Summertime Snooze

Simone snoozes on the floor of the beach house in Rockaway Beach during the second annual Prince Family Reunion.

Lost Lake

Simone takes a breather in the marshy wetlands while on a rest stop at Lost Lake, on our way back from Madras.

Welcome to Corvallis!

We've been in Corvallis for a few days now and have begun aggressively searching for a house. We went for a walk out in a southwest neighborhood looking for potential properties, and took some time to play at Starker Arts Park.

Last Cruise through Town

Simone takes a look around on our last drive through Virginia City before moving to Corvallis tomorrow.

Moving Van

Simone looks out from the side of the moving van.

Happy Girl

Simone is so happy to again be sleeping in grandpa's lap.

Tahoe

Simone checks things out on a beach at Lake Tahoe.

Flippy

Simone shakes the water off after swimming in chilly Lake Tahoe.

Couch Snuggle

Simone and mom sleep on the couch after a long day.

Winter Sunbath

Simone soaks up the sun in the corner of the yard on a warm winter day.

Simone and Grandpa

Sitting on Grandpa's lap in Virginia City.

New Bed

Simone enjoys a snooze on her new bed.

Simone's Big Adventure

Simone had a bigger adventure than we would have imagined this month. Carley’s brother Matt has been living in a house with a large fenced lot near the school where Carley works. In order to give Simone a little break from the daily “kitchen time” she endures when Carley and Gary go to work, Carley dropped Simone off to play for the day with her chocolate-lab cousin Wyatt.

Matt left later that morning to go to work, leaving Simone and Wyatt in the yard to play. Simone had stayed over unsupervised before (after all, she is over 21 in human years!) with no problems, and it was assumed that today would be no different. Well, later that afternoon, Gary arrived home from work to find a rather alarming message on the answering machine. A woman had called because she had seen Simone down by the Starbucks on the very busy corner of Plumb and Arlington (approximately half a mile from Matt’s house!). This lady was kind enough to follow Simone (who had very responsibly chosen to walk on the sidewalk!) all of the way back to Matt’s house. Simone kept scratching at the gate, so the woman got out of her car and let Simone back into the yard where Wyatt was waiting. Fortunately Simone had her harness with her ID tag on, so the lady was able to get Carley and Gary’s phone number and call to relate the address of where Simone was (not knowing that Simone had gone back to the place we expected to pick her up!). When Carley picked Simone up that evening, it was discovered that FedEx had delivered a package that day and had probably been the reason Simone had her outing. Although it would have been nice had she just stayed in the yard, thank goodness she was able to get her mile jog in on a busy street without getting hurt!

Krispy Kreme

Simone's first job: a Krispy Kreme Donut poster girl.

Waiting Patiently

Simone waits patiently in grandpa's Jeep while we put flowers on family graves at the cemetery in Reno.

All Feet

Simone smooshes herself into a ball in her chair.

All Smiles

Simone smiles as she sits and waits in the car.

Woods Lake

Resting after a long hike up to Woods Lake, off old Highway 88 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Spongebob Party

For her second birthday, Simone had a Spongebob Squarepants party. Her doggie friend Allegra joined us for cake and doggie ice cream.

Apple Hill

Simone contemplates dad's pint of cider while on a day trip to Apple Hill, outside Placerville, CA.