Holsgem

High school next year...

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#60 Matthew had his first football game

2010-09-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

Stephens vs. Judson, His team won 28 to 0!

Wiley walking on water

2010-08-14T13:49:00.000-07:00

Wiley does not like to swim, but he figured out how to walk on water.

This photo was messed up as our camera died, RIP Stylus 720 we had a lot of fun with you!

Matt and Ryan in the river

2010-08-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I met my sister and her family for camping up at the South Umpqua Falls, good weekend to be close to water.

Weekend Fun!

2010-06-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

We went up to the Oakes this weekend to let Wiley (1yr Fawn) and Nova (10mo Black) play. They had a lot of fun wrestling and playing in the river!

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

2010-05-17T07:23:00.000-07:00

Kent, Matthew and I visited the spruce goose out at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum we had a full day of fun seeing and reading about the history of aviation and space history. We watched a 3D imax movie as well!

My how tall I’ve grown!!

2010-04-18T18:50:00.000-07:00

On the last visit to the vet...they said that Wiley is not even close
to being done growing yet and he’ll be at least
36 inches at the shoulders.

Right now he is almost 10 months old and nearly 35 inches…
here he is next to the island in our kitchen that is 35.5 inches tall…

Wow!!

Playing outside in WA

2009-12-30T14:20:00.000-08:00

Puppy love at the Oakes House

2009-12-29T20:11:00.000-08:00

Wiley is 6 mos and Dweezel is 4 mos....

and of course Matthew is 12...

Christmas Eve Hike

2009-12-24T12:02:00.000-08:00

The view from above the fog....

Hoping for a cookie to drop.

2009-12-14T21:42:00.000-08:00

Matthew making Christmas cookies

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At the dog park

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I love to run!!

More pics from around the house...

2009-12-03T21:24:00.000-08:00

Spoiled Much...

Dog fun!!

2009-12-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Wiley Bear relaxing at home

2009-11-30T20:45:00.000-08:00

So we think we've settled on Wiley Bear as a name...but he's also Floppy Bear and Silly Bear...lol...

Wiley Bear aka Lucky Number 3...

2009-11-30T11:20:00.000-08:00

We were Vegas visiting Hols sisters' family when we got the email from Dane Outreach.

"Little Bear is looking for a Holiday Home. He is just 5 months old and currently in a foster home for the Idaho Humane Society. He is a fawn dane with natural ears and very adorable. Bear is learning crate training, house rules and manners and doing wonderfully. He is good with people, cats and other dogs. Bear is also current on his vaccines, microchipped and neutered."

Considering we wanted a fawn Dane when we got Roscoe, who was a mantle, and the timing was right to bring a new Dane into our home...the decision to adopt this sweet guy was easy.

Here's a pic of Bear on the ride home from Idaho...

We have little history on Bear, he is a rescue dane so there is nothing known about his parents. His rescuer, Susan, volunteers for the Idaho Humane Society and has a special spot in her heart for Danes. A little over a month ago she saw the listing for Bear on Craigs list, "free to good home" so she contacted the seller and picked up Bear. His previous owners were forced to sell Bear as he was not allowed on the apartment lease agreement.

Susan and her husband, JR, make it their job to rescue Danes who need good homes. In the last year they have rescued and placed over 100 dogs!! We are very thankful for the amazing work they do for these special animals. Thanks Susan and JR...you guys rock!!!

Here's another from the road...

A life too short, Loved & Missed.

2009-10-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

On October 26 2009 Roscoe went into the vet at 8am for neutering, We checked in on him at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 5pm. Then at 7pm the Vet called and said Roscoe had died.

Great Danes can have reactions to drugs used during the operations due to their low body fat so we worried about that but it never occured to us that a routine operation might kill him. He must have pulled out some internal sutures and then bled to death. According to the Vet they took him out to pee and 20 minutes later he was dead.

When we choose to put Jasper down we were prepared...he'd been sick for months...and we knew it was the right thing to do for all of us. He was suffering daily and the meds for correcting Addison’s where not working...in essense he was the walking dead. Having Roscoe die during a routine operation was much different as the thought had never occured to us...it was devestating!!!

We are thinking about being Foster Parents for Danes with http://www.daneoutreach.org/. They are based in Washington State.

better than yard work

2009-05-30T20:10:00.000-07:00

Hols and I woke up this morning and decided to to find a swimming spot instead of doing yard work. We drove about an hour East of Salem and found a little 4x4 road that lead us to a great spot!
Echo swam a lot at first but got fascinated with climbing on a fallen tree. Roscoe ran and played but wouldn't swim.

Think he was tired?

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Look what we found at the river

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Roscoe at 13mo

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Weighing in at 145 pounds and 32" tall with 2 more years of growing.

Back when he was 12 weeks!

Matthew with Roscoe and Jackson

2009-05-23T17:56:00.001-07:00

Happy Dog!

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Fun on the zip line

2009-05-23T13:24:00.000-07:00

Testing the Zipline

2009-05-23T13:00:00.000-07:00

To big for my bed.

2009-01-18T16:15:00.000-08:00

Roscoe July to January

2009-01-18T16:07:00.000-08:00

Short clip to show how big Roscoe is getting!

July: 12 week old, about 30 pounds

January: almost 9 months old and 135 pounds

Ayden's Pumpkin Custume

2008-11-03T08:40:00.000-08:00

Ayden got all dressed up as a pumpkin for his first Halloween. Considering he was sticking his Tongue out at Jess I am not sure he liked it...

2008-10-05T11:53:00.000-07:00

Roscoe had grown a little since July, here is a shot of him on the bed then.

Matthew Playing with Roscoe and Hoops!

2008-09-08T16:17:00.000-07:00

Not sure why the audio is so loud, you may want to turn it down to halfway before you push play.

Tired Roscoe

2008-09-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

We took Roscoe to the river for swimming lessons and fetch the other day!

CanHasBottles?

2008-08-10T17:15:00.000-07:00

Who needs dog toys when you have empty bottles! Echo likes to take the cap off, and Roscoe tries to pick them up but his mouth is to small… For now!

Presto it's Pesto!

2008-08-10T17:13:00.000-07:00

Home made pesto step two!

2008-08-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

Since Matthew helped in the kitchen, I let him play some Call of Duty 4.

2008-08-10T16:15:00.000-07:00

Matthew helping with the sage drying, he was singing a song and dancing as well.

Basil

2008-08-10T16:11:00.000-07:00

Home made pesto phase one!

2008-08-10T15:07:00.000-07:00

Roscoe is too lazy to stand and eat.

Nap time

2008-08-09T15:34:00.000-07:00

We got some carpet remnant so the dogs could play in the living room, when Roscoe is bigger I'll move it out in the garage!

Lazy dog

2008-08-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

Roscoe at 3.5 mo. Matthew is 11.

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Snifing the Grass

2008-08-06T17:36:00.000-07:00

Playing with imovie

2008-07-25T18:56:00.000-07:00

Roscoe Around the House!

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2008-07-17T11:12:00.001-07:00

Meet Roscoe 12 weeks old and almost the size of Echo, the image is a little blurry because he slobbered it a minute before.

Guess what we got...

2008-07-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Matthew and Pals

2008-05-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

Matthew and pals celebrating his 11th birthday!

Matthew's 11th Birthday

2008-05-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

Cool hat that Hollie bought Matthew for his birthday!

Someday I'll be your boss

2008-04-02T21:36:00.000-07:00

Matthew loves this shirt, he is at the House of Mystery with his grandparents, this was from the summer of 07

More of NYC

2008-03-29T11:14:00.000-07:00

Nice, I go to visit my friend Luke in New York and this is the only photo I take with him in it! We had some fun but I didn’t take many pictures.

Gem in NYC

2008-03-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

We where cheap and took the Staten Island ferry past the Statue of Liberty! Here is the view back at NYC and one of the Stature of Liberty.

Go matt go!

2008-03-27T15:27:00.000-07:00

Matt had some fun at the Skate park with his Grandparents while his parents where on Vacation in NYC and Philly!

My b-day gift!

2008-03-09T17:37:00.000-07:00

2007 Christmas Choir

2007-12-06T17:08:00.000-08:00

Matthew sang at the Capitol Building with his School, he was a little nervous with all the people watching.

Santa Matt!

2007-12-04T21:32:00.000-08:00

Matt was Santa for the Schools Christmas Choir!

Matthew and Grandpa in the Park getting ready for Grandpas concert in the park!

2007-07-22T18:16:00.000-07:00

Tuxedo fun!

2007-06-23T19:04:00.000-07:00

Geez matt, you could have looked happier to be at your Aunts wedding!

Vegas Fun!

2007-06-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

Here are a handful of shots from around Las Vegas while we where visiting for Matthews Aunts’ Wedding!

2007 Outdoor school

2007-06-07T20:55:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I went to an over night Outdoor school with his school, it was alot of fun, I think he had more than me as I had to deal with a cabin full of boys, who started a farting contest!

Rip What?

2007-05-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots of Matt showing off his Rip Stick Skills to Grandma Sam!

Matthews 10th Birthday!

2007-05-27T22:30:00.000-07:00

Friday night we played a few games of Scene It with his grandparents Karen and Kent. On Saturday Matt opened some gifts then we had cake and ice cream. Matthew was excited about his new Rip Stick, thanks to Kari and Kyle.

Sunday my family came up to treat Matt to OMSI, and Powel’s book store, I think the book store was more enjoyable for Grandma Sam. Then we caught the 6:45pm showing of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

School Play

2007-05-22T21:05:00.000-07:00

Matthew played a pirated for his schools version for Treasure Island!

2007-01-12T14:59:00.000-08:00

Jasper Jax Miller
August 22 2004
To
January 11 2007

After Christmas break Jaspers Addison’s condition got worse. He was euthanized January 11. We are working a proper post so check back in a week. For now you can view Jaspers photo album. http://picasaweb.google.com/HolsgemPhotos/InMemoryOfJasper.

Bryce Canyon

2006-09-27T15:07:00.000-07:00

ATV ride in red canyon

2006-09-27T12:04:00.000-07:00

Evil Matthew!

2006-09-25T16:11:00.000-07:00

Ryan playing just outside of Zion!

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Matthew on the way out of his first Slot canyon!

2006-09-25T14:19:00.000-07:00

Just a nice photo I took!

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This tree grew in a rock!

2006-09-25T13:48:00.000-07:00

Ryan found a stone chair in this slot canyon

2006-09-25T12:52:00.000-07:00

Hols in her first Slot canyon!

2006-09-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Backyard version 2.0

2006-08-15T18:02:00.000-07:00

Hollie working with her professor at Yellowstone!

2006-07-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hols teaching some school teachers in Yellowstone!

2006-07-09T11:01:00.000-07:00

Matthew getting ready for my sisters wedding!

2006-05-26T12:37:00.000-07:00

Backyard version 1.0

2006-05-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Matthew's first solo!

2006-04-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

Matthew and Grandpa working on a model!

2006-01-20T18:49:00.000-08:00

Nap time for Matthew and Echo !

2005-12-12T16:44:00.000-08:00

Jaspers Condo

2005-10-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

Retaining wall stage 1

2005-10-01T17:45:00.000-07:00

Gypsy-Girl

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Gypsy-Girl

Drool with your popcorn?

2005-09-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

Drool with your popcorn?

HUMBUG MOUNTAIN

2005-08-27T15:22:00.000-07:00

Jasper would whine about having to lay on the ground, so I made him stay in the car.

HUMBUG MOUNTAIN

2005-08-27T14:05:00.000-07:00

Jasper making a new friend!

HUMBUG MOUNTAIN

2005-08-26T17:26:00.000-07:00

Playing on the beach. The kid's and the dog's passed out when we got back to camp.

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

2005-08-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

It was cold walking back from the Lighthouse.

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

2005-08-26T13:44:00.000-07:00

Jess, Ryan, and Nathan looking down for a photo.

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

2005-08-26T13:28:00.000-07:00

Matt and Ryan being goof's in the light house.

2005-08-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

We went to Applegate Lake this weekend to gather some cool rocks, while Jasper and Echo played in the water. To our surprise Echo is a swimmer, she hates the hose but today she decided to swim across the river and climb out on a slick rock.

2005-08-20T14:11:00.000-07:00

Jasper at Applegate Lake!

2005-08-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

Echo looking for food?

Crater Lake

2005-08-02T23:34:00.000-07:00

Kari and Kyle took Matt on the boat to wizard island!

Crater Lake

2005-08-02T12:55:00.000-07:00

Taylor and Jasper, I had to Photoshop this one. One shot Tay was looking away and in the other shot Jasper was looking away.

Crater Lake

2005-08-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

Hoops and Jasper playing at Crater Lake! Jasper is on the left!

Crater Lake

2005-08-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

The group at Crater Lake. from left to right, (Me, Hols, Matt, Ken, Kari, Kyle, Taylor, Val)

Sun River

2005-08-01T12:28:00.000-07:00

Hoops freaked out about going down the stairs at the Big Obsidian flow near Sun River Oregon. Ken and I had to coax him down.