Roscoe loves the kids!

This is why we wanted a dog. We wanted a dog to grow up with the kids; to be their friend. He lays on the floor with them, lays on them, and runs through the sprinklers with them. He allows Wade to pull his ears, his tail, and his hair. He plays tug-o-war with Wade and plays outside with Sunny. Other than being a clumsy puppy, he is such a great addition!

Wade is crawling!

Wade is crawling!!! Today I sat him in the living room and went to get the clothes out of the drier and when I turned around, he was right behind me! I can't believe "baby Wade" is crawling already. I just hope with all this moving around that he doesn't lose his chunky thighs ... Sunny and I like to sqeeze and kiss them!

Sunny's first dentist appointment!

Sunny went to the dentist this week. She has no cavities! They said her teeth are strong & beautiful! She enjoyed the trip so much, she asked if we could go again next week!

Update on Lilo

It was with a heavy heart that I gave Lilo to Christa and Ernie in Feb. of this year. Lilo is not a "kid friendly" dog; I always had to keep a very close eye on her around Sunny and would put her in our room when any other little kids would come over. I was not looking for a home for her and were it not for Christa, we would still have Lilo. Some of our friends and even family members gave us a hard time for 'getting rid' of Lilo and then later getting a new dog. I wanted to show how happy Lilo is; she is living in doggie heaven! She goes to the shop, the bank, the store and even has a bed up on a table so she can lay in the sun and see all the retired folk walk by. Ernie said 'the worst thing about that dog is that all their friends fight over her'.

Our trip to Stuart

At 4 pm on a Thursday we left for Stuart; we arrived at 1 a.m. The idea was to not waste a whole day driving and also that if we drove mainly at night, the kids would sleep the majority of the way. It worked wonderfully; I think we may do all of our trips like this from now on. The reason for the trip at the end of July was for Rob's 20 year high school reunion. This is the class of 1989 ... I was in sixth grade. Ha! We stayed at the sight of the reunion in a cottage (the blue one below), one of 32. Oma and Opa babysat through the night for us. Of course Wade (who had been sleeping through the night) must have known I was not there and got Oma up every 2 hours. She is a trooper and decided to invite her friend Julie over the next night to help out.
We had a blast! With family and with friends, this was the most fun we have had in a long time!! I am sad that we will not be down there to see them again until the holidays but Christa and Ernie are already making plans to come visit us which is great.