Puppy Love

Our poor dog has been having some issues lately due to the fact that the cat has decided she is no longer happy just living upstairs.  Everything was going peachy til a few weeks ago when we were gone for the weekend and we took the dog with us.  I guess the cat figured out we were all gone and it was safe to roam as she pleased.  Before this she would come down at night while we were sleeping but she would head right back up as soon as the kids got up.  Now, she repeatedly comes down during the day and as soon as her paws hit the living room carpet Lucky is up and after her!!  Along with this, Lucky has decided to start peeing and pooping in the house.  We have had him for 3 years and he has been completely trained for 2 so this is frustrating!  Uggg I HATE cleaning up the messes!  We have decided that we are going to have to treat it like sibling rivalry as see if that helps.  After all, sometimes when a new baby is born and older sibling can revert back to old habits, so why not a dog and we have only had the cat for a few months. Part of this is to make sure that Lucky gets lots of extra attention and as you can see by the pictures he is eating it up!!!



Watching t.v. with Carter

Getting some love from Great Grandpa Jack

Happy 84th Birthday Grandpa Jack!!!!

On Saturday we went to Grundy Center to celebrate my Grandpa's 84th birthday with him.  He is such an amazing man who has always been such a steadying force in our lives.  He has been an wonderful role model, a constant source of encouragement, and a great shoulder to lean on over the years! I feel very blessed that we live close to him and are able to spend these times with him and make these memories.  I LOVE that my kids have been able to get to know him and grandma, and have a relationship with them.  As you might have guessed that is who my son Jack is named after.  So happy birthday to a wonderful man and an amazing grandfather and great-grandfather!!  Our lives are definitely richer because you have been a part of them!! If my boys grow up to be even half the man that you are, I will feel truly blessed!

(Please excuse my singing on the video as I was holding the camera!!)

And for an added bonus while we were in Grundy for my little police LOVING 4 year old, a look inside Uncle Ken's police car!  He liked the lights but wasn't to keen on the siren!  I wish I would have gotten more pictures but the camera batteries died.  When Ken first took him out there he was just standing there mesmorized by the car. He was of course most interested in the handcuffs hanging in there, but was even more interested when Ken showed him the leg chains and belly chain!