7 years.....

We celebrated Sadie's 7th birthday!!!

two weeks ago...

we love any excuse to eat chocolate cake with delicious homemade chocolate frosting!!!

We can't believe she is 7 years old already,

I put a purple bow in her hair for the special occasion....
(which she hated!)

she has been the best dog ever....

we really luck out with her.

 Sadie, you is kind, you is smart and you is important!

Weloveyou!

P.S. RIP Winston...

(we love you Diane)

guess who had a birthday?

she's 4 years old already.....and we still really love her!

(we ate cake in her honor, cuz we've nice like that!)

If nothing else.....

it's good to have Kurt home so he can yank someones chain!

we just got to spend a day and a half with Kurt...

altho, it was short, it's always sweet!

it's his own personal...

It's a pillow.............

it's a pet......

it's a PillowPet!!!

the puppet master....

I'm glad Spencer has someone to "mess" with (other than Lynzie)....

and

I'm so glad Sadie loves to be "messed" with....

they're good for each other!

I'm glad he has Sadie,

cuz

who else would fall for that trick?

on day #2

This morning I walked Lynzie to school,

we let Sadie go,

she was so excited that she got to go to 'school',

that

she was actually hopping like a rabbit!!!

first day of school......first day of school....

We're ready to learn to get some knowledge!

(Finding Nemo)

Senior.......Junior.......6th grade.......4th grade......

Oh ya, and just so I remember....

Spencer is now too 'cool' to wave to me, or even look my way,

or acknowledge me in anyway!

I hate when that happens....

at least Lynzie still loves me,

(at least for a few more years!)

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Poor Sadie,

it was the hardest on her today....

she wanted to go too,

she was sad that all her 'besties' left her this morning,

she followed me around all day like a little lost puppy!!!

get it.......little lost puppy!

We'll have to sign her up for some

doggie daycare

or

little canine craft classes

or

something!!!

j/k.

Guess Who

is having a birthday today!!!

the kids were so excited....

Happy 1st birthday Sadie!

Hey, any excuse for a good piece of cake with homemade chocolate frosting!!!

one sick puppy...

Having a sick puppy is like having sick kids,

they just want to be held and comforted

and only by there mom!

This has been a rough few weeks for our little pooky puppy,

first,

she managed to bite her dog tags to the point of making it sharp enough to make a big scratch down the side of her neck...

then,

just yesterday she got to have the opportunity that every good-blooded American canine gets to experience and got spayed...

(this was yesterday)

(this was today)

and yes, I'm wearing the same clothes,

it was just one of those days...

hopefully,

Sadie is done with being put-out

and pain pills for a while!

poor baby...

One more reason we love Sadie...

Who needs a brother to play b-ball with.....

when you have a dog?

(great block shot!)

Does it count if.....

your puppy loses some teeth,

and your daughter wants to put them under her pillow for some tooth-fairy money!

Someone is excited for Halloween.....

(when she's not trying to gnaw off her costume!)

puppylove

Kurt use to throw our kids up in the air,

now, he does it to our dog!

(he has too much fun with her!)

a nice day...

It's Official...

Early this morning, we were the first ones there...

she signed on the dotted line...

and smiled her prettiest smile for her first DRIVER'S LICENSE photo!

and then,

The sweet family that I have nannied for (for the past two years) had a new baby today,

and a surprise HOORAY,

it's a girl!!!!

a beautiful girl with lots of dark hair!

Hadley and Hunter welcomed Harleigh ...

(I have a hard time keeping my kids names correct....how am I going to do all those "H"!)

Dare I say that Sadie has brought a sweet spirit into our home...

Lynzie said "i love this dog so much, no, more than that, i love her more than love, there isn't a word to describe how much i love her, i'll have to make up a new word".....

a few days later she said " mom, i'm sadie-fied"!!!

Our Family Grew By Four Feet...

This is Sadie... she is our 14 week old Cockapoo,

The kids have wanted a dog for years, really, literally for years now,

but I have always been able to put it off and tell my kids a million reasons why we can't and shouldn't have a dog!

Having a dog/puppy is a huge responsibility and I knew that I would be the alpha and I knew that I would ultimately be taking care of the new little pup, can I tell you I was more nervous about this dog than I was having babies, raising kids seems so much more natural to me, but a puppy......oh my, ... I've never been apposed to having a dog, BUT, I always wanted a good dog, a well behaved dog, not one with personality problems, so I knew that "good" training was the only way to get a "good dog", which would fall on me, so I had to mentally gear up for this, again I didn't put this much mental preparation into having a new baby!

So literally with alot of prayer, (is that weird to pray for a dog?) and alot of studying, we even read books about dogs for FHE, and research, and taking to friend who have well behaved dogs I knew the time was coming, but finding the "right" dog is tricky, we knew we wanted a cockapoo, (a mix of a cocker spaniel and a poodle) because poodles are the smartest dogs, we wanted a smart one, and they don't shed, and they stay small, and they are good family dogs, we wanted a female because males tend to be more territorial and we had to have a red color dog to match Lynzie's red hair,

we love redheads! With all that being said, bringing someone new into your family, you want that new someone to fit in...

I can honestly say, I think our prayers were answered,

I think Sadie fits in well, she is very sweet, it's fun to see all the kids bond with her and love her, even Kurt is a big softy...

there is more to the story of how we got our little Sadie but I'll save that for another time.

Welcome Sadie!

p.s. Don't be scared Catie, you will love her!