Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Sauce on the Side

Today we ran errands.

And by "we" I mean myself, Taylor and Mckenna.

They behaved while we wandered Target and they behaved while we bought Chris a cell phone cover and me a blue-tooth at AT&T. I promised them (and one year olds who cannot yet talk are big on holding you to promises...)that if they behaved through those two stops we would have frozen yogurt.

So I got them out of their car seats and into the double stroller at the third stop of the day and we split a delicious cup of sugar free strawberry frozen yogurt. Mckenna was half asleep in her seat but Taylor was all about it. I think that girl ate half the cup all by herself! She had her own spoon and would try scooping her own bite. Once scooped she wanted to feed me the bite and have me feed her a bite. A-Dorable.

(Classic "my cup is empty" Taylor face)

After that we headed to the Post Office where Taylor charmed the long line and Mckenna slept.

It was a great day!

Tomorrow night I am headed to Denver to attend a friend's wedding. Maybe after this trip I will be home long enough to wash all my clothes and put them away instead of straight back into a suitcase!

Black Licorice

There are a lot of people in the world who do not care for black licorice. It has a strong unapologetic taste and it doesn't blend well with a lot of other flavors.

Apparently our puppy, Koda, is black licorice.

She is only one year old and has really only had substantial interaction with two other dogs. Loki, her big brother, whom she truly believes controls the rising and the setting of the sun. And Bailey,her puppy pal, who plays hard with Koda and has no fear.

What I learned the last few days is that this means Koda cannot read other dogs or adjust her playing style at all. To Koda playing is nipping and wrestling and that is about it.

I brought Koda and Loki with me to Camp Pendleton to visit Caitlin and Brittany. We are staying at Caitlin's house and I was excited because they have a golden retriever, Zola, who Loki adores. Well, Koda and Zola do not adore each other. In fact they have gotten into it twice since we have been here and now must remain separated at all times.

Koda pierced Zola's ear. Can you imagine the embarrassment of having your dog puncture a hole in one of your best friend's beloved animal's ear?

I can.

It is not fun.

Of course she has been gracious about it but it makes me miss our family's alpha male all the more when the dogs act up.

I told Chris it isn't Koda's fault....after all she has an absentee father.

Poor guy I don't cut him much slack.

Here is a picture of the sleeping monster (looks so sweet doesn't she?) and the two golf ball sized bruises I received from one of the dogs (or both) as I broke up their second fight this morning.

Lucky for Koda I LOVE black licorice.

Soy Sauce

Sauce on the Side Hawai'i Style

Well Folks, I am back in Yuma after an amazing trip to the island paradise of Oahu and I am not going to apologize for not posting anything while I was gone. I was busy catching up with Clare and Sarah and enjoying some beautiful vistas.

Sarah picked me up at the airport and after much hugging and a little anxious waiting for my suitcase we headed over to pick Clare up from work for lunch. In true Jen fashion I knocked some stuff over in Clare's office lobby in my excitment...oops...I guess I like a dramatic klutzy entrance!

I won't bore you with all the talking and reconnecting we did but I will just say that it was as though we were never apart and I love that!

The week consisted of sushi eating, beach walking, island driving, dancing, picture taking, coffee drinking,hiking,New Moon watching and many more adventures. Here are some pictures that can better explain the glorious nature of my week.

Mystical MountainsSarah and me at the airport The view from the top of Diamond Head Crater A shrimp truck on the North Shore The delicious shrimp we got from the truck A cute little bird for my Mama Sarah and me hiking(in flip flops I'll have you know)Diamond Head Crater Me, Clare and Sarah at lunch More wonderful mountain views Sarah, me and Clare in Waikiki Me being silly with "Chinamen's Hat" on the way to the North Shore Sarah, Me and Clare as "Masked Avengers"....you really don't want me to explain this one...
One last mountain view

And there you have it! My vacation in a snap-shot! I promise to be a better blogger now that I am home.