The "New Dog"

The new dog is doing really well. The name is still being kept on the down low till the end of the month. He is very smart and loving. The kids adore him and want to play with him all the time. It is hard for them to understand he is a working dog and needs to be left alone sometimes and when Daddy is at work so is he. They are so excited when the two come home. He has made himself comfortable on my couch a few times and I don't have the heart to tell him to get down. He is really a pretty dog and has those loving, dopey dog eyes. It is hard not to get attached. Hopefully we will have him for quite a while.

New Driveway and Dog Kennel

Boys and their Toys!

Jacob "helped" Daddy and the guys with the new dog kennel and drive way. He had a blast.

Trip to Wisconsin 2/09

The kids and I headed to Wisconsin with Mom and Hershall. We spent a week visiting with Anthony, Windy and Titan, playing in the snow, shopping, and lots of water park fun. I did manage to forget my camera every time we went down to the water parks so I have no pictures of the kids swimming. Emily loved the water slides. There was only one she was big enough to go down (barely) and I was concerned about that one b/c it wasnt exactly small for someone her size. She did it over and over again like a champ. I went down a big one with my brother b/c Em wanted to go on it so bad and she could ride with me but by the time I got to the bottom there was no way she was going on that. My stomach hurt for quite a while after that and being pregnant didn't help with the complete darkness of the slide. Talk about motion sickness. Jaocb liked to play with all the little water gadgets around the park. They both really liked the wave pool and thought it was funny it made a big elephant sound when the waves were coming on. It was cute. We stopped and visited Fred, Bev and Renee on the way there and back. It snowed on the way home and was so pretty. It was a good but LONG trip and the kids will probably never get to go back there since Anthony and Windy are now moved to Tennessee. I am glad we went but have decided no more long vacations like that again without Daddy by my side.
We also celebrated Moms birthday at a neat local restaurant that had a fish tank with local catch across a whole wall. It was a fun time.

Random Pics I like

Daddy painting Emily's toe nails, which she loved, The 2 kids loving on each other. Emily in her Valentines getup.