Agave Ranch

Update

2011-04-02T18:29:00.000-07:00

Baby...

Morning chores.

Posing with her dolls.

My BOY!

Morning walk.

Woody and the gang watching the neighbors graze.

Brilliant

2011-03-23T14:09:00.000-07:00

Took this a couple weeks ago....baby waving.

The Rains!!!!

2010-12-22T15:07:00.000-08:00

Check out our little W...I am thinking she's a bit of an instigator.

Ho Ho Ho

2010-12-10T13:40:00.000-08:00

Trial Run

2010-12-06T06:40:00.001-08:00

Here's the trial run for taking our Christmas pictures...this is what I got, enjoy! :)The perfect soccer body as Mario says.

They were more interested in her hat than smiling for the camera.

Ahhhhh, being attacked by baby.

The boy is 4!!!!

2010-10-28T09:01:00.000-07:00

Before we start with my boy turning 4, here is a picture of the cutest baby born on May 25th...enough said.

Cousins 'talking' to each other.

Here's the master piece for the birthday boy. He recognized Thomas on the cake so I am saying it was a success.

No cake for this little guy, only toes.

The girls pulling the birthday boy around the back.

Grandma gave him 3 goldfish for his birthday, he named them all Nemo.

No rhyme or reason

2010-06-28T18:11:00.001-07:00

Catching up on her Dr. Dobson reading.

One big playdough mess.

Little W and her dog.

The three watching the tv.

Rode the train until the battery died.

Playing poolside

2010-06-03T13:36:00.000-07:00

New addition to the ranch...

2010-05-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

Bella stats....May 25th, 6.6oz, 19in., perfectly healthy!

Videos to enjoy...

2010-04-15T07:10:00.000-07:00

The first is what we call the "Thomas the Train Dance" and the second is just really cute of our little girl.

Spring Break!!

2010-04-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Another hat picture....

Grandma was sooooo good to them, cookies and milk for lunch! Only if they knew what was coming next.

Sweeping on the side of the house. The smallest child had the biggest broom, don't know how that happened.

After they swept, grandma wanted them to wash down the area, sounds reasonable. She gave them paint brushes to complete their chores.

Your long wait is over....

2010-03-26T17:38:00.000-07:00

The other day Mario took T for a father/son outing...little sister was fine for the first part of the day, but after dinner she was missing her brother so. Here she is waiting by the door. If I recorded the next shot you would hear her squealing with delight seeing him walk up to the door.

Mario playing while the little girl is playing.

Sunrise

2010-01-29T07:47:00.001-08:00

El Nino Hits Meadowbrook!

2010-01-22T08:25:00.000-08:00

A couple videos of our backyard and our new stream.

A month later...

2010-01-21T17:21:00.000-08:00

From all the rain the past couple days we now have a nice mud pond for the two to play in.

Playing with her new friend. We kept one puppy, Mario calls her Yoyosomething, I call her Kipper, and T calls her Milo. Poor dog.

Being very resourceful with a stick.

T is in the blue "boat" on the right side of pic, taken from a distance.

Our first rain and possibly some grass!!!

2009-12-16T14:08:00.000-08:00

T standing on the bed watching the rain fall.

These two pics are here because the father and I are having a debate whether or not to cut the kids hair. I say cut it.

Look real close to this one on the left, can you see the grass???

Having a snack of mud.

Just really cute playing on the rocks.

Peanut butter sandwiches and then inside for baths and naps :))

Christmas Pics

2009-12-10T17:52:00.001-08:00

Here are the Christmas pictures we chose. T was in motion in all the pics I took, this one was the least blurry. Another hat pic of the little girl and a cute picture of the two of them cuddled on the couch---their own doing. Enjoy!

Something old, something new, and a tribute to W and hats...

2009-11-30T14:42:00.000-08:00

Taken only a few years ago, but wow...who are these two?

T trying to take a nap.

Ready to play outside.

Eating with shorts on her head.

Knit hat for napping.

Meeting of the hat people.

She enjoys eating with a hat on...

The new...our dog had 6 puppies. Willing to ship one or more up north to cousins.

Grumble, grumble, grumble....Success!!!!

2009-11-09T18:43:00.001-08:00

Saturday morning he was sent out to attack the swing set that arrived earlier in the week. The directions and comments from other's who bought the same set stated it would take 1 1/2 to 2 hours...

5 hours later

some very happy children, parents, and grandma were able to enjoy the swing set.

She wanted some help at first, but then became a natural and was swinging on her own.

Testing out the teeter-totter. It's perfect for the two because it's nice and low to the ground.

Thank You Grandma!!!! The perfect gift for T's birthday.

Lunch

2009-11-09T18:35:00.000-08:00

My mom thinks it's pretty funny how quiet these two are when they are eating, I think it's wonderful :)

The boy is 3!!!

2009-10-27T07:55:00.001-07:00

We canceled the "big" party and opted for a small dinner with mom and the Brits (actually one Brit and one Canadian). Mom made a yummy chicken dinner with pilaf, salad and spinach and I made the cake for the little man. He loves banana bread so I made banana bread cupcakes. Here are a few pics of the evening. First, T blowing out his candles.

Overjoyed from the singing and attention...

Here he is showing off his Mr. Potato Head----he loves this guy.

We bought him a t-shirt with the "Toy Story" characters on it, this is the closest he's gotten to wearing it.

Trying on the sunglasses from the Mr. Potato Head set...

P.S. I know I've written this before, once it gets to be below 85 I will be posting pictures with their clothes on...it was sooooooo hot Sunday we had the air going for most of the day.

IT'S 100 DEGREES TODAY!!!!! UGH...

2009-10-16T13:38:00.000-07:00

gravity and hat pics

2009-10-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

It all started with a large imagination and the movie "Toy Story". Thinking he was Buzz Light Year T took a flying leap off his bed rail. It was as they say like watching something in slow motion. Turns out he broke his collar bone and needs to wear this sling for two weeks. It has been one week now and he is without the sling but doing very well, just holds his hand against his chest. A lot of people are saying, "didn't your brother do the same thing?" mmmmmmmm

Bought him a game to keep his mind off his shoulder...a couple problems with my thoughtful gift, he is left handed and you have to keep a steady hand---opps.

And, here are the hat pictures...in the bath

needing more than one hat to wear---actually 3 total...

her first tutu...

2009-09-29T11:18:00.001-07:00

T's favorite reading spot...for now anyway.

Check out the huge spider web outside mom's window, big creepy brown spider in the middle.

T's new fishing ground, he came up with this on his own.

Finally found a way to get his pin wheel to move, put it up to the vent when the air is on.

Say goodbye to the high chair, sitting at the table like a big girl.

Science Museum

2009-09-28T16:06:00.001-07:00

Went with my friend and two of her boys to the Science Museum in Temecula---really fun. There were about 6 rooms each with a different theme. The kids were able to roam from room to room exploring and touching everything. Aside from the gross germ factor I thought it was pretty cool.

Having a chat with ???

Pushing the buttons to make the water push the balls around.

Starting to get tired, coming close to lunch and nap time.

Melting down....

Professor T.

2009-09-28T16:02:00.001-07:00

Quality time reading and eating noodles, surprisingly T was able to finish his meal---good job with the chop sticks!!

2009-09-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

A little afternoon artwork.

Our favorite beach with our favorite brit.

Relaxing with grandma after a long day at the beach.

She loves a hat. They don't have to fit very well at all, and sometimes they don't even need to be hats.

Mowing the yard

2009-09-04T12:12:00.001-07:00

You have to look closely to find him, we have 10% weeds and 90% dust as you can see.

2009-09-04T12:05:00.001-07:00

We went to Temecula the other night to walk around and listen to the bands that are set up on corners.

They love playing in their diaper box...

Cruising the yard.

P.S. We do have clothes for them, but it has been too hot :))

Picture this...

2009-08-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

It's 111 right now. Nothing else to share, it's too hot. :))

Bad haircut...

2009-08-24T17:52:00.001-07:00

Tried to trim the bangs hanging over her eyes...for some reason it looks shorter and shorter as the day goes by.

After getting out of the bath.

Having a little snack with his ship. The last pic was taken this morning. A very serene moment, lasting maybe 5 minutes---ahhhhh.

Just looking cute

2009-08-20T15:41:00.001-07:00

Amazing sunset

2009-08-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

This was taken a few days ago, but these are the sunsets we are getting lately. Also, if you look at the weather please add at least 7 degrees to what is reported. Today it was a cool 100, ugh!!

Clay and Pigtails

2009-08-20T15:29:00.001-07:00

Check out the concentration...he molded clay for almost an hour this morning. We think he'll be an artist like his northern uncle.

T fishing off the couch.

First day of trying out pigtails since her hair is sooooooo long and always in her face.

Unsure about the new look.

I think she likes it.

Enjoying Summer

2009-08-04T21:14:00.001-07:00

Needed some help from the pop before taking the big jump alone.

Always jumping in the pool with a big smile on his face.

Just another cute pic of the two of them at the beach.

Trying to get a family picture, almost have all eyes on the camera.

Walking the shore on the Bay in Long Beach.

Family, Friends, and the Fair

2009-08-04T20:34:00.001-07:00

Starting our afternoon at the fair eating some delicious bbq.

Meet Rosie, she lives across the street from us.

Only one member of our family did not enjoy the ride. He was very squirmy and could not wait to get off the giant animal.

Chasing after P.

He was super thrilled to be at the fair :)

Ahhh, the Pig Race.

8 gave her best, but couldn't pull it off in the end.

After the races we all got coupons for a free pound of bacon!

The End.....

Wednesday Events

2009-07-09T09:49:00.000-07:00

Started the day with a little reading.

Played in the shade for a while.

Hoku got some love from W,and a rub down with Mario's foot--he's not stepping on her.

Mario preparing the cake.

Presenting the finished product. He called it "Triple Berry Falls".

All of us enjoying the cake.

Relaxing after a nice meal and yummy dessert.

Sooooooo Hot

2009-07-06T18:12:00.001-07:00

Trying to get some relief from this heat.

We topped out at 104 today, need to think positive because we have at least 3 more months of this.

The Boy

2009-07-06T06:46:00.001-07:00

We just got back from the beach and found T with the dog staring out at the field. Guess he's looking for that big beautiful cool ocean---it was 104 here.

THE CORN!!!!!!

2009-07-06T06:37:00.000-07:00

Very proud of his 'crop'. We bbq'd last night and the corn was delicious.

A Big Bird and Swimming

2009-07-05T20:54:00.000-07:00

We went for a walk on the pier and found this guy hanging out. T was amazed by the sight.

Just passing by...

Swim lessons by the father and yes that is my spatula in his hand. I don't know why, but that is one of his favorite 'toys'---he takes it to bed every night and carries it everywhere throughout the day.

Beaches and a Desert Sunset

2009-07-01T08:32:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Bolsa, it was a very windy but beautiful day at the beach.

W found another hat to put on.

Too cute.

The group hanging out trying to stay out of the wind.

Looks like a big drop.

The cove getting rides from cousin B on a boogie board.

Guess what happened two seconds after this picture?

Making her way to shore.

The girl

2009-07-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

She loves to wear hats.

Ahhhhhhhh grandma....

She loves dogs, plastic and real.

Watermelon Run

2009-07-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

We didn't officially enter the race so we don't have our times, but as you can tell from the pic we were at a very speedy pace.

A little playtime after the big run.

One tired little boy.

A Day at the Park

2009-07-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

W helping with the upkeep of the park.

Trying to escape...

Dear Alaskan's,

2009-06-15T14:20:00.001-07:00

We went to the Cove and had a great day, thought of you all often and wished you were here in sunny Ca.

Checking out the waves...should I surf or eat seaweed?

A lot of eating went on today; some crackers, fruit, seaweed, sand, shells, sticks...

He wouldn't go in the water, just loved staring at the waves crashing.

More seaweed eating.

Standing on the board trying to get her balance. I thought she looked cute, someone else said it's not good for the board.

Too tired, just relaxing on grandma's lap.

Hats and cute kids

2009-06-15T14:14:00.000-07:00

Total concentration.

Resting on the couch?

Not just a cute profile, check out the hair---her first pony tail!!

Having fun wearing their hats.

Wednesday

2009-06-10T11:06:00.001-07:00

Again with the 'look'. She used her face to break a fall yesterday while climbing on a rock.

More stacking of objects, it's very exciting.

Beginning water colors 101, pieces are up for sale---the price is negotiable.

Tuesday

2009-06-10T10:44:00.000-07:00

Watching a little "Veggie Tales" while dinner's getting ready.

Just a cute picture :)

My rose 'garden'...after planting 8 rose bushes, this is one of the 4 blooms I have.

The corn.

After dinner ride in the wagon.

Dug up artifact thanks to the dog. Story is the previous owners had a horse that was sick...anyway, Mario says this is part of the late Mr. Ed.

She's a climber. We think she's part goat; she loves to climb, eat dirt, leaves and paper products.

Helping out, check out the concentration on her little face.

Weekend Events

2009-06-07T19:21:00.000-07:00

Took the dog to get a shave for the upcoming heat.

This is the look Teo gets when eating. They both get really quiet and fall into a trance during meals.

Not OK

Here's little Walela eating pilaf with yogurt...a little warning, she's a bit messy. The background noise is T trying to help Mario finish the tile in the bathroom---he's super helpful.

The Engineer

2009-06-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

We often refer to T as the engineer...he enjoys lining things up and making patterns with various toys/objects. Mario already has a few schools picked out for him.

Here he is asleep for the night. Some kids sleep with soft bears, but he prefers his pirate ship to curl up to.

When we first moved here this Palo Verde was not doing well, after a little watering and tlc this tree is now vibrant.

Gardening

2009-06-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

Our sunflowers and squash are growing beautifully...

The poor girl got thirsty after an evening in the garden.

Mario calls this our corn "farm"

Now the girl is hungry....can't keep up with her needs.

Where's W??

Ready for summer

2009-06-02T10:22:00.000-07:00

Trying on her suit for summer fun to come...little W grew a little since we got the swimming costume.