Hootie

Mike and I have been listening to an owl hooting at night. He is so loud we can hear him with our windows shut. I have always wanted to see an owl. Of course his name is Hootie. The other night he was singing away, and Mike went outside to take out the garbage. He looked up in our neighbor's tree after Hootie hooted loudly, and there he was sitting on a high branch! He is a great Horned owl and you could see his "ears" and everything. We watched him for several minutes, and then he swooped over the marsh.

Christmas in Dumont

Turkey Day

Kuni is resourceful. She likes to chew on the strings to the hood on my sweatshirt. Tonight when I took it away from her, she immediately found the drawstring on my pants to chew.

She also developed a crazy new skill in the pool. She throws herself in the pool. In the swim class, they have us sit the babies on the wall, and they "jump" in (you leap them into the pool). When I threw the toy for her to get, she leaped in after it! Thank God I was right there. I tried it again, and she kept jumping into the pool. I guess it was not a fluke. Once she gets mobile, we will be in big trouble. She seems fearless.

Yesh!

Mike has been excited about this for a couple of months. He spotted the truck near his office, but had not gone yet. He heard it was popular and had huge lines. A few months ago it was mentioned in a Times article covering the street food awards. The other night while watching the World Series, an ad came on and the truck was featured in it. That got Mike motivated to finally try to visit for lunch. The truck was scheduled near his office for today, so he finally got the street food he was searching for all this time!

Spot the Kuni

Trick or Treat

She may look like her Daddy, but she sleeps like Mommy.