Kikka and Sonic

After playing rough together...Kikka is a Husky, Lab mix and Sonic is pure Siberian Husky.

Been Away

I'm home again..This past week was the Hillcrest/Trinity Family camp and my parents and I were gone for the week enjoying some wonderful fellowship with God's people.

The pictures below are just updates on Brent and our front yard...Hope you enjoy and there will be more to come.

Brent's First Hair Cut

There's the little boy.

It's coming along

Pete is nearing completion...One rock at a time.

Landscaping Continued

A dump truck of boulders for our rock wall along the driveway

Here we go...

Almost there!

And it's down! HE IS AMAZING. This is Pete and he has picked up, carried and placed EVERY rock on our wall! And he LOVES it!

Our old front porch

Our new front porch! ;) Or, so I thought it was. This is the pit I fell into and by the grace of God came out with minor cuts and bruises

Computer Difficulties

We are experiencing some computer difficulties which has prevented me from posting the most recent pictures of our landscaping adventures. I just recently bought a notebook so now I get to learn all the ins-and-outs of it all and as soon as I get the hang of it I hope to use this one to post the pictures...We are praying that we didn't lose all of our pictures on the Desktop computer but, unfortunately, it might be a possibility.

Anyhow, I will do my best to give you all a mental picture of the latest work...We now have the second tier up along the front. The side wall on the side of the driveway is nearing completion as well. Our front stairs are ALL gone ..Including the slab of cement in front of the door which I just happened to fall into and amazingly enough came out with only minor cuts and bruises (Praise the Lord!) Just another "Melinda Moment!"
So, things are coming along nicely and we're all looking forward to the finished product! :D

San Diego Adventures

The kids at the main pool in the fountain area at the Resort

The Van Voorhis Family!! They are a good looking family if you ask me!

This was one of the highlights and a must see at the zoo. Samantha LOVES Pandas. Thankfully the Panda was out and about for us to see.

Stopping for some Dippin Dots at the Zoo..We just got done going through the Panda exhibit and the line was very long!

I made sure Brian and Meredith had their on private ride (kid free) on the Skysafari (It was their anniversary day) Brian took this picture of Me, Tyler, Brendan and Samantha going across the San Diego Zoo

Here a are a few shots of the whales at Sea World. They were amazing to watch

Hanging out with Brent

Believe it or not but these pictures are all from one day! He is such a good sport!

Cassie and I were going through all of his 18 month clothing and decided to try a few outfits on him..I think he looks a LOT like Dad here (his dad.)

Yes, he is wearing snow gear in the middle of summer! We HAD to try this on him...He wasn't too happy at first but he soon warmed up to it. No pun intended.


He is just too adorable!

Here Brent is showing off his teeth! He now has three and one on its way!

These are some of my favorite times...He is fun to watch play but, nothing is better than snuggle time. He gives great kisses too! What a sweet boy!

He is getting into everything now...One day Cassie watched him as he pulled a big Pooh Bear off his little rocking chair and then climbed and STOOD on it in order to reach a frame hanging on the wall. Too clever! She has some pictures of it..I'll have to see if I can get them.

The Rock Wall

This is where the curve around begins...Pete is doing an amazing job!

The beginning of our rock wall