and a very good start (to the new year)

new years day we


slept in
took hot cocoa and a lattes to the beach
went for a walk and watched owen run willy nilly (photos follow) :)
gave him a bath afterwards ( a two person job)
ate cinnamon buns for lunch
and homemade soup and biscuits for dinner
watched silly old westerns
and listened to the rain in the evening.


it was a good start to the year.

'oh boy oh boy oh boy!' (owen)

'oh boy oh boy oh boy!'

'do i have to cross this?'




'i can do it, i can do it' (he did it!)

'oh boy oh boy oh boy! mom found me a ball!'

'look dad! a ball! yay!'

'mom mom mom mom mom mom mom'

'here is that river again, yipes'



'watch me, i am owen the willy nilly wonder dog,
i will cross this river!'



a rare find - baby abalone shell

'oh gulp, hello'

'gee, you are a gazillion times bigger than me'

'i bet no one ever calls you snowflake'

happy happy happy

'do i really look like a snowflake to you?'




'love love love love you dad'

'and you too mom'


hee hee he. i hope the start of your year had an auspicious, lovely

beginning too.

♥ lori