Samantha Jane

Dear little Samantha,

All of us have loved you for so long in your absence.  We never knew you, but I feel in my heart that I will recognize you when I see you.  Thank you for choosing Tricia and Terry as your parents, thank you for coming to our family.  Thank you for being your sister Sarah's tiny harbinger.  We are so glad you're ours forever.  Happy birthday!

Abominable Snow Dogs

This video is mostly for Trajan, who asked the question, "What do you guys do for fun out here," and who can't get enough funny dog videos.  Traj, speaking of funny dog videos, I wish I had footage of that dog who chased you in Switzerland and had you cowering on the hood of a Peugeot.  Good family vacation memories right there.  Or how about the electric fence?  Was it Josh who had to find out if the "live voltage" sign was true?  Now I can't even remember how to say "danger" in German.  Achtung?

Anyway, these snow dogs aren't dangerous at all, unless you count all the ways you can hurt yourself trying to catch them, or all the ways they can drive you crazy.  Or you could split a gut laughing at how cute they are, right, Traj?  Maybe they are dangerous.  Achtung!!