Fall Hike

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Java Bean Who?

As more and more of my friends become "bloggers" I am interested in how they came up with the titles for their blogs. Then, I started to wonder if anyone wondered why my blog is so entitled. My blog is named after our beloved black lab Java, who will be 6 years old this month. He was our first baby - actually our guinea pit (aka experiment). We thought if we could survive with our dog, and if he could survive us and things went well then we could graduate to becoming parents of a real baby. So, our dog's official name is Java Bean Bob - named in honor of my love for coffee. Java listens (sometimes) but displays that great labrador personality and has been awesome with Leif. So, here is a picture of a thirsty dog on our hike on the Laurentian Divide.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

What's up, Blog?

Here I am after not blogging for almost two weeks...has it really been that long? Well, I am just sitting at the computer on a cool fall evening in northern Minnesota. I am enjoying a nice piece of homemade apple pie (that my mom sent for my husband...oops) and have just put the two kiddies to bed. As my Leif was falling asleep, I was washing dishes and listening to Peter Mulvey http://www.petermulvey.com/ (my current favorite artist). There is at least one song Leif likes, and after prolonging bedtime by yelling out a few "I love you"s he then yelled out again. So, I went down the hall expecting to get yet another "I love you" when he asked if I would turn up the music. Can I be too proud that my son actually enjoys some good music, and I do not have to play Wiggles, DoodleBops, etc. I suppose I can give some credit to Karl who has been heavily influencing Leif to like not only Bruce Springsteen, but Tom Petty and Mudcrutch as well.
Speaking of musical children, check out the video showing another off these talented kids (and by kids, I mean Karl and Leif), though I have no doubt Mikko will be musical too.