Farewell to Riley

Mom's dog, Riley, died today. He had liver cancer and had a rough week. He was a great dog and companion to my Mom. He was almost 12 years old. His favorite things were taking several walks a day around town or in the woods, chasing small animals, rooting through the trash, swiping Morey's (the cat) food, and barking at the wind. He will be missed by all of us.

Brrrrrmmmmmmm

Jude-man loves to ride the steam cleaner and vaccum cleaner. When he's on it, he makes a sound like, "bbbbrrrrvvvvmmmmm."

Salamander

This post is a little out of order, but Jackson found a salamander yesterday and he was totally interested in it, counting the # of spots, commenting on its color and eye color. He named it "Sally" - it was a boy, though. After inspecting it, he let it go back to its natural habitat. Jackson said it was, "fascinating."

Go cart

How could I forget to post the video of the boys riding the go carts???? Jackson says, "I had fun on them. When I saw the green light, it meant keep going. When I saw the red light, I had to turn around and go back to the station."

We had a blast @ Lakemont Park this evening. Happy Birthday Kailasa ( little early)! Higlights included Jackson and Rainier riding the Toboggan (spiral shaped roller coaster) and the go carts, Jude trying cotton candy, and riding Leap the Dips.

Just some comments

No photos this time - I gotta figure out how to arrange them better.
We had such a great weekend. It's hard to believe that next weekend we'll be having Jude's birthday party. I don't know where the past year has gone but it has gone by so quickly. Both boys have grown so much. Ok, next post will have photos!

Zoo Trip

We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo yesterday with Ga-Ga, Dana, and Nate. We had such a great time. I think everyone would agree that the beavers were the coolest thing. The mom and dad beaver were trying to get the babies in the lodge so they would carry them in their mouths while they swam to the edge. The funniest thing was that the babies didn't want to be in the lodge, so they would get out and get right back into the water as soon as the mom or dad would turn around.