Boogies

Here's just to let all of you away from home know........
That we haven't changed much.

The Almost Perfect Gentleman

Who says little boys can't have tea parties? Donny Joe, your Uncle is ready for you to bring your tea-tools so you two can be tea-totalers over Christmas break.

PS. Sorry - it is far from perfect. It has no sound, and the lighting is really bad. I'll work on that.

Andrew's 14th Birthday!

Wow! Can you believe this guy is 14?! I can - he looks every inch of it. Here he is posing with Papa Benedicto, which is probably the nearest he'll get for a couple of years. Sniffle, lucky Jamie. Anyway, at least he is all set for a future World Youth Day, rigged out with a big picture of Pope Benedict, Scythian for those hours of standing and waiting, and his trusty radio hat to tune him into the EWTN Radio so he can hear what the Pope is saying - loud and clear!

You can't blow out candles if you don't have a little bit ó Pohn Jollie spit to go with it!Happy Birthday Drew!

While I'm at it, some Fall Break pics for the older girls' viewing pleasure

Pohn Jollie, waiting for his birthday to come.

After the birthday (with cool expression belying none of his satisfaction). It's a mommy dragon, can you tell?

With faces like these, I figured we could just leave the ice cream scoop inside.



Our finished creation.

Steubie U

Jamie's lab, home to her lab-cat.

An in-the-dorm dining room. I coveted it. I can't wait to graduate so I can cook again.

A new in-dorm chapel.

Jamie's little room. It has Jamie written all over it, simple and fresh and bright: very stylish for a freshman's room.

We must be sisters . . .

Just Horse'n Around

Photographing horses is more of a challenge than training them!

Mary, looking back at her first year with her babies, Chloe and Banjo. Both are yearlings and keeping Mary very, very busy in their daily training, and grooming and long daily conversations.
Everybody say CARROT STICKS!
Long bangs are in!
Mary's Mares.....Jasmine and Chloe. Jazz is 3 and Chloe one.

Football and more Fun

Rosalie putting on her Tough Love face. It looks pretty tough.
Christine playing defense (cute blonde in blue shorts)
The whole Tough Love Flag Football team. (My best friends Rosalie and Christine on the right of front and back rows). They made it to the championship game today - it was amazing and SO much fun. I joined them for warm up before the game -this consisted of pulling a jeep up to the curb, cranking up the volume, and dancing to songs like 'cotton eyed joe' and 'Numa Numa'. Even a couple of Nuns joined us in the pre-game dance party. The game itself was almost as much fun. It was extremely muddy, which only added to the fun. I screamed until I was hoarse. They tied in the last minute, went into overtime and each side scored twice. Finally, St. Micheal's won, but only just by a hair. Tough love put up quite the fight. The best part is, Rosalie actually made it through the season with all her digits and no broken bones despite several attempts. Congratulations, Tough Love!
Rosalie and Regina, wearing their matching sweaters, and proving that Rosalie can wear pink.
Nathan + sweaty t-shirt wrapped around head = ninja??

P.S. Fr. Calloway gave a homily this morning on manure. It was one of the best, most beautiful homilies I have ever heard preached. And it made me think of home.

An artist of fantastic creations, and untold sky scrapers,
our Jake is well on the path of the greatest architects.
This is one of his more simple models, but as you can see,
it is still a masterpiece, of which he is truly proud.
We will keep you posted on his progress.

Benedict Street

It's yummy. It's fun. It's friendly.
It's Benedict Street Marketplace!

Joy, Tori, Carmen, and April are to the left, as we find a spare moment before a "black and white" dinner.

Jessica Neal-trying to get going on a Saturday morning

Hey Jam,

Paula and Carmen both say they miss you, and you better come home. Roll with it girl.

Quotes For September

• J.P., finger on trigger, pointing Windex bottle at his face,"Hmm, 'dis is not good for me".
• Dad to Mr. Barber," You can tell Jamie is doing better at school, because she's calling less often". - No offense Jam, it is a good truth.
• J.P. pulls up to the Marketplace to pick up Sam. He gives Mom a sad, puzzled look saying,"Is this where Sama lives now"?

A Troubadour Trips to the Tropics

The Fugikawas

Look at those beautiful Fugi/Boogie eyes!

Chobbers!

(half a sleepy smile - caught on camera)



Wow!! Was Aunt Sama ever blessed to be able to attend the Baptism for Francis Xavier and spend two weeks with our Fugi family at Ave Maria Town! Could you make life any more wonderful?


Chobby is sooo cute, beyond words! More than that though, his little personality is pretty special.



He is a very big boy already. He celebrated his 1 month birthday when I was there, on September 7th. He then weighed 10.8 lbs I believe, and could already hold his head up!! I have proof on tape and multiple witnesses. He tries really hard not to cry unless the situation really calls for some extra emphasis, and when he smiles, it just lights up his whole being!



Staying with Katherine and Jason was a special treat, I haven't had that much time with Katherine for way too long. Thankfully, she is very much the same, wonderful, big sis Katherine. While there, she and Jason helped me to experience college life at Ave, with everything from Holy Mass, bob-diggity cool priests and their homilies, a dark-alley-infested-alligator-unpaved-kill-yourself-in-the-dark bike ride with Jason, Catan games, and even dorm floor parties. Sweet.



Jason, Katherine, and Francis Xavier, we love you! (Don't be surprised if you guys start getting fan mail, ya'll pretty much rock!)

What? A Bugos daughter in the show ring with a four legged equine buddy? No Way! This cannot be! Wasn't it written in stone many years ago that Bugos daughters shall not pass this way? So....what gives?

Mary and Banjo before show...Banjo having pre-show jitters as he is for sure the "little guy", and youngest for sure in the whole youth show. Minutes before entering the line up for pony's under 52".

September 8th at the Pottawatomie County Youth Horse Show. Mary is showing Banjo for the first time in a halter class. Stiff competition to the left in a perfectly matured Welsh gelding going around Mary to be placed 1st in the class. Mary awaits her judgement call as does little Banjo who by the way was the "perfect pony" in ringside manners. (yea, she should have shown him in showmanship, they were a perfect team!)

Leaving the show ring, that by the way was about 103 in the shade and Mary's espression tells that! Banjo, feeling pretty cool actually, placed 3rd in the class, but not bothered a bit as he know's what he is made of...assuring her of better day's ahead...he kept his head high, knowing he is still coming into his prime.

Mary and Banjo after the show. Not bad for their first ever show! Next year they will shine in showmanship AND halter class, who knows, maybe even cutting a barrel or two....just watch!

Zoo Daze Craze

On August 7th, 2007 the Bugos Clan visited the Oklahoma City Zoo animals... and had a blast! Jacob and J.P. were out of their minds!


Jacob was here elaborating on the AWESOME snakes he saw in the reptile exhibit.. some were literally bigger then him!





Smiles, smiles, smiles
and cheeze on top of that!

Mom and Jake-ba chill with Boorab, the mighty hare

they befrend while reading Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series.

Now it is late, and

J.P. gets in a pouty mood when he gets tired.

At this point, he was to dramatic to look at his favorite animal - the zebra!

..see, Mary still loves ears.

Mom feeds everybody, even the wild ass that has a big sign saying "Please don't feed me".

Here we come, walking down the street...