pictures? or stories?

decisions, decisions! i have ten short minutes to add a clever, entertaining post or do i just upload the cutest pictures of our two leprechauns from the past month. what to do!? well, i'll type as fast as i can before i am summoned to leprechaun duty. oh! too late. here comes the little person with biggest feet now....

pardon the interruption. however, now i cannot think of any specific entertaining stories to tell now that i'm back in front of the computer. just the general info. hmmmm........davis continues to build his conversation skills everyday telling us that he has to go to work at the office, get gas (which results in driving to the top of the driveway to pick grass and put it in his gas tank.) gas. grass. i wonder if he really thinks we are pumping grass in the car every week even though he can say both gas and grass clearly.

allison. her word of the day was cookie. but she says the word with a smile on her face and doesn't move her teeth. as if she is asking sweetly for a sweet. only like a ventriliquist. there's another wordly wise owl for you. adding new words each day. zoos = shoes. baba is still pacifier, not sure where that came from though. dadis = davis. and of course, her favorite word of all time......dah!dah! = darby! not to be confused with dada for 'you know who.' which leads me to make a decison on which pictures to add now that my time is definitely up.

introducing the future Dr. Allison Trogdon, DVM...........

life according to darby

a couple weeks ago we lost darby for about 3-4 hours. after a couple hours of searching and worrying, a neighbor received a call from friends in the neighborhood adjacent to ours to inquire if they knew who the dog on their porch may belong to. i think the following story perfectly describes what darby must have been thinking that day.

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks. Curious I pinned a note to his collar: ' I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.' The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with young children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'

i've attached several random pictures tonight. one of allison walking in mommy's shoes. she actually did very well shuffling along in my crocs. managing to bend over and toss aside random cable cords that were in her path.

second picture was taken at davis's direction after seeing another picture like it on the computer.

another of davis reading dad's rotarian magazine after taking a bath. he's starting early on mapping his plan for world peace.

a couple pictures from picking out a christmas tree. here i am reminded that no matter how hard you try to keep everything in order, have everyone dressed, ready to go and out the door on time, nothing in our life is ever in order. always turned upside down, backwards or inside out. (motion to admit: davis's non-reversible hat and tag.) welcome to our crazy life.

lost and found

we thought they were lost forever. photos from davis and allison's first trip to the beach. but alas! after a couple of searches we found them. then it just took another couple hours to find a way to unlock the files' properties so we could transfer to discs.

a boy and his dog:

sleeping beauty:

relaxing with daddy:

halloween is just around the corner. davis and allison's costumes are hanging in the closet awaiting a night of fun! all we need now is to buy the candy, ask for candy and eat the candy. :)