Fair!!!

Ok this was pretty much forever ago! But we went to the fair! It was a lot of fun! And it all ended with some funnel cakes!

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QUELF!!!

I love this game! We play it with our nieghbors Nicole and Sheldon. This is Nicole doing some sort of weird dance...

William had a friend he had to keep with him at all times...

I had to make a lovely mask and wear it the rest of the game...

Sheldon had to wear a beautiful necklace with a hat...

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I love this! We have this gated off area just outside our kitchen and we let Oliver play in it. Whenever he hears someone or something outside he always sticks his nose through the hole at the bottom of the gate. I think it is so cute!

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New Monkey

I bought Oliver a new monkey! I couldn't believe the difference between the old one and the new one! Oliver won't even touch the old one anymore!

Newspaper Article

Dog with mangled ears
adopted in Seaside
By KELLY NIX
THE PLAYFUL puppy who was rescued by the
SPCA after having his ears crudely cut off without any
anesthesia has been adopted by a Monterey Peninsula
couple.
Oliver, an 8-month-old mix, was taken in by the
SPCA for Monterey County in April after having been
found in Hollister with severed ears. Oliver’s story, told
in a Pine Cone article, also made national news.
In June, Janelle and William Robbins of Seaside went to
the SPCA’s website looking for a dog to adopt.
“We wanted a dog and we saw him online,” Janelle said.
“We went and looked at him and played with him for a little
bit and we fell in love.”
It was not until they told SPCA workers they wanted to
take him home that they learned Oliver’s story, and that the
SPCA got lots of calls from people interested in adopting the
dog from as far as Maine.
“When we heard the story, we fell in love with him even
more,” Janelle said.
Just before adopting Oliver, the couple had relocated to
the Monterey Peninsula from Utah.
The dog, which is mix between a pit bull and another
unknown breed, has very much made himself at home.
“He loves to sleep in bed with us,” Janelle said. “He will
come up and lay in the middle of us and say ‘pet me.’ He acts
just like a kid.”
Oliver had his ears cut off and cauterized in what the
SPCA believes was a crude attempt to crop his ears, a procedure
that should be performed by a veterinarian.
But Oliver, who is keeping the name given him by the
SPCA, apparently hasn’t suffered any long-term effects,
physically or emotionally, from having his ears severed.
“It didn’t dampen his spirits at all,” Janelle said.
The couple doesn’t have any children, but have their
hands full with Oliver.
“He is our baby,” she added.
The SPCA had been holding on to Oliver for evidence in
case authorities caught the person responsible for cutting his
ears. The dog was released after there were no leads, but the
case is still open.
“We offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible,”
said SPCA spokeswoman,
Beth Brookhouser.
“Unfortunately, no one ever
came forward with information.”
For information about the
SPCA for Monterey County,
call (831) 373-2631 or visit
www.spcamc.org.

Meeting the family...

We spent the day in Atwater, California with William's Grandpa Fred Bodrero, Uncle David, his mom Alice, and his step dad Darryl. Oliver LOVED being outside in a new place he wouldn't hold still.

This is William with his mom and grandpa.

Top Left: Fred Top Middle: William Top Right: Darryl

Bottom Left: David Bottom Right: Alice

The Monkey has no more insides!!!

This is what's left of Oliver's Monkey... It is now missing a head, one leg, and one arm. Yet Oliver still LOVES to play with his Monkey.

This is one of my favorite pictures because he actually has some of the fuzz from the leg of the Monkey hanging out of his mouth.

Oliver looks so innocent in this one like he's saying... "What did I do?"

This is Oliver laying in the "Monkey Guts." Before I got the picture he was actually rolling in it.

Oliver's Story

This is the story of our puppy. It's so sad.

Oliver had his ears cut off before being abandoned at a Hollister animal shelter.
Puppy With Ears Cut Off Left At Calif. Shelter
$1,000 Reward Offered For Information
Posted: 4:11 pm PDT April 9, 2009
MONTEREY, Calif. -- A puppy was dropped off at an area animal shelter Wednesday morning with its ears cut off, prompting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County to offer a $1,000 reward Thursday to help find the person or people responsible.
The 4-month-old brown and white puppy was left at the drop box at the Hollister Animal Shelter, KTVU-TV reported.
The puppy, who has been named Oliver by SPCA staff, appeared to have its ears cut off and cauterized in a crude attempt at ear cropping, according to Beth Brookhouser, the director of community outreach with SPCA for Monterey County.
"It appears they probably used scissors without any sort of anesthesia or pain medication," Brookhouser said. "Whoever did it, it looks like they also tried to cauterize the wounds, because there's some blackened burn marks, too."
The Hollister Police Department contacted SPCA for Monterey County for assistance in the investigation, and the puppy was handed over to their center for examination.
Brookhouser said Oliver is expected to survive, but "he's never going to look the same."
She said veterinarians are going to put him under anesthesia to look at the wounds more closely.
Oliver is "definitely in pain, but a very sweet puppy," Brookhouser said. "Since the moment he came through the door he's been happy and licking everyone he meets."
Brookhouser said the staff is not sure what breed the puppy is. "We don't think he's a pitbull, although he may have some in him," she said.
The owner "most likely thought he was a pitbull and wanted him to look tough and did this cruel act," Brookhouser said.
She said ear cropping is something that should always be done by a licensed veterinarian using proper procedures, pain medications and follow-up care.

MEET...

The newest member of the family!!! Oliver!!! He is our new puppy! He is 5 months old!!! Isn't he so cute!!! He loves to play!!!

HE WON!!!

This is during practice during William's grappling class. He won his match and I got a video of it. So, I figured I should probably blog it...

Aquarium

I know I'm a slacker... this was about weeks ago. But I finally got them on here. This is when we went to the aquarium for my birthday! It was truely amazing! The Jellyfish were my favorite!!!The seahorses were pretty cool too!

This picture reminded me of Jaws! Dah Dah... Dah dah... dah dah dah dah... LOL

Grappling

William goes to this class every saturday. They teach you MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). It's really kind of cool. These are just a few pictures that I took from last weekend.

Trees

I was bored waiting for William to get out of class so I took pictures of the many trees that surrounded me.

Memorial Day

We went and watched a Memorial Day service that DLI was putting on. They were noticing two soldiers who had graduated from DLI that had died in Iraq. William was suppose to march in this but he was taken off the list the day before.

Wedding

Yes the bear in the middle has my garter on its leg! We got the monkey when William got my ring! The bear on the right side we got when I got William's ring! And the bear in the middle we got at Alaskan Inn!

Ok I have always wanted to do this and I finally figured out a way to do it! I wanted to share it with all of you! Call me crazy but I love it!

My House

My living room. On the far end there is two wall length windows. One of them looks out to the ocean!

This is my kitchen. I think its stupid that they put the washer and dryer in here! And there is almost no counter space!

This is my bathroom! Don't you just love the color of the tile! NOT!

And of course I always keep my family close by!

Before and After...

I am so glad my car finally fixed! I had to drive a stupid ford focus for a week!