Owen's Camera

Owen got a camera for Christmas. He took a lot of pictures and they ended up with a rather artistic feel. What do you guys think?

Bubba-

Matt & Lori-

Who knows?-

Who knows?-

Lori-

Karla & Peter-

It's the little things...

The newest little thing - my car parked IN the garage, with the door closed (even though the picture is with it open). Ahhhh, the little things. My car will not have snow, or sleet or rain on it from now on.

S N O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goodie, goodie, goodie! There was snow today in the greater Portland metro area. We drove up into the West Hills in search larger accumulations. There was only a light dusting here, unfortunately. The drive was lovely perfectly perfect with Christmas music accompanying the snow falling and swirling on the road.

Even though we were only out of the truck for about 10 minutes we managed to do quite a bit. The temperature for our excursion ranged between 20 and 27 degrees with a very brisk east wind. This one is of O right after we got out of the truck. The snow touched him, without asking.

Matt was plowed the road for Owen. Then O plowed the road too.

We ran into another family enjoying the snow and they took this picture of all of us.

Matt made a snow angel.

The most fun of at all for Owen were the snowballs or rather handfuls of snow that he was throwing everywhere. The glove came off with this throw.

Joy, Pure Joy!

I have the most beautiful sink. Parts and pieces of the whole have been laying around the house since I moved in, in may. I feel the need to explain the horribleness of the of the beauty's predecessor. It was a cheap stainless steal sink, about 4 inches deep with a rickety faucet and a garbage disposal that shot food onto the ceiling and sounded like grinding metal - you could hear it blocks away.

The new one is cast iron with a white porcelain coating about 9.5 inches deep a Kohler no less ahh the quiet splendor. The faucet is has a brushed nickel finish, sits high above the sink, with a pull out nozzle and two count them two options - spray or regular. There is now enough room to have a pot in the sink and fill it with water AND take it out without spilling a drop, or just fill it while it sits on the counter. I can CHOOSE!! The garbage disposal is so quiet I thought that it didn't work.

I am pleased as punch. I love it. Big thanks go to Mr Smith, Dad, Matt, Owen, the Academy of Arts and Sciences and of course God who gave us boys with green mustaches.