Smoke and Wind Again

So we had yet another fire along with the Santa Ana winds.  For quite awhile the smoke was being blown right over our home.  We even had ash raining down on us.  

This picture turned out kind of neat....just some lingering smoke left from the shifts in the wind.  We opted to not go out for a drive to get closer...it was way too hot for Kelsey (and me) and my allergies were already acting up.  It looks like they already have made significant progress as there is very little smoke now.

Monday Mischief Pumpkins

 OMD! It's right behind me, isn't it?

 Don't even think about coming any closer.

(I seriously have no clue what she was looking at)

Okay...everybody make your best pumpkin faces.

(I think I caught her at the end of a yawn)

Don't forget to get your vote in for the Baxter Boo photo contest.  Kelsey is wearing her pink fairy costume and would greatly appreciate your votes.

Black and White Sunday AND Kelsey Needs Your Votes

Kelsey needs everybody's support to win a photo contest on Baxter Boo.  The picture above won her their daily photo contest on October 20th, which means she is now in the running to be their monthly winner.  

Here is how to help Kelsey out: Find her picture on their contest page and then click the VOTE button underneath her picture (you will only need to vote once).  Then, make sure you scroll down to the bottom of the page to SUBMIT your vote.  If you don't go to the bottom and SUBMIT your vote, it won't count.  They need your name and email to make sure you aren't over-voting.  You can opt out of their email communications.

Vote for Kelsey here.

Thank you so so so much for your support.

Go Kelsey!

Kelsey's Booties

I am going to give this a try again.  I have tried to post videos in the past without success.  The quality is Horrible-my phone is not great for videos and randomly chooses to add black spots to videos.

This is Kelsey learning to walk in her booties.  We got them not for snow, or mud, or rain.  We got them because the patio is too hot for her little paws.  We tried socks first, but her skinny little ankles didn't hold them up well.  She is not a big fan of the booties.  She has to be bribed with cookies to walk in them.  But, they have done a good job of protecting her little paws.

She has gotten much better with practice.  Once she gets going, she will even run in them.  And you should hear her prancing on the hardwood floors, she sounds just like a galloping horse.

Simon

Simon came to take care of Kelsey yesterday while I went to the doctor.  Kelsey hates being alone, so Simon's mellow personality helps her a lot.  Isn't he adorable in Kelsey's pumpkin hat?

Apparently Simon doesn't think adorable is for him.  He was so not into wearing that hat.  His evil eyes say it all.