Zig-Zag, Romeo, V and I go to the vet

I decided to take Zig-Zag and Romeo to the vet today... AT THE SAME TIME.... WITH VIOLET! It seems a little crazy, but it worked out pretty well. V was pretty concerned about her pets when they were getting probed and poked. She kept saying "NO" to the vet when she was doing things to them.
They are both very healthy and all was good. :)

Zig-Zag is 8 years old.

Romeo is 12 years old.

Spring Break 2010

Violet, Wind, Zig-Zag, and I all went on a little road trip for Spring Break.

On the way to CJ we stopped in Eugene for the afternoon to see Neriah, V's Grandpa. We went on a walk with him at his house in the country and then enjoyed a nice lunch with him and his girlfriend, Christie. V was a little shy at first, but warmed up after hanging out for awhile.

Next we went to CJ to stay at Camp Stohlman. We hung out with Grandma, Grandpa, and Granny on Saturday. We went for a nice walk (even though it rained a bit). Then hung out at the house for the rest of the day.

V loved walking around in the grass and pine needles all over their property. She requested to go out and "walk" "outside" almost as many times as she requested "Oscar", "MayMay" (Maggie), "Bup" (Buck), or "ZeegZee" (ZigZag).

The next day V AND Wind both threw up. And Sunday was spent laying around hoping they would feel better the next day.

The next day they both felt a little better. So, we left there and traveled down to Eureka.  It was very nice weather that day (the only one of the trip). She wore her sunglasses for the first time without ripping them off right away.

We walked all around Acarta and ate lunch.

Then we went on our way to a VERY NICE hotel in Eureka where we got a room upgrade and got to stay in a $300 per night room for $160. That night we went to a good Italian restaurant for dinner, where V and Wind both ate pretty well despite feeling a little under the weather still.

The next day we went to Eureka's VERY SMALL zoo. There were some monkeys, rhea (big ostrich-like birds that V called "Ducks"), llamas, and a petting zoo. She loved the pig, but didn't want to touch him.

She did, however, want to pet the cat, who had a badge around his neck that said "Staff".

The next day we went on a drive down the Lost Coast Hwy. It WAS NOT a highway. It was a VERY bad, pothole-filled, road that we though was 45 miles long, but was really 90. It was a very beautiful drive, but was VERY slow going and took almost 4 hours. V was VERY VERY unhappy and cried for probably an hour of the ride. This was quite unpleasant for everyone. She may have felt a little carsick considering she was facing backwards on a winding road for hours. Poor little girl. :(

The next day we walked around Eureka a bit. It was pouring rain, but still pretty fun.

That night we went back to CJ.  We hung out with everyone again on Saturday and Saturday night we went with Grandma and Grandpa to "A Night at the Casbah". It was a Casbah themed dinner with bellydancers and live music at the IV Seniors center. V LOVED IT! She liked the music and food, but mostly liked all the clapping. She would yell "YAY" and clap VERY enthusiastically.

Then Sunday it was time to go home. It was a very nice trip full of family and good, despite being wet, times.

Naked Bug Ridin'

Granny gave Violet this ride-on bug for Christmas and this was her first real spin on it!

Puddle-stompin' with Daddy

 

 

 

 

Spin, Spin, Suga'

Finger Painting

Violet had her first finger painting experience today and loved it!

Assisted by her Daddy...




I think she got more on herself then the paper...

The damage...

and a bath afterwards, of course...

Cutest Person - Part 2

Snow Day in C-Jay

A couple weekends ago we went to CJ to visit the grandparents over President's Day weekend. It was VERY snowy at their house. V had never seen snow on the ground. She called is "iiiiiccccce". She liked to eat it and throw it the best. It was too hard to really walk on.

BFFs - Violet & Gemma

Violet and Gemma we SUPER excited to see each other. So excited that that shrieked...

Valentines Day

Valentines Day was last month and V and I went to visit her Daddy at his work (West Linn HS). We brought him lunch and V dressed up for the occasion. All his work friends were very happy to see her too.

V and her Daddy eating chocolates. :)

After lunch we took a walk around the school.

How could you get any cuter?

We splashed in MANY puddles...

She says "Romeo"...

This is how she says "Romeo". It might not sound like much to you, but to a trained ear (her own)she clearly says it. :) Well, it is CONSISTENTLY what she calls him.
It kind of sounds like "robot" to me. Maybe she knows something I don't.

Cutest Person

(Photo taken at the Zoo on 02/05)

Funny, when you go to the zoo with a 1 year old... she is just as excited about the goats as she is about elephants & tigers. :)