bathtime

This boy loves the water. I think he would live in it, if he could!

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awesomely fat squirrel

It’s no secret around here that squirrels are my favorite animal. How can you not love this guy?

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climbing boy

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He’s climbing up on everything these days.

nine!

I cannot believe that my little girl is nine. Inconceivable.

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“I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them.”

– Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper

random squirrel

My daughter forced me to join a virtual pet adoption web site, and I needed an avatar, so I drew this “lurking squirrel” and colored it in Photoshop. Just for fun. To get to the pet site, search “Chicken Smoothie” or type ”chickensmoothie.com”.

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