Thanksgiving Holiday

We hope that everyone had a phenomenal Thanksgiving holiday!  We sure did!  We had a great visit with Heidi's Mom, Andy, Andrea, Chase and Devin Lilly!!!  Mom just took off today to go back to Phoenix.  We were sorry to see her go so early, but we had a fantastic visit and were appreciative to Heidi's Dad who not only stayed home to take care of Grandpa, but he had Mom still come out :)  Thanks, Dad!!  We know you missed Mom and she'll be home shortly and we sure enjoyed our time with her.

Mom and Dad gave us each a very special gift this year and that was to give to others.  We went on a shopping trip to get supplies to make 16 packets for the homeless (8 men and 8 womens) and purchased toys to bring to the Toys for Tots.  Cat will bring the 16 packets to her school for Project Homeless and we will bring the toys to the toy drive at Dans work next week.  It was a great experience and we appreciate the opportunity from Mom and Dad.  Here are a few pictures to share :)

Here are a few more pictures from our holiday weekend.

Chase (11yrs) and Caitlyn (15yrs)

Andrea and Chase

Andy and Devin Lilly

Caitlyn's "Vampire" Photo :)

Heidi And Caitlyn

Charlie :)  Hes one of our puppys from our last litter.  What a cutie!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope that everyone is enjoying a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday! We have been blessed with the visit of Heidi's cousin, Andy, and his wife Andrea, and daughters Chase and Devin Lilly and Heidi's Mom, Barbara. Andy, also, brought his dog Mack who has been getting along with Gunner/Liberty/Stanley quite well! Heidi's Dad was supposed to come into town, but Grandpa Grainger hasnt been feeling very well so he stayed in Phoenix to help him out. We have certainly missed him. We had an incredible meal today with turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, strawberry/pear salad etc. It was GREAT!



Yesterday, Heidi/Cat/Chase, went to the New Moon Twilight movie yesterday and had lunch. The movie was great (I've now learned about the Edward/Jacob war ... and I choose Jacob :). Cat told me I need to read the books and then I will choose Edward. I dont think she is right, but I'll read the books and then we'll see :)

Chase has been so much fun. She is 11yrs old and such a sweetheart! She and Caitlyn have cooked all of our deserts and been a great help in the kitchen. In fact, they cleaned all of our dishes from dinner. That was rockin!

Well, we hope everyone had a beautiful holiday!
Love,
Dan, Heidi, Cat, Gunner, Liberty and Stanley

House of Boe & Pic of Liberty

Hello All -

We worked in the yard last Sunday. It was a beautiful day! I guess the calm after the storm. Dan successfully repaired our fence from the storm and we cleaned up the backyard ... Put the pool cover on etc. Cat and I delay putting the pool cover on every year ... Somehow it seems like it will keep summer here. We do enjoy our pool!

We are looking forward to having our family come visit for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Attached is a picture of Liberty ... She won't stop staring at me :). I thought it was a cute pic.



We wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Cheers!
Dan, Heidi and Cat

Tropical Storm Ida ... Report From VA Beach at the House of Boe

Hello! We are sitting in our home with full power, TV and we all had today off so it's not so bad :) Caitlyn has tomorrow off from school, as well, so she is really happy! A four day weekend that she wasn't counting on!! The rain, winds and flooding are pretty severe so its better to be safe than sorry. So far, we've had parts of our fence fly off and the gate come off all but one of its hinges in the backyard. Its a good thing the pups don't like to go outside without us when it rains :)

Here is a video of the area where Dan and I work:
Downtown Norfolk

Here is a video of the area where we live:
Virginia Beach, VA


We have rain starting to come up on our front lawn and were supposed to receive more rain throughout the night and tomorrow. Somewhere in the area of 7-8". We have a few friends a few miles away that have been out of power since around 6pm this evening. All in all we have it pretty good :) We'll keep you updated!!

Have a nice evening!
Dan, Heidi, Cat, Gunner, Liberty and Stanley

Caitlyn's Team Wins Championship!

This weekend has been a soccer weekend! Cats team (Kaos) had a great weekend! They tied their first game 0-0, won their 2nd game 9-0, Won their 3rd game 3-0 and won the championship 1-0!! Attached is their winning team photo. Cat is on the bottom left.

The weather for the tournament was crazy .... Yesterday am we had ice on our windows @ 35 degrees and today it was 75 degrees and HOT! As a kid I thought 60 degrees was freezing but since moving from AZ I'm A little more experienced ... Now 75 feels like a hot summer day. Were all sun burnt! When we got home from the games pur house was so flippin hot we could barely come inside ... We were planning on freezing ... Not 75!

The girls played awesome this weekend and we're so proud of Cat, the team and thankful for their coaches Heather and Tammy!! They invest so much time and effort and we really appreciate it!

Take Care -
Dan, Heidi And Cat

Caitlyn & Stanley

Hello - I thought you might enjoy the attached pics of Caitlyn and Stanley (our youngest Maltese). We thought they were pretty cute! Cat is doing great in school (her sophomore year) and Dan and I are both working hard. We are excited to have Mom and Dad (Heidis) and Andy/Andrea/Chase/Devin come visit for Thanksgiving.

Take Care -

Dan, Heidi and Cat