Cake Pictures

Gus knows what cake is. That is the facts, folks. Maybe its all the b-day parties he has been to in his short life, or maybe its just in his blood (Mom and Grandma love to bake sweets). Here are the classic cake shots every mom takes of her child each year.

Paradise Valley

This house was Tim's grandparents house, Gussy's great-great-grandparents. It is still in the family, Jeannette owns it now, and we spent father's Day / Gussy's birthday out in Paradise Valley. Its a tiny town- probably less than 150 folks live there now.
The Paradise Valley Cemetery. A very beautiful and serene place. You can see for miles in all directions. Some of the old headstones are wooden, and you see many Basque names.

More Vacation Pictures

Four generations of the Ugaldeas: Great Granny Jeanette, Grandpa Tim, Matt and Gus.


Hinkey Summit: Elevation, 7850 feet. Views: gorgeous. Toddler: cranky. Picture: turned out pretty good. Uncle Ben and Aunt Holli on the left.

I am TWO!!

Gus played with a litter of kittens out at Auntie Sandra's house, among many other animals. Between Auntie Linda and Auntie Sandra, there are goats, chickens, a bunny, a horse, dogs, cats, and a brand new litter of kittens. Cousin Lilly is in FFA (or is it FHA?) and she was nice enough to let Gus handle the animals she looks after. Carting the kittens around the garden was so much fun for him. This little one was very patient.

Ugaldea clan from all over the western states: Top row L-R: Aunt Holli and Uncle Ben, Uncle Tom. Middle Row: Matt (Daddy), Cousin Katie, Great-Granny 'Nette, Grammy Kath holding Freddie-the-dog. Bottom Row: Shay (Mom) and Gus, Cousin Dan, and Grandpa Tim, furry friend Stan.

Strike a pose, Mom!

Well Folks, we are back from vacation. We had a very nice trip to Northern Nevada. It went by so fast- 5 day trips will do that, I guess. Gus celebrated his 2nd Birthday while we were there, it fell on Father's Day this year (the 17th). I will be posting lots of pictures from the trip over the next couple of days. I have a very slow and clunky dial-up connection, so it takes a while for me to upload pictures.

Cookies at Grandma's

Its easy to work up a powerful appetite after playing in the wading pool all day. Gus sampled various cookies and cakes at Grandma's house two weekends ago.

Gus and Dad

We went to the Circus on Friday evening, and I didn't get any good pictures. I know, what a travesty, but the lighting was really bad and the whole thing was a bit overwhelming. Gus looks like he's thinking "Thank goodness we are outta that scary tent, Dad!" in this photo. A friend from the newspaper took this and sent it to me. The favorite part of the circus was the popcorn and a clown that pulled a bunny out of a hat. Flying trapeze stunt men and tigers, nah, Mom, I'll take more popcorn please.