Monday, August 17, 2009

More scenes from this week in Josie--BBQ!

One of my coworkers, who happens to live around the corner from us, hosted a farewell BBQ for another coworker (who is moving to another job within the University). I somehow managed to miss getting any pix of the guest of honor and the hostess, but here are a few candids. This pic features Milton (I think that's his name) the turtle.






A shot of the cool treehouse!













There was some stickering that went on. Mostly inflicted by my coworker's daughters.












You can't tell from this picture, but Josie is chewing on her new favorite food--cheesy puffs!












Auggie doggy.













Niiiiiiiigh, niiiiiiigh (nice, nice). Josie is also probably panting here, which is her version of what a dog says.

Scenes from this week in Josie

While at first glance this picture may look like it depicts a horrible crime scene, it actually details Josie resting her head on Dada and petting Zeeb. As Josie likes to say, "Niiiiigh, Keeee!" (translation: Nice Kitty!)










Josie showing off some feats of strength--those are both filled with 10 pounds of cat litter!












This is a great book--Bow Wow Orders Lunch. Not to give it away or anything, but it shows a sandwich in various stages of being built: Bread. Cheese. Bread. Cheese. Bread. Bread. Bread? No! Cheese! Bread. Cheese? No. Meat. OH! Bye.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

What's the Dewey Decimal number for cuteness?


Josie takes a quick break from running around at the library earlier on a rainy Saturday morning. She likes to sit on the shelf.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Back to the pool

I'm serious, Mom...you really need to take me into the pool now.












What? I can't have a cracker after swimming? That 30-minute rule is an old wives' tale.












I like swimming!

Going incognito

Uh, oh...I think I see some paparazzi lurking over there. I am *not* having my swimsuit photos all over Us Weekly and People again this year.











There. That's better. They'll never recognize me.

Back to the farm

I took Josie to Domino's Petting Farm the other day...she had been once before, but it was my first trip. Here she is hanging out on the lawn near the pond.










Time for Farm Yoga!













This picture was taken as the alpaca was finishing up a story..."So I says to Mabel...chomp, chomp, chomp...Mabel, I says...chew, chew, chew..." PS I think that one is the alpaca. One of them is a llama, but I think that's the other one in the background.








You know what are cute? Baby goats.













Surprisingly, adult goats are not only *not* that cute, they are kind of terrifying, especially when there are a large number of them going "Mmmaaaaah!!!" in their deep, scary voices and looking at you with their weird, sideways pupils. Josie was not alarmed at all, but I was.






Fancy rooster...there seemed to be a few of these at the farm, or maybe this one just kept running all over.











Did you get a look at all of those ducks and geese in the pond down there?! Wow!

South Dakota...

Where the buffalo, and Jamie, roam.