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      The local farm we call the Pink House has puppies to play with.  We noticed that the mamma dog was pregnant a few months ago.  We stopped by to see the other farm animals and we could tell she was nursing puppies.  I asked the son who runs the farm and he told us that there were eleven puppies out in the field under the hay bales.  Kestrel, Laurel and I found the puppies and played with them.  The girls were super excited to bring their friends out the next day.  Lets just say those puppies got a lot of love from those girls. The pink house main building. We hiked out to the field and after looking a little we started finding puppies.  Here are the girls passing out pups.  One for each kid.  Kestrel with her favorite from the day before.  Two is better than one.  Here are four white ones.  For the record we have only seen nine of them.  Hard to believe Ke...

The Carpenter family took a spring break trip to the Reggio Calabria region.  It was a easy ride across the straits of Messina to mainland Italy. Looking back at the city of Messina from the ferry. Overlooking the countryside just North of the city of Reggio Calabria. Kestrel getting some wild flowers on the hillside. Laurel out exploring the Bed and Breakfast that we stayed at for two nights.  We had the whole thing to ourselves for most of that time. Kitchen and dinning building. The pool was not open yet, but that did not keep the girls from dipping their legs in. Laurel playing by the pool. Deanna showing off in the outdoor kitchen. We all got time to play with fire. Mark tending the BBQ. Pyromania. Laurel and another dog friend.  A nice Italian family stayed one night and the girls got to play a little with them. Down at the beach in the city of Reggio Calabria. Nice walk along the beach. Mark an...