It was time to say goodbye

On Monday this week we had to say good bye to our old girl Izzy. She was the sweetest dog that never did listen. Even at ten years old she still pottied in the house. But we loved her still and it was hard to let her go! On Monday night Addy asked where Izzy was while we were eating dinner (Izzy was always there to pick up the scraps) and I told her she went to the moon....Addy loves the moon so I knew she would know what I was talking about if I said that. Later that night Addy said "Izzy...moon??" and I said "yep that is right." Luke had a hard time because Izzy has been here his entire life but he understood that she was in pain and it was time. We miss her and the house in not the same without her but now she is with her best friend Dignon. I'm sure they are having the time of the life! Let me tell you losing two dogs in one year has been the hardest thing this family has ever had to go through and I am glad we won't have to go through this pain for a long time.

We now have just Sally and Rosco and they are great fun and we love them so so much. I know our family will always be missing the original two but it is nice to know that we have two others that love us like they did.

Goodbye! We loved you so!


The two lovers during happier time


A blurry but cute picture of Addy and her Izzy

Happy Birthday Luke!!

Today this funny little boy turns 9!! I seriously can not believe it. What happened to that cute little chubby toddler that used to ask so many questions.

Luke- You are the absolute best son any person could ask for. We all love you so very much. You make us all proud. You make us all laugh. But most of all you make us all love you. We can't help it!! You're just too wonderful.

Have a happy happy birthday little man!!

Love you!

Update on Leonard and Easter

So I convinced Shane into giving Leonard a second chance. All is going well so far. But now poor Leonard looks like an Avatar....I don't know what happened to him but his forehead and his nose are swollen and seriously....AVATAR! As of this morning the swelling started to go down but it was so weird while it lasted. I tried taking a picture of how weird he looked but you really couldn't tell in the picture.

We had a good Easter. Poor little Addy was sick all weekend but she still had fun. Luke got everything he wanted I think so that is good. We had a little Easter egg hunt for the kids at our house and it was so fun watching them find the eggs. Addy was content with just an egg for each hand so Luke scored big on the hunt. After we took Luke to his mom's house we went home and I made frosting for my awesome carrot cake I made and then it was on to my parent's house. We some yummy ham and had a nice time.....oh and everyone loved my cake!!

I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend!!

WHA?? Christmas is just around that corner

Don't be scared! but Christmas is only a week away.......1 2 3 4 5 6 7 days away! Oh geez. So I thought I was closer to being done but let me tell you...I have to buy my parents a gift, my brother and his girlfriend a gift and I still have get a couple more things for Luke! Okay so that is the shopping but then I have the wrapping...which I do not really enjoy too much....oh and then wait did someone just say "um Ariel your Christmas tree is still not up" Wha!?? See busy weekend for me!

Luke said something so funny to me the other day and I just need to share.

Luke: Ariel don't you think that Santa has to use people's bathrooms sometimes.

ME: Um I guess so, I have never really thought about it.

L: Well 'cause I was just thinking that he eats like a million cookies and drinks a lot of milk so how could he not ever have to go the bathroom on his trip.

M: Well that is a very good point.

So I think when I have him put out cookies and milk (and carrots for the reindeer) for Santa maybe I should have him write a note telling him he can use out bathroom if he needs to. Kids are so funny.

Merry Christmas to you all!!

I don't have an excuse........

Where have I been? I dunno. What has been going on? Lots of little things but nothing too exciting to blog about. I am not going to give a list of excuses for being absent so long from the old blogaroo. So deal with it. I hope someone still looks at the blog......anyone......hello?

I am super excited for Thanksgiving because well I love to eat and be lazy. That sounds bad but it is true. It is nice to spend the day with the people I love most in this world and eat the food I love most in the world. I never really get excited for Christmas but for some odd reason this year I am. Maybe it is having a new baby or maybe I have just had a change of heart but whatever it is I am loving the holidays this year and no one can stop me. I even sing Christmas music to Addy while I am trying to get her to sleep at night. Silly me.

The kids are both doing good. Luke is doing great in school and he is a great kid we are lucky. Addy is going to be 10 months next week. Crazy! She is going to be a year before we know it. She is a wonderful baby and I love love love her. I would post a new picture of her but my computer at home is broken so I am forced to update this blog while at work....shhh don't tell.

All and all things are good for us. Shane is putting in a new floor in our kitchen and I am excited about that, but our house is in a total shambles for the time being. Oh well it will be worth it.

Football

Last night I took Luke to football orientation. He was so super excited! It was a lot of fun, but I realized how small Luke is. He is the smallest one on his team, it was kind of funny. I think that means he is going to be the fastest one on the team. Right?? We got his jersey and flags and then they practiced for a bit. It was a lot of fun. They decided on the team name they are the enchiladas. Cute!

As a side note as I was driving Luke back to his mom's house I got pulled over and got a speeding ticket. Crap I hate that! It is $90! Whoa speeding tickets have gone up in price since the last one I got like 10 years ago. Stupid stupid stupid. There are a lot better things I would like to spend $90 on. Oh well.

Happy Birthday

Luke,

Today is your 8th birthday. You have been a big part of my life since you were two years old. I still remember the little cubby two year old that was crazy but so fun. We have all been through so much together. I have watched you grow into this smart little boy that is so good with his sister and such a polite and kind little son. I am so glad to have you as a part of my life you make me smile all the time. I hope you have and have had already the best birthday. Already this morning I have heard you say thank you for the gifts a lot and that is so sweet. You deserve it! You are wonderful and your dad and I love you very very much!

Love,
Mama


We went to Luke's favorite pizza place Este's then we went to Boondocks I will post pictures when I get them downloaded. So far we have had a lot of fun! Luke has more fun to come today. Yay for birthdays!

A quick post

I feel bad that I have been such a slacker on blogging! No posts since July really what is my problem.....

I am super excited for September. September is my favorite month of the whole year. I love the crisp air in the mornings, the leaves changing colors, fall clothes (yay another excuse to buy clothes), and just the smell of fall. I feel sad because I feel like this summer we got riped off an entire month...stupid June all rainy but I am happy for my favorite season.

Addy is going to be 7 months this week and I really can't believe it. She is going to be a year before I know it and I don't want that to happen. When are they going to figure out how to make our babies stay babies forever. dang! She is almost crawling and it is so fun. She can almost wave and I think she says baba (bottle). She is eating her solid food and with every new food it is a new adventure. Oh the faces that little girl makes...I tell you I will never get tired of them.

I finally got my tattoo colored in last night. Ummm my leg hurts. Tell me why I always put myself through that pain. It looks really good though I will post pictures soon.

I think that is really all of my updates for now. Maybe I will get really motivated and post pictures this week!

Oh one more thing...Luke started the 3rd grade today! What the crap! I remember the 3rd grade really well and it is crazy to me that he is going to be a 3rd grader. He is also turning 8 on Saturday. He is so so excited for his birthday. We are going to Boondocks on Friday and then Saturday he is having a party with his best friends. So fun! I think I might be getting old though and I am not sure how I feel about that. Sometimes I still feel like a kid so how is it that I have kids! Crazy!

The 4th!

On the 3rd of July we went and saw fireworks at Granite. It was a lot of fun and Addy did really well. I thought she would be scared but she wasn't at all just amazed by the giant light flashing above her. On the actual 4th we really didn't do anything, we just hung out an BBQed.

A couple of pictures of the kids watching the fireworks!

Some fun weekend we have here......

This last weekend was a busy one but a fun one....sometimes it is fun to be busy. Friday when I got home from work we hung out for a while then Luke got a lesson in lawn mowing.....



While Addy and I watched....

Then on Saturday we went to Luke's baseball game...they kicked butt. Then we went to the family reunion and my grandparents house. It was great I got to see a lot of my family that I haven't seen in ages.

My cousin Amanda Jane and Addy


Dad and Brother Zak

On Sunday we went to the movies. We saw UP it was really cute. We took Addy with us and she was really good, she was a little afraid of how loud it was at first but by the end she was passed out. The rest of Sunday we just hung out and relaxed after the busy weekend. Fun fun!

Update on everything

I went to the doctor on Monday. Everything is going good. I heard our little girl's heartbeat and it sounded great. I had to take my glucose test, it really wasn't as bad as everyone said that it was. I had to get a shot because I am RH-, I hate getting shots but that wasn't that bad either. My blood preasure was a little higher than normal (probably because I had to get a shot and get my blood drawn and I was nervous) so now for the next month I have to take my blood preasure two times a day, it is kind of a pain. On another note my brother made it to Portland save and sound. I talked to him on Sunday and he sounded happy....I can't wait to go visit. Tomorrow is Halloween and Lucas is going to be a cowboy/sheriff...I will post pictures of him later.

August already!

I can't believe that it is already August I am in total shock! It is almost Lucas' 7th birthday another thing I can't believe. Shane and I have been together since Lucas was 2 and now he is going to be 7! Crazy! Before you know it is going to be January and I am going to be having a baby. Where does the time go? I just wish that time would slow down a little! Although I have never been more excited for the month of January in my life. I can't wait to see our wonderful new addition to our cute little family. But once that baby is born time better slow down or else.

What a bruiser!!

This weekend we had a lot of fun with little Lucas. We took him to his friend Skyler's birthday party, there was so many games for him to play....they had limbo, a dart game, horse shoes, and a pinata. He had so much candy and then there was cupcakes and pizza and soda oh my!! We took him back to his mom's house after that and he went to a pool party with his baseball team. Well while he was at the party he slipped and cut his chin open. We got a bunch of calls from his mom telling us that she had to take him to the emergency room to get stitches in his chin. It turns out that he did not cry once, not when he fell and not when he was getting the stitches. The doctor and the nurse were so surprised how good he was. He ended up getting six stitches in his chin. He is so awesome!! What a little trooper.

work

I just want to go play in the sun.....I am sitting here at my desk and I am so freezing (probably doesn't help that I am drinking ice water). I wish that I would have just played hookie today and played in the sun with my puppies.

Tomorrow Lucas has this art thing at the Hogle Zoo and I am pretty excited about it, first of all I love the zoo 'cause I love the animals....I kind of want to take them home and play with them, but then again who wants to clean up elephant poop. I am hoping that it is be fun stuff. I think the thought of the zoo makes me feel like it really is spring again! I hope that there are babies at the zoo nothing says spring like a fat little baby.

So the moral of my story is that I am so glad that it is finally warming up, but I get stir crazy just sitting here at my desk when I know that it is wonderful outside.....those windows to the outdoors are taunting me with their sunshine they are letting in.....Good thing it is almost Friday.

Birthday BBQ

We celebrated Shane and my mom's birthday yesterday. It was so much fun!! We had a cinco de mayo dinner and it was so yummy!! I love being with our family, they are so great, I don't know what we would do without them. Lucas had a blast and was being really cute. He loves uncle Zak because he is a big kid. It was a whole lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Shane and Mom!!