Thanksgiving 2012: Again, Just So Sweet!

Namaste!

Thanksgiving 2012: My Sweeties on their Bikes!

My darlings!

Thanksgiving 2012: My Texas Ranger!

Here's my little Texas Ranger and my goddaughter!  Am I lucky or what?!?!!

Thanksgiving 2012: My Wild Ones!

Here they are! My little herd, a few weeks before the 4th herdmate arrived!  Namaste!

Happy Dancing Boy

This summer after teaching my two summer classes, I went to visit my family.  Elena brought Emma, Clara and Stephen to visit mom and dad, so I tagged onto that trip.  We went and stayed at the Kalahari in the Dells and spent two days at the Noah's Ark Waterpark which was a real blast.  And then we went home to Rhinelander to hang out for awhile.  I love my nieces and nephew and baby Stephen thought I was cool because I could act so silly.  Anyway, the very first few moments I saw them at the Kalahari hotel, I had a good good laugh.  They'd been traveling by plane all day and then took a 3 hour car ride, so they were pretty wired.  The first thing Stephen did to unwind was dance and rock out to the music on his little fire truck.  What a rockin' boy!

Merry Christmas from one of my Happy Little Men!

Namaste.

Merry Christmas from My Little Man!

Here's my little Stephen, enjoying a relaxing holiday with his auntie, Grams and Gramps. I just got back from the stable where my herd is playing outdoors in the falling snow. Violet participated in a slumber party last night and was pampered and painted and groomed and had photos taken of her. The photos made me laugh because you could see my girl looking just silly with happiness at all the attention -- comfortable, relaxed and happy happy happy! And now I am at home watching the birds dance in the snow, getting some seeds -- I am seeing chickadees, cardinals, a woodpecker, and finches. And this morning when I went to feed Ellie and Reptilicus, I saw a hawk in their yard. Anyway, I love my human and animal families. Namaste.

Merry Christmas, Off to the Pageant!

I just arrived home today after a wonderful but whirlwind Christmas adventure at Elena's. Here's a photo of my nieces and nephew moments before we left for church. The services were a wonderful singing pageant and my Emma sang and danced beautifully. Today I came home and settled my animals and went to the stable to meet my farrier. Rick and I had a nice conversation and I chatted with many St. George friends, including C and K. C rode Violet and it was just wonderful to see Miss V happy and moving forward and light and joyful. C rode her "on the buckle" and you could just see my red girl's contentment. She even jumped some combinations and then got pampered and groomed by her two talented new friends. Violet is really loving her new life, I can just see it all over her! She is happy happy happy with her friends and life and job!!!

Baby Stephen! Sister Tweaks his Hat!

I love this photo. Here is Clara, holding her baby brother while her sister adjusts his little hat. Emma is always careful to have a fabulous hat or tiara on, as you can tell by her fairy godmother hat here, so I am sure she wanted her brother to be absolutely comfortable and snappy in his little baby cap.

Baby Stephen! As Handsome as He Wantsta!

Here's a photo of baby Stephen, moments after he arrived home from the hospital. You can see that he's a comfortable, confident little guy, sure of his world and handsome in his comfortable sweater and baby gear!

Baby Stephen! Tired Auntie!

Here I am! I was so darn happy when we got to the hospital and Daddy Berg handed baby to me. He is just perfection itself. Then later when he came home, one late night, I found out that he is just the best little guy. He was taking a little snooze, resting on my shoulder, and he just relaxed me right down. He has the weight of a cat and he's all nice and warm and sweet. And he's my little nephew! So, I couldn't have been happier to have a few moments with him evening, resting with him after his burping! Namaste.

Baby Stephen! Sweet Kiss from Sister!

I love this photo. Here is darling Clara, giving her baby brother a kiss on his second day of life on this earth. This photo is about the fourth in a sequence. She just rained little careful soft gentle kisses on her brother. What a good sister! Namaste!

Baby Stephen! Grandma Adjusts his Hat!

Here we are and mom is having the time of her life, looking at her first grandson, happy in her baby daughter's health after the delivery, and just making sure his little hat is on perfectly. She does not want a cold baby grandson! Happy grandma!

Baby Stephen! With my Favorite Girls!

Here they are, meeting baby Stephen, in the very first few hours of his birth, the morning of the 18th. The girls had already given him very careful, loving pats on his head and praised his handsomeness and now are smiling with delight for the camera!

Baby Stephen! Happy Little Fella

Handsome little fella. Namaste.

Baby Stephen! Mom and the Feet!

Here is my mom holding the little card with the footprints of my first nephew, Stephen Joseph, who was born on Wednesday, February 18th, at 7:30 am, weighing 7lbs, 8oz and being 20 inches in length. We had just arrived after feeding the girls and were so excited to meet him. Namaste.