'

Rainy day.

Awe, shoot Lisa Sue, where's mu 12 guage shells?

Fer goodnisakes, let's go buy us a shiny new Sarah Palin sticker!

Lisa, the baby's in the sink again!

Wall street vs. Main street and other catchy CNN references

Sorry to take a light-hearted blog and turn it into a political rant but...I just have to say that I am disgusted with the government for even considering buying all the bad loans from these banks. They made horribly risky investments because they could, due to a supreme lack of regulation. Now we have to buy all their crappy loans and instead of beefing up regulations to prevent this in the future we are going to give them more tax breaks and do nothing about the CEO caps? I think that we'll be doing all of this again in 10 years. I think we need to do nothing and force these banks to rework their business practices or die trying. De facto, replacements will have to do better. I realize that now their mess is ours but I still want these banks to pay instead of me. I also think that whatever bill passes it needs to have some sort of punishment for the greedy bastards who facilitated this collapse. I can't even get a credit card now! Maybe we should stop relying on other people's money to run our country.

Hodge Podge & Milo: now without certain critical reproductive organs.

Hellooww. Me and the Pain

I couldn't agree more.



Alyvia has a way of making otherwise silly outfits look good. For a four year old she has an uncanny sense of flirtatious posing.

The girls in the backyard.

Poor Milo got neutered today, he desperately wants to lick himself but isn't allowed, hence the head-cone. He's also still on a bunch of drugs for the pain and he's not quite himself. Maybe now he'll stop humping Lisa's leg!

Ainsley's taking advantage of Milo's surgical hangover, poor guy.

This is our back yard. Really.

Enjoying the last days of fall, it's supposed to snow this weekend. We'll see.

Don't worry Sue it's not open, yet.

This is the view from my schoolroom window. I feel like I already did this, sorry if I repeat. It's just such a great view.

Ainsley Crawls! Batten down the hatches.

This is Ainsley's first real crawl. There have been a few times when she did a quasi-crawl, but this is the first authentic crawl. You saw it here first folks. Enjoy!

Give me FOOD! and other stuff.

This little one eats so much we've started to feed her Alyvia's leftovers! Here are some recent examples of her voracious appetite. There are also some random cuteness pictures of the girls and their room; plus other house pics.

la casa, a work in progress

Here are some shots of our new house in the AK. It's still under construction but we're trying to make it home, it's a little small but we are starting to really like it.

il mio marito il dio di amore

1- Where did you meet? Jefferson and I met at our local SLC bar called The Bull and Bear.
2- How long did you date before you were married? We "dated" for 4 years before we finally tied the knot.
3- How long have you been married for? 3 years
4- What does he do that surprises you? I like that he tries to fix things when they are broken. He says "things can be fixed you just need the right tools."
5- What's your favorite feature about him? He has the most beautiful blue eyes.
6- What's your favorite quality about him? His ability to communicate effectively. Also I love to watch and listen to his drum skills.
7- Does he have a nickname for you? Babe.
8- What's his favorite color? Black
9- What's his favorite food? Anything that I cook!
10-What is his favorite sport? His favorite sport to play is basketball but he really likes to watch football.
11- Who said I love you first? I don't remember.
12- When and where was your fist kiss? We kissed the second night we met on Ana's porch, the entire night long.
13-What's your favorite thing to do as a couple? Just hang out with our fam. We also love to go to nice dinners and drink great wines.
14-Do you have kids? How many? We have 2 sweet girls and one canine boy.
15- What's a hidden talent that he has? His school kids really like Mr. D. he is really patient and a good role model for his kids.
16- How old is he? 30
17- What's his favorite type of music? Metal!!!!!
18- What do you admire most about him? I love how he always has a full head of ideas and that he is very open to my ideas.
19-What's his favorite past time? Hanging out in his man cave and X box 360.
20- Do you think he is going to read this? Of course he is are you kidding. This blog spot might as well be called Jeffersons creative outlet.