The newest furball in the (J & K) Darby house...

There is ANOTHER new addition to the family,

in the form of a miniature chewbaca,

(Llasa Apso-Shitzu mix) named J.J.

With Olivia's now 6 hours away, something had to happen....

so her replacement in the house is this

cute and handsome little hairy fella...

Mom and Dad wanted me to put up some pictures

for those that haven't had the chance to meet him yet, so....

INTRODUCING: J.J. (Jack Jr) DARBY

Olivia was swimming in her kiddy pool in the porch

and JJ couldn't help but get a taste of

the access water dripping off her bottom...

After his first puppy haircut!

HE HAS EYES!!!!

Tucker is trying his best to adjust the best he can,

and even though JJ torments him daily (chews on his ears),

at the end of the day, they are best buds...

The Fourth of July 2008

The fishing was great but that's not all we did. We took a walk everyday usually up to Honeyrock and back. The flowers were blooming and Jan picked some for the dining room table.

Congrats to Brandon for catching the biggest fish. He caught a 19" Northern. Matt caught the largest Walleye at 13.75" and a 10" Perch. Bethany caught the most but everyone caught fish. It was great fun.
Dave put in a new pier and put the old one in the bay. Here he is out enjoying the sunrise.
One night we took a drive to see deer and we weren't disappointed. This girl was a little shy!!
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa. We really enjoy the cabin.

Elsie Mae Efram

Born 6-26-08 7 lbs 12.6 oz 20 in

Madalyn Sue

Hello world, here I am!

Madalyn Sue Locke

Madalyn Sue Locke

Hi Daddy!

Madalyn Sue Locke Pictures

She is here and healthy!

Rockford Air Fest - Summer 08

Hey everyone! The Rockford Air Fest is going on this weekend and we live in the flight path. The weather is not cooperating 100% but enough to let them fly. When they fly over they are really loud. Kinda cool, kinda spooky.

Jan's Pictures are on Zenfolio

You can find more pictures from Julie and Dave's wedding on Zenfolio. Jan took most of these with her new coolpix camera. Fun shots! Hope you enjoy.

Dave and Julie Efram Wedding Pictures

The pictures of Dave and Julies wedding are on Zenfolio. Click on the link on the right side of this page. Their pictures are in the featured gallerys section.

Dave and Julie Efram Wedding Pictures

Julie and Dave

Hi Everyone. I'm still working on the pictures from Julie and Dave's wedding but here's one of Tucker. I think they call this a teaser.

San Diego

Hey everyone. I got back from CA late Friday night. I spent Thursday night with some of my co-workers in San Diego and La Jolla taking in the sights. The trip was successful but I'm really glad to be home. See you soon.

Here's Mud in Your Eye

Behind every man stuck in a rut is a good woman to push him along. However, not being familiar with literally pushing a vehicle out of mud, Linda was quite surprised with the mud facial. What one won't do for a "turkey" or a turkey.

Providence

Hi everyone! I'm in Providence this week for Green Belt training. I flew in on Sunday and the weather was great. Today it's been cloudy, rainy and cold. I can see the capital out of my hotel window but I walked up there to take the pic. I was suppose to fly back on Saturday but I found out the training class ends Friday at noon. I managed to change my flight and will be coming home on Friday night instead. See you soon!

Spring??

Could it be that spring is finally on it's way? The cardinals usually eat at the sunflower feeder on the back fence. I caught this one up by house eating the safflower seeds. Yesterday, Inlaw4 saw a couple Robins and today we had half a dozen house finches. The junko's have been around all winter and they'll probably be taking off soon. They don't stay long once the weather starts to warm up. Last year a Rose Breasted Grossbeak stopped for a couple days so we'll keep a look out. Spring will get here eventually!

Welcome Back Jack!

Sorry Outlaw1.

That hurt!

Yes, it did hurt. I went to my Aunt's funeral and as I was leaving I fell up the stairs from the basement where the luncheon was held. I was sure it was broken but it was just severely dislocated. The doctor gave me a shot to numb the finger and then they put it back in. As soon as it was back in place it felt great. I could move it and everything but it's in a splint now. The nurse practitioner gave me a prescription for pain medication but I didn't need anything more than a couple Tylenol. I have another doctors appointment on Tuesday.

Too much snow indeed!!!

Of course we have had enough snow so far this season....but to lighten the mood I decided to drop in a few pictures from Olivia's 1st birthday party!! (a months later)

Hopefully ya'll enjoy!!!!

It's PARTY TIME!!!!!

I baked the cake, I made beef stew, we had all 4 great grandparents there, and my mom and dad, and Brett, Jack, and myself...and of course, the Birthday Girl, Olivia! It was an all around good evenin...except that it was the same day as all the tornadoes in the area...boo!!!

Hope to see you all soon!!

XOXOXOXOX

We're ready for Spring

OK, it's official we've had enough snow for this year. I've filled my snowblower gas can twice and it looks like I'll have to do it again.

We have a raccoon living under our deck. On Monday morning it left some tracks on the deck while checking out the patio door. Do you think it knew what was coming?

We've have drifts in the driveway. Thank goodness I don't have to shovel.

I cleaned off the bird feeders but take a look at the deck.
The juncos like to eat the thistle seed off the ground. The snows was about 2' deep.

The raccoon had a spot cleared where it went in and out. We haven't seen any tracks for a couple days. It'll have to dig itself out