Merry Christmas,

We are wrapping up everybody’s first Christmas in Oregon and it was a nice one.

Christmas Eve we took the horses – Jake and Sam - and the pups Seppi, Maddie and Cody to the beach to spend the day riding. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day with temperatures hovering in the mid 50’s. Not bad for December 24th in Oregon! If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the Oregonians, it’s that even when it’s sunny, they are complaining that it will rain tomorrow. We are hoping not to get sucked into that mind set. We want to enjoy the sunny days here because when it is sunny, this place is gorgeous!

Here’s a few pics from the day at the beach.

For Christmas, we had a nice lazy day. It was cloudy and raining off and on a little bit. First thing we did was get down to business… and open presents. The dogs got some new toys and treats, same with the kittens. The horses and donkeys all got treated with peppermint candy canes – one of their favorite treats! After a big breakfast, we went to see “We Bought A Zoo.” Vince felt he could relate. Here are a few pictures from Christmas.
Notice the 12 little stockings, and 2 human ones.

Seppi didn't seem to care that this was one of the human stockings.

They liked their blanket... and were checking out the Hawaiian cookbook.

The dog scramble to open presents.

Yup... another picture just like the one from last Christmas.

New frisbee! And Meg has the stuffed armadillo.

Play time.

Sam feeling super energetic for Christmas.

Posing for the camera.

For dinner we had one of Wendy’s family traditions of oyster stew.

The dogs after Christmas dinner. A tired pup is a good pup!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is ready for a great New Year.

We will now attempt to update this blog regularly with stories and pictures throughout the year. We hope you enjoy!
Peace,
The Lucky 14