Up, Up, and Away!

Monkeying Around on Halloween

Today I Played in the Snow

Nicholas is One!

Nicholas is now a one year old! We celebrated his birthday with family and friends, presents and cake, and lots of fun. The biggest event of the day, other than turning one, was Nicholas' first taste of sugar in the form of birthday cake.

The intial introduction was.... cautious.

At his parents urging, Nicholas gives it a taste.

"I don't think I like it."

"It's is great for smushing, though.

"Maybe I'll give it another go..."

"I might like this cake thing afterall."

I'll fess up. I'm late with this post. Nicholas' birthday was Sept 15. Truthfully, I'm late on a number of summer related events, birthday included. In the spirit of the season, I'm going to turn over a new leaf (get it?) and try to post a bit more regularly. In the next few weeks a number of back-logged posts should appear. They won't follow any particular order so be prepared for a jumbled timeline.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

I love you bunches!

Happy 20th Anniversary Gramo and Grampo!

You May Want to Bring Your Own Tissues Next Time You Visit

It started with a shattered coffee mug full of water, a water-strewn wooden train set, an overturned garbage bin, a bruised shin, a sleep deprived, irritable teething baby wanting to play with said wooden train set, and an overly curious orange cat. It ended with this. I'll let you fill in your own details.

I decided to leave the mopping for another day.

Happy Adoption Day Boo!

Boo joined our family 3 years ago today. Bill and I originally saw Boo at the Humane Society in Woodbury. We'd visited the shelter to see a different orange cat but Boo (then named Bernardo) caught our attention. He was in the top row of cages reclining on his side, one paw dangling out of the cage, watching everything. He was big and orange and adorable. But, our hearts were still heavy from the loss of our previous cat and we weren't certain we were ready for another. We left without meeting him.

Two days later, we were still thinking of "Bernardo". We made a second trip to see him only to find he'd been sent to the local PetSmart for promotion. We debated adopting him on the drive to the store. We weren't sure we were ready, but we knew we wanted to spend some time with him and see.

He was in a big cage behind glass. His litter box was filthy and overflowing. His food had spilled and mixed with the litter. His water dish was dry. The employees let us take Boo into their break room to spend time with him. He was warm with a fever - dirty and smelly, parts of his tail and back were covered in poop. He was a sorry sight but he purred and purred, played like a kitten, and was friendly with everyone. There was no way we could send this loveable cat back to such awful conditions - so Boo became ours. Our crazy, cuddly, chipmunk obsessed, attack cat - Boo Radley.

Happy Adoption Day Boo!

The Tale of Nicolius (in HD)

Yes, I know the videos are larger than the blog window. It's frustrating but I’m working on a solution to the problem. Until then, you can view videos in full screen by pressing the “full screen” button just to the right of the volume button on the bottom of the video window. Press the "Esc" key on your keyboard to return to a normal screen.

Happy 4th of July!

Nicholas found his first parade to be interesting and fun - even if it was raining. The fire truck horns were a bit scary, though.

He's a High Stepper

New Video

For the stout hearted: the full 9 minute, unedited version can be found on YouTube.

An Earth Day Message

Yeah, we're late on this one, but I thought it was cute enough to post. Every day should be Earth Day, right?

Just a Quick "Hello!"

Just a quick "Hello!" from Nicholas. Nicholas is enjoying the spring weather (as is his Mom) and gives us something new to laugh about every day. I've got a few videos up my sleeves which I hope to have posted sometime soon, so stay tuned.

Happy Easter!

The Boys