Dee-lite - Lisa's Video

Lisa's submission for the Camp G-Dawg music video. Pretty sweet. We've got all sorts of 70s clothes around the house! Even the little kids could do this one!
How do you say -- Dee-Ground DOG!?

CTR vs CTW - Choose the Right or Choose the Wrong

CTR vs CTW

Today in Primary we re-enacted the War in Heaven, CTR vs CTW!

Chief Gary's Pick - Cake

Vanessa's Pick - Jamiroquai

I'm thinking having everyone dressed in beanies, a different person dancing in each room. Also, this would be easy to cut shorter or longer as desired. In other words, it would be easy.

Zo'An's Pick - The Doors

Grandpa Gary's birthday card

Dang, we Dowdles make cute kids! Of course, I may have to take that back once Eric and Don start reproducing.

New additions to Michael's website

Michael has updated his photography website with a section called "recent work." Right now it shows some photos from his Washington DC trip this summer and some veggies from our little garden.
Check it out and stroke his ego with more acclaim! :c) V

http://www.michaelstanfill.com

Michael's new website!

Michael has been learning all sorts of mad skillz at his job and now he is putting them to use in his spare time. :c) Check out http://www.michaelstanfill.com and put up some comments, especially your computer-nerd types who know this stuff (Paul.) Michael adds that he would appreciate no smarmy comments about how the code wouldn't pass standards. He's a beginner. I think it looks pretty dang awesome, though! What a man!

Good Times

Fact or Fossil

Dead Fact and Fossil

"Who said we were fossils? A man doesn't get any respect! Just because you have a few grey hairs and dress up for a good time doesn't mean you're senile." Gary

"My family has talked about my teen duck tail and forehead curl hairdo for years, I think I've topped that story now. " Dave

Home sweet pottie

"I still don't know what is going on" Hebes
"So that's where that distinctive odor comes from..." Tarpit
"Time for a deposit at the blue bank" DRD

Dinner time?

Dinner time? I love the food at Camp Ground Doggie. Actually, I love food everywhere. Tarpit

Leaping into Hanzel and Gretel

Katie as the fairy frog mother

"My finest moment on the stage" Katie B.
Eric D. "Acrobatic"
Grandma DRD "Understated"
Heber "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Gary D. "inspiring"
Z " slippery"

Made any good recipes lately?

Mom asked me for this recipe from epicurious.com. We have a basil bush out in front of the house, and this is our new favorite potato salad recipe. Seeing as I am the cheapest human being on the planet, I always skip the lemon rind and mint, but I bet they would be tasty.

FRESH HERB POTATO SALAD

Ingredients
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint

2 1/4 pounds small red-skinned potatoes, unpeeled

Directions
Whisk oil, lemon juice and lemon peel in small bowl to blend. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Place 1/2 cup dressing in large bowl. Mix in green pepper, onion, cilantro, basil and mint.

Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain; cool 15 minutes. Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes. Add potatoes to bowl with dressing and toss to blend. Let stand 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, adding more dressing, if desired. Serve at room temperature.

Warning: Limit serving size. May cause severe obesity with extended use.

Dan and Heidi's blog is up

I just saw that Dan and Heidi have started posting on their blog. Those girls are so darn cute! Jed is happy to see the object of his adoration (Rylee Mae.) Also, Lindsey has a picture of her baby, albeit still in the womb. Good thing we're all doing our part to repopulate the world with beautiful, ice cream addicted children.

I've started a little blog list to the right. Do you know of any other blogs?

Also, If you know me by name, then take the five minutes immediately following reading this post and put up a little bio of your family. What are you guys doing this year? Any fun adventures this summer? Children carried off any hilarious hijinks? I mean, seriously, if all I have to report is poop in a potty surely you can come up with something! :c)

V

Story telling

I was just thinking... Uncle Dave, you should post some family history stories and photos here on the blog! This would be the perfect place and all you'd have to do is cut and paste.

My Kind of Art

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

Performing

Sheesh, what a nutsy chick in the green shorts. Looks like Mindy's puttin on some major grooves in this last photo.

Important Announcement!

JED HAD HIS FIRST POO POO IN THE POTTY!

I wanted to take a picture of the cute little poopy but Michael said that was a bit much.

Sure hope Don reads this.

(BTW, who the devil is visiting here from Owosso, Michigan?)

Rehearsal

Fact or Fossil

Dead Fact Fossil

"Who said we were fossils? A man doesn't get any respect! Just because you have a few grey hairs and dress up for a good time doesn't mean you're senile." Gary

"My family has talked about my teen duck tail and forehead curl hairdo for years, I think I've topped that story now. " Dave

Welcome, Welcome Everybody!

Welcome to the Official Camp Ground-doggie blog. We figured we needed a place for the Dowdle fam (And friends! And neighbors! And random people off the street!) to hang out all year 'round. Email me at my firstname.lastname@gmail.com and I will add you to our whistle pig posting crew, and you can add family photos, events, funny stories, rude commentary, inappropriate tales, and mockery of family fossils (Gary and Dave.) Also, add your own family blog, if applicable, to our blog roll at right! We, the Stanfills, will start things off... as soon as Michael gets the photos off the camera. :c) In the meantime, check out our blog (at right!)