Seeing Spots

Introducing Lucky (Brayden), Pongo (Andy), and Penny (Makenzie). They sure know how to shake it, don't ya think?





Do call me Ella; Cruella sounds so, cruel.

Can I get a woot-woot. . . I mean a WOOF-WOOF?Everyone asked me how I convinced Andy to dress up like this. It was quite simple, really: I keep him on a very short leash.

Happy Halloween! That's the exclamation from the Dalmation Nation! We took back the streets with some old-fashioned trick-or-treating and had a great time! Hope everyone else out there had as much fun as we did!

Fall Fun

The pumpkins have been harvested, the leaves are falling and the air is crisp. I do believe Summer is officially over. But Fall is lots of fun too! Just look what we've been doing. Last week we picked pumpkins from Grandpa Mildon's garden and painted them. The twins are quite proud of their masterpieces and enjoy showing them off to everyone who comes to the door.

Today we went outside and played in the leaves. I was sad to see all of the red leaves fall off of my favorite tree, but all was forgotten as soon as I saw how much fun Brayden and Makenzie had playing in them.

Soundbites

One of my favorite features in Entertainment Weekly is the Soundbite page. So naturally, I decided to totally rip it off. Here is a sampling of what has been overheard in the Rhodes household lately: