Simone enjoys moving the pillows on the futon into certain positions to make sleeping more comfortable. For awhile, she was moving the pillow to the midpoint of the futon, and creating a sort of body encasement (see "Fort Simone"). Lately, she's started moving the pillow so that it's parallel to the back of the futon, and she now lays on top of it. Funny girl :)
Simone and Bailey are becoming good friends. Here they take a little break from chasing each other around Tammy's yard.
Simone sits patiently waiting for The Great Pumpkin in the community garden near our house.
Simone was completely tuckered out after her run on the beach. Fortunately, she had two comfy layers of sleeping bags to lie on in the back set on our drive back home.
It was Chad and Lori's new puppy Addie's first time at the beach and she loved it!
Addie, Molly, and Simone
Simone had a grand time as usual :)
She's done this before with sugar snap peas (Simone LOVES sugar snap peas fresh off the vine), but I wasn't sure that she would like green beans. But they are crunchy, so I was willing to offer her one to try. Initially, it went something like this: five for the basket, one for Simone...
Then three for the basket, one for Simone...
And finally one for the basket, one for Simone until there were none left to pick. My girl is a green bean fanatic!
Stretching out on the grass at Sunset Park on a bright and sunny Sunday morning.
On the drive home, we stopped for a stretch break near the turn off for King's Valley.
Simone was tempted more than once to run down the long gravel road in search of sheep.
Simone enjoys her new book "Sally Goes to the Beach", courtesy of our friend Matt from Wisconsin.
Simone wonders if she'll get a bite of the watermelon chicken salad during our picnic down on the Willamette River waterfront in Corvallis.
Simone remains hopeful for another bite of rice from an impromptu lunch at Shanghai Wok in Corvallis.
Simone met Ellie at the Saturday farmer's market. After sitting with and petting Simone, Ellie firmly pronounced to her parents, "I need one of these".
Gary does his morning stretches on a towel every day, and as soon as he finishes and stands up, Simone runs over to lie down in his place.
Gary tries to get Simone to look at the camera this morning after the farmer's market down on the Corvallis waterfront.
Gary sprayed Matilda with the first coat of epoxy today. When Simone saw him in his white bunny suit, she thought he was a stranger and went after him!
Simone poses by the camas flowers in Sunset Park. They are in full bloom right now and just beautiful. We learned the other day the camas plant was actually a major food source of the Kalapuya Indians, having onion-like roots that they harvested.
Simone was happy to finally get her stuffed puppy Colin back after his long stay in our "stuffed animal hospital" (the top of the dryer, where they go when they've been torn or shredded). Dad sewed four animals that day, also returning snail, beaver, and bear to the flock. It's like having all new toys again!
Simone checks out a kitty unsure about the big black dog approaching her on our walk down the street. The cat hissed and swiped at her, but Simone did a good job of staying calm.
I came into the room to find Simone asleep on my new hat. What else could I do after pulling it out from under her head other than put it on her and take a photo? She didn't seem to mind!
Simone's patience with our seemingly incessant chores finally paid off for her around 5:30pm today. We took a quick drive down 53rd and parked at the fairgrounds. We walked down the bike path to the old Irish Bend Covered Bridge and back. Simone got a chance to play in the creek and run through the tall grass before heading back home.
On our way back from Oceanside, we took at detour south of Tillamook and stopped at Munson Creek Falls for a short walk.
Simone took one last run on the beach before we headed back to the cabin to make breakfast.
We seem to be most photogenic in shadow form. Here we are on an early morning stroll on the beach in Oceanside.
