Happy Birthday!

Today is Dave & Lizzie's birthday!  They are 5 years old.  I remember fondly the day that Sheona brought them home from Fallbrook.  She picked them out of a litter of 5 cats.  I think we got the best 2!

The Next Iron Chef

Last night was a blast! My parents hosted an Iron Chef party at their house to celebrate their new kitchen. We all brought a dish with the special ingredient...hard boiled eggs! The submissions included Egg Curry & Rice, German Meat Loaf, Cobb Salad Sliders, Egg, Onion & Apple Croquettes, Egg Ribeye, and Boiled Egg Surprise. (Let me tell you the surprise was that Mark had a hard boiled egg in his pocket. He was the only one who ate it.)

The big winner was Sheona & Jon's Cobb Salad Sliders. They were really great!

We ended the evening with some good times on the Wii. This is a picture of Mom's bowling technique!

We can't wait for the Spam Challenge in January!

Living the Good Life - Part 2

Our pets have a pretty cushy life. Lately, the cats have been enjoying the warm Santee sun in the mornings by the pool. Here is Lizzie working on her tan.

Check this out!

Hey y'all!  I want to give a shout out to my older (but wiser) sister Gwen and her cake decorating skills.  Check out these 4th of July treats.  How cute are those little hamburger cupcakes!  I have no idea how long it took to make all of these goodies, but I'm sure they were made with love.  Bake on, Sister!

I want to include a link to this page on her blog, but I can't figure it out.  So....if you want to check it out for yourself, go see her at http://gwenswanderlust.blogspot.com/2008/7/hamburger-cupcakes.html

Mark The Pool Guy

Mark has been getting the pool ready for some summertime swimming. He hasn't ever done this part of the pool cleaning routine in this pool though. He emptied almost 1/2 of the water out of the pool and filled it back up with fresh water. Here's a snapshot of what it looked like about halfway through.

Get your sunscreen and towels, because the pool is looking pretty refreshing now!

A Place To Call Her Own

We got Pige a new bed on Saturday at Costco. Its pretty darn cute because it looks like a little couch! As much as we love it, Pige as yet to grow to love it. Mark has been trying to coax her onto the bed with loving words of encouragement. He tried to trick her into going onto it by placing her toy on top of it. He even tried bribing her with some treats, but she just wasn't enjoying the new bed.

I finally caught her in the act last night. She was playing with her rope (by herself) and got tired of it and laid down on the new bed. The little couch looks even cuter with Pige in the middle of it. Don't you agree?

Weeeeeeeeeee!

Mark and I went to a retirement party for one of my coworkers. This was the best part of the day....the ZIP LINE!