Brisa's Birthday Cake that I made


Even though Brisa's B-day is today we had a family B-day party yesterday. Brisa has been sick, but she sure did a good job at trying to enjoy her birthday party. Not many smiles, but I think some pictures are pretty cute though. The pictures really tell everything. Garon was a big help in opening up Brisa's presents and playing with Brisa's gifts. He doesn't care that mainly all of them are extremely girly colors. We love birthdays around here.

Mica (pronounced Mee-cka) joined our family yesterday. She is a 3-month-old Border Collie--or so we are told. Our online research suggests that she does not have the right coloring and her hair is too short to be a true Border Collie. The two teenage boys who were giving her away outside of the local grocer were certain, however, that both of her parents were Border Collies. Whether she is a mixed breed or a pure blood, so far she has been a good addition to the family--very cuddly, good with Garon and Brisa, and adjusting very well to her new home.--we have made quick progress in potty training her.
Just a quick note on her name. When Gary serving his misson in Ecuador, the locals would sometimes call him Mico. He asked around as to the meaning of his new title--it means white monkey and refers to a monkey found in the Amazon. Apparently, their is a similarity between the monkey and Americans although he never saw it. As Mica is white, we thought we would pass the title on to her.
One last thought: When Garon got up this morning, he looked around for Mica and didn't see her. He said, "Mica go bye-bye?" I answered, "No Mica is going to stay with us for a very long time." Garon giggled.

Halloween Treats

Garon and Brisa had so much fun last night. Garon really played the part of Pirate very well, this was the only smile we could get out of him the whole night. Brisa was a bunch of Roses. I was so happy that she actually kept her hat on all night. We had so much fun. We went to our ward's trunk or treat and then went trick or treating around the neighborhood. They both received tons of candy. Daddy and Mommy get 80% right.