real life

The beach was so great that now we are suffering from withdrawals. It was getting so bad that I painted stuff. I hate painting, but Karsten and Taegan love it. I almost hate painting enough that I would rather clean up after them. almost.

The life aquatic with Lang' Stoddard

Update: Shelly posted some more photos from our week at the beach.

This week, Lang' ventured into the Pacific for the first time.  At five months old, he's kind of a tough interview -- but judging from the feral cat sounds he was making, I think he enjoyed it quite a bit.

Congratulations Tony!

Yesterday we joined my sister Bre, her husband Tony, and a significant portion of the Stoddard and Spratling clans to celebrate Tony's graduation from (ahem) a little-known state university in Corvallis.  It was a lot of fun.

Dog-sitting [Updated]