Red Heads and Japanees have more fun...My time with Taunti

Really fun...maybe not the best influence.




Could I beee any more happy?!



I am not really sure why Dad thought this was a good idea?


Who knew they even sell cowboy clothes in Japan, thanks Katie.


These are my new pants from Japan. Aparently they have shorter legs there because my ancles are cold!


Me with my man clan, Daddy and Oliver!


I love being naked, and am trying so hard to talk.



Yeah my Tauni made it from Japan. We had so much fun together. We loved playing on the floor.


This was Super Bowl Sunday, I guess the game was really getting to my head, I just had to take her down.


My mom and Katie walked out the rock , while Dad and I hung back for saftey reasons. These clams coverd the sides of Haystack rock.



I was in the baby bijor with my Tauni. Here we are walking on the beach, I loved the sunshine and loud noise the waves made.


What, my ears were cold.

It was so nice to meet my taunti, 4 down 1 to go. Thank you for making the trip Katie, we love you so much!

5 Months in Newberg

We have officially been in Newberg for five whole months (official newburgers)! Some things about small town living (or possibly Newberg living):

To begin there are no side walk laws/regulations in Newberg. You may say who cares -- but try running with a jogging stroller and a dog down the middle of the street and you may change your tune. The problem is not the lack of sidewalks but the inconsistency. It would be better if no yards had sidewalks but NO! sidewalks randomly start and stop where they please -- makes you feel like a schizophrenic when you are running. Thus the ideal Newberg walking/running site is the cemetery. For months I feared doing leisure activity in the cemetery but sidewalk frustration pushed me over the edge. I make Holli shut off her music to respect the dead, she thinks I am crazy but come on there is no need for Kenny Chesney in the cemetery. Other good running places are parking lots and today Lincon's nanny just went in circles in the garage -- at least that protects you from the rain. Sidewalks in Newberg come in various widths; some not wide enough for stroller/dog combo. Some sidewalks meet the street with a ramp, some not, some ramps too narrow for any good use, some with rumple strips, some not. They come in an assortment of materials as well: concrete, pavement, rock, trail, and mud. The weirdest thing is that many dogs defecate right on the sidewalk - "People at least push it into the grass!" -- try doing a hop skip jump with dog/stroller combo from pseudo-sidewalk to street. Next time you want to complain about city regulation of sidewalks think again...