Kevin&Stephanie

I (Stephanie) had a wonderful visit with family and friends in Michigan. We celebrated Tracie's birthday, and as you'll see, I really enjoyed being with all the animals again. Tracie's making this face because the wind blew out her birthday candles before she could! Ellisa riding Donavon and me riding Mintse. Sheila's puppy Joxer gives Oreo a nice kiss. Happy 20th Birthday Tracie! We ate at Johnny Carino's, and afterwards had cake at home. (I made the cake) Derek and I went to the river with Willy and Frex. Willy got busy chasing ducks and such, but Frex went in the river with us. I love the shake picture. :) Thursday morning I got in a last ride on Mintse before cleaning up and heading to the airport. Mintse is a joy to work with. Unfortunately, my return to California didn't go so smoothly. I made it to Chicago alright, but then got stranded in Chicago overnight because United canceled my flight. I did make it home this morning without too much trouble...

This afternoon and evening I was at a party hosted by our friends Mike and Becca. We had lots of fun in the pool, as you can see in this video. In the video, Brandon demonstrates a fancy jump, and you can see Ein barking in the background. Ein got quite worked up whenever there was splashing or people went underwater. We had a nice supper together from the grill, and finished off the evening by watching the fireworks from downtown. Happy Independence Day everyone. Stephanie