Lars is 5 1/2 today!

Plus it's his first day back at school. Yeah! Here he is gettin' on the school bus. Whee!!

meet Lars' snake Nate!

Nate is a fabulous 9 year-old ball python who came home to us this week. We are thrilled. He has been living his whole life with a wonderful breeder & has been handled by children since birth. In fact, he was the favorite snake of the breeder's girls because he was the "nicest." Although he could live to be 40 years old, he is now of an age where they are not breeding him any more, so although he wasn't on their "for sale" list, after I sent them photos of Lars with snakes & explained my situation, they offered him to us. He has been absolutely wonderful & sweet from the moment we laid eyes on him. These photos are from yesterday, his first day home.

another Lars & Gigantor video

virtual basketball!

Lars the sumo pillow wrestler

Mindfully Simple: Looking Out For Lisa

A dear friend of ours--Lars' beloved music therapist since he was 6 months old--is raising money to help her sister pay for medical bills.

the bovine whisperer

Lars and his baby calf, Gigantor
Allie & Lars at Davis Farmland in Sterling, MA, with his favorite baby calves. So sweet. The giggles!

Lars and Gigantor part 2
I especially love it when Lars starts "doodle-deideling" with the calf as it licks his hand.

oh yeah

Perkins summer picnic