Fun with the cousins

It was so much fun to play with the cousins for two weeks.  The kids had a great time and the Texas weather was a great break from the snow!

Christmas 2008

Merry (late) Christmas!!  We had our first Christmas morning at home.  It was great.  The kids had fun and it was nice to sent our own traditions.  That afternoon we headed to Texas to see Whitney's family.  It was the perfect mix of doing our own thing and still spending time with family.  

Waiting to see what Santa brought...

Opening presents

Opening presents...

Growing Puppy

Cosmo is a good puppy, but he is a dog and sometimes I wonder what I was thinking when I thought I could take care of another living thing.  Anyway he is here and we love him (most of the time).  He got his first full haircut yesterday and it was a mistake...he now looks much more poodle.  Hopefully it will grow fast.  Here is a before and after picture...

After

Before...so sad

Halloween

I'm so far behind on my blog that I decided not to catch up (at least for now). We had a great Halloween. The kids got too much candy but they were happy with the idea of donating a lot of it.

P.S. We named the puppy Cosmo. He's doing great. It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun. He did not like his costume it stayed on for about 2 seconds.

Halloween was crazy hair day at school so the boys were Jedi's with crazy hair. They loved it.

Nameless Puppy!!

The puppy has arrived. He is adorable and a lot of fun. He has a great personality...a perfect mix of playful and cuddly. The kids are having fun with him and he is really good with the kids. He's not doing so great at housebreaking, but it's only been three days. People told me it was a lot of work and I still think I underestimated it. We went to the vet today and she said the puppy looks great. He is just under 10 pounds right now. It's a fun size and I'm sure it won't last long. If only we had a name.





Random picture of Audrey doing a push up...too cute to not share.

the growing brood

The brood is growing. The good news is this time there will be no baby weight involved. We are getting a dog. He is a goldendoodle and should be about 30 pounds when full grown. He arrives this Friday. We need help with a name. Any ideas? We would love any name suggestions and puppy training advice. I'll update the blog with pictures from our marathon vacation soon. We are still getting unpacked!