Poor Cairo has a Bad Ear Infection

Sofie Takes Kindergarten in Stride

Pisa Anyone?

Elise has a New Volunteer Job

This is the atrium of the VA Hospital...

where Elise will be escorting people to their appointments. 

Pretty cool, not?

Exuberance and Discipline

This is a little long but it is fun to watch these dogs behave while their trainer is on a bike.

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/06/free-running-sled-dogs/

The House is a Little Too Quiet!

Cairo and Max (the Dog) will miss you but not nearly as much as G&G!

Back in the Day

Forty some years later and we still think we're cool.

AZ Dust Storm

It's Only a Few Seconds...

But this moth that settled on my arm several times was so pretty.

Swim Day Slideshow

http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a49314e5463784e6a453d0d0a&blogview=true

The Birthday Rates a Cupcake

Now that's the way to celebrate.

The Birthdays Keep on Coming!

I tore this off a wanted poster -who is this birthday bandito?

Followup

Here's a link to an NPR piece on the guitarist I featured a few days ago:

http://m.npr.org/story/156393911?url=/blogs/allsongs/2012/07/08/156393911/the-shredder-behind-100-guitar-licks-speaks&ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20120715

A Happy Birthday Before and After

Back in the day when parents let their kids get a sugar high.

The aftermath - the cake was a mess too!

Happy Birthday Chris and Candy

Oh - and Carl too!

Three Kids - Whisper Quiet

The power of books!

When You Have a Few Extra Minutes

You must check this out!

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/07/a-short-history-of-rock-n-roll/

My Well Watered Garden

Check out this amazing shot - that is the water just as it is starting to come out of the watering wand. The garden plants (and anything in the vicinity) have been seeing a lot of water since Max and Jack came to town.

Jack Loves Cairo

She must love him too because she is tolerating a lot of snuggling.

Max the Kid and Max the Dog

Vonno - Traveling Companion Extraordinaire