Today On the Deck

Today was another beautiful day! We are getting spoiled around here with this weather.

I didn't even need to beg Mom to let me go out without a coat. Though I did manage to slurp the entire cup of hot cocoa she got for me.

This is my "freeze" position...like Frozone on "The Incredibles". You push your hands forward and spread your fingers to throw out the "freeze". You can see that Seddi thought I was pretty cool.

(Mom is really loving this new camera...)

More Cool Photos from the Park

Sunday at the Park

We had some really great weather this weekend so we piled in Dad's truck and took a trip to the park.

Mom brought her camera. Dad helped me climb on the climbing wall to the top of the "bumpy slide". He held me so I wouldn't fall while crossing the "big" monkey bars. We took Seddi for a walk down by the creek and lots of people asked us about her and told us she was cute.

Silly with Addy

Here are some photos of Addy and I on Saturday morning.

Our New Puppy

Introducing Sedna (we call her Seddie).

I usually call her "lil' girl".

Isn't she cute?

Visit From Auntie Jamie

Auntie Jamie came to spend the weekend with us.

We had lots of fun just hanging out.

Happy New Year -- 2009!

Happy 2009!

Mom got a new camera so we had to do some testing :)

Goodbye Sabine

Our dear sweet Sabine died on Saturday.

It seemed like the colder it got, the more difficult it became for her to get around.

Finally she just laid down on the living room floor and didn't get back up.

Mom told her she was a good girl, and then she just went to "sleep".

Old age? A broken heart?

Maybe she just missed her Mom too much.

One thing is certain: we will all miss her very much. She was such a sweet dog.

I told Mom:

I think she will be a deer now.

First Snow of the Season

Ssssshhhh, don't say it too loudly...but I think we might have a white Christmas this year!!!

Mom has been wishing for a white Christmas in Washington for years and years. This year she made plans to go sledding in the mountains on the Saturday after Christmas so that she could have her snow. Secretly, I have been talking to Santa on the phone about getting her some snow for Christmas...I think maybe Mom was a good girl this year after all.

Here is a photo of Sabine and I on the deck. Sabine was not nearly as excited as Avery was about the snow. Avery did some racing laps around the yard.

The forecast is calling for snow and cold temperatures until the New Year!

Santa Train 2008

Saturday we took our annual ride on the Santa Train with Uncle Rhino, Aunt Renee, and Jack and Henry.

Here are some photos of this year's trip.

So Long Mickey

Beach Day!

Our last stop on the Mickey Boat was Disney's Island - Castaway Cay.

It was our favorite part of the trip. Mom and Dad got me a Nemo bucket and I did lots and lots of digging in the soft white sand.

I got to swin in the ocean and eat ice cream cones with sprinkles. I was in heaven!

Me and My Nani

I got to spend lots and lots of time with my Nani while we sailed on the Mickey Boat.

Who Else Did I Meet?

Dad and I had our photo taken with Mickey on Pirate Night.

Here I am with Minnie Mouse at breakfast.

Here are my cousins Jack and Henry with Dale...you know how you can tell Chip from Dale?

Chip has only one tooth!

I also met Goofy, Pluto, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Belle, Daisy, and Lilo.

Adventures at Sea

Mom and I having fun at dinner.

And here I am with Uncle Rhino on deck.

We had breakfast with Mickey and our waiter made us all funny hats out of napkins.

I had lots of fun at the pool...that's where you could find me almost all hours of the day.

Meeting Mickey Mouse

We had a fantastic time on the Mickey Boat! Here is a photo of me meeting Mickey Mouse for the first time. He was so nice!

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

As we prepare to set sail on the Mickey Boat...we here at Colton's Antics wish all of our family and friends throughout the world a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope your day of feasting and family is warm and memorable.

Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.

-Phillips Brooks

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
-Thornton Wilder

We give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.

-Author Unknown

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

-Seneca

For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are all of us from birth to death guests at a table which we did not spread. The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet....

-Rebecca Harding Davis

Silly After Dinner

Dad took some photos of Mom and I after dinner. We were being very silly!

Sunnies for the Mickey Boat

I am soooo excited for the "Mickey Boat".

I found my sunglasses the other day and I told Mom I am ready to go.

Fall Day at the Park

On Sunday morning Mom and I went to the park while Dad installed the new bathroom floor. At the "bumpy slide" park, to go from the parking lot to the playground area, you have to walk on a boardwalk "bridge" through a marsh.

This is one of Mom's favorite parts of the park. We always see such interesting things in the marsh.

Sunday was beautiful and we saw some berries and some purple thistles.

My favorite part of this park is the bumpy slide of course, but on Saturday the bumpy slide was wet because we went to the park early in the morning.

So I had to settle for the "spinning round n round" thing. Mom doesn't know what the name of this thing is, they didn't have them when she was a little girl. Basically it is just a circle on an angle that you can push. Sort of like a merry-go-round I guess. I like to sit on it and have Mom push me around, but not too fast!

Check out my long hair! I have an appointment for a haircut Tuesday after Dad's done working. Just a trim, but I told Mom I don't like my hair so long in the back because it's like a girl and she said that Cookie would trim it so it's not so long in the back. Mom told me that Nani will be sad if we cut it too short and that everyone likes it long, so we are only going to ask Cookie to cut just a little bit.