how much is that puppy in the window

my dad had a birthday this week- he is hard to buy presents for... my mom came up with the best present for him... a puppy.. he has wanted a dog forever and my mom has always said no but something changed and she bought him a little yorkie... she is sooo cute.. her name is Britt and she is so small..



technology

in 2009 my mom got my dad and ipod touch for christmas. at first he was not into his ipod as a gift.  his reasoning was decent, for work he has a cell phone, a blackberry, a laptop and then his computer at work, he was not interested in another piece of technology- fast forward a year and some months.. the man can not live without his ipod now. he does everything on it, email, music, pictures, scriptures and now he has become a game player- my mom keeps saying he is addicted to some games and we laugh. the picture was taken yesterday and my dad sat like this with the kids for like 30 minutes.. they were all in awe of their poppy and his game playing skills... i am betting he is now happy about this piece of technology.

can i take a sick day?

if you are a mom you know- you don't get a sick day.. the kids still need to be taken care of. unless you have a totally awesome hubby who will do it all and let you sleep. my hubby is gone- but i had something even better-my mom- she took care of me and my kids and made sure i slept, took my meds and just down right rested. i am happy that i am here by her- not just for the taking care of me when i am sick or frustrated or have a headache, but just in general. i was blessed to live close to my in-laws for years. we had great times and they were always so helpful to me and glenn. hello- they watched the kids so i could still work (i doubt the will ever know how helpful that was). but for now we get to live close to my parents and i am enjoying getting to have fun with my mom again after 9 years of living away..

so thanks mom for taking care of the kids so i could sleep and blow my nose constantly... you are a huge help. love you!

olivia and grannie!

so comfy

one of my favorite things is my blanket that my grandma L made me many years ago. to this day i love to cuddle in that blanket. my mom made these blankets for all her grand kids and they are so cute. i hope that they all enjoy their blankets for years to come.

wyatt with his robot blanket

drew with his puppydog blanket

for some reason i can not take a good picture with my camera... sorry

first tooth

it happened... she got her first tooth!!! she is now working on the second tooth. trying to get a picture was quite the ordeal and i am going to try to get a better on soon.. but here is the top of the tooth in all its white glory, if you can see it.

smiley girl

me an my grannie- i love how she was giggling in this picture close up of the tooth