Sweet Boy

Snapped this picture of my sweet little guy outside today. Such pretty weather for February!! He was picking flowers for me;)



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girlfriends

I keep meaning to post a few random pics of some girl nights....This one was from the end of December...Awhile back for sure...There were like 18 of us that night and we had a blast....Keri, Angela and I.....

This was Ashley and I at Lori's bday party....Another yummy dinner with fun friends.....

Most recently, I went and painted a bird's nest with Ashley...I thought it was going to be pretty hard...But I really love it and thought we did a great job!!And another dinner the weekend before last at the Pelican...We seriously sat and visited for 4 1/2 hours....It was amazing and much needed:)...And the cupcakes were awesome!!!

Parker's 11th

Parker turned 11 years old today....She still is a little thing and barely weighs 20 pounds, so she just doesn't seem that old to me...Guess she won't ever turn into an overweight beagle like most (including Biskit!)....But she is looking old in that sweet face....This is her napping and she raised up to see why I was bothering her....She is usually curled up somewhere snuggling in the clothes or in a blanket....

Her latest thing (like in the past month) has been to sleep in the dirty clothes hamper...She has slept with us for right at 11 years and then all of sudden she's in the closet??...I'm very confused by it....She will lay with Kerry and I in the bed, but once the TV and lights go off she jumps off the bed to her new spot....It is very, very weird....We haven't had a bed without a dog since we were seniors in high school and never since we have been married...Our king bed used to be a place for Kerry and I and all 4 dogs....

Since Sage passed away, surprisingly Parker who is extremely moody has let this little girl be her new friend...Kresee LOVES the dogs and so I'm glad Parker puts up with her most of the time...She still has her moments where she growls and jumps down to run away from Kresee...But there are a lot of sweet moments for sure....

This one was from last February during our big snow/ice storm....She loves playing in the snow and I like this picture of her:)

Parker was our 1st dog together as a married couple, so she will always be very special to us...Happy 11th birthday...Hope to celebrate many more with you...She celebrated by eating her entire bowl of dog food and Hunter's entire bowl for breakfast this morning...I'm surprised she didn't throw it back up later!!

One year later.....

One year ago today was Kohen's dog incident....I wanted to take a few pictures of him just to see for myself how much healing has went on in the past year...I remember going to his 5 year check-up in April and how Dr. Yap assured me that it was healing nicely and that it would continue to improve....Kerry and I sure weren't impressed and didn't think they looked much better....But now it has been an entire year.....
I haven't looked at these pictures in a long time, but I can definitely tell a big difference....

You can't even tell hardly from pictures....But you can still see the 3 little scars on his face...I think this one on his cheek might go away eventually as an adult...The one on the sides of his face dimple in when he smiles...I think they will always be there since there isn't much skin and no muscle to really heal anymore....

He still asks often when he won't have anymore scars...But I'm glad he's gotten over it mostly...I think he isn't as self-conscious about them...But it does make me sad when someone comments on them or ask what happened to his face...He just gets embarrased and never answers anyone...I just made him sit here with me to show how much better he looks and how great they have healed...I think he believes me:)

I think the hardest for me is how terrified he is of dogs...I'm not sure he will ever be OK with dogs anymore which breaks my heart...We are such a dog family...But he wants nothing to do with them---big or little...I feel awful when we have to go to Leslie's clinic...He is glued to my leg and wants to hold my hand and his little palms are so sweaty....We can't stay long before he asks to leave.....What I find the weirdest is now he's pretty scared of most animals...But hopefully someday...we will see

Hunter's 14th

Yesterday was a big day at our house...This guy turned 14 years old (Feb 16, 1998)....

Kerry got him for me our senior year of high school...Who would have thought that a dog from the back of a pick-up truck in the Target parking lot that was free would be one of our healthiest dogs...And this is a first for us---a dog making it to age 14!!!....I wouldn't have guessed it would be Hunter....I had Sage down for the longest....Biskit made it to her 12th and passed away a few weeks later...Sage was 2 months shy of her 14th birthday when she went to doggie heaven...I'm so happy to celebrate his 14 years with us so far....Of course, I pray there is a 15th but I know the odds of that aren't great....

He is the sweetest low key dog...He just hangs out a lot in his old age...Sleeping is his favorite thing to do....He is pretty hard of hearing...We had his teeth cleaned back in December and had blood work done...The vet said he was still very healthy according to all those tests...That made me feel good....He has a hard time getting up and down after laying down for long periods...I know his joints aren't the best...But nothing too bad quite yet..

Stretching this morning on his big day:)

Then he decided he would lay back down since I was trying to get him to sit for me:)

I uploaded a few phone pics that I had b/c I thought they were sweet...Hunter loves smelling people's breath...One of his favorite things to do...So he's doing that here and she just thinks he's giving her some kisses....

Hunter hanging out in his bed and Kresee wanted to lay next to him while watching something on the ipad....

Hunter has been through a lot with Kerry and I...Senior year of high school, college at MSU, engagement, getting married, moving to Oklahoma, college at OU, getting Parker, getting Biskit, moving back, Kohen, then Kresee...He's practically been around our whole relationship which makes my heart smile and sad at the same time...Love you sweet boy and I hope you are around for awhile longer:)

Vents are Fun

Hellllooooo Kohen

I probably shouldn't post these b/c Kerry will now see that they were indeed playing with the vents.....He did find a few things in there...AND Kresee put something in it the other day that he had to fish out...But this day I can assure you they were just talking back and forth to each other:)

Valentine's Day

The kids made their Daddy, Grammie and Maw/Papa a cute art project that I saw on pinterest for Valentine's Day...Their little handprints...And they turned out super cute...Kresee was very proud of it:)

Kohen had his Valentine's party at school this afternoon....He and Bella wouldn't let me take a good picture of the 2 of them...Little stinkers:)

Getting ready for some games

Carrying conversation hearts on a spoon

Then dumping them into a bucket with spilling them everywhere:)

After school, I let them open up all their valentine's from their friends...They both got a lot of good stuff....

Kohen was eating a fun dip, so Kresee needed to try one out as well....

My mom came over and watched the kids while Kerry and I went to the gym...Then we took mom and the kids to Alfredo's for a Valentine's dinner...So it was a nice day with the people I love:)

Basketball Season

The Bulls ended their basketball season this past Saturday with a win...Thank goodness--haha!!...So they ended up just being 2-6 for the season, but we had so much fun...I really enjoyed watching basketball and I know Kohen will be ready to go next season as well....I didn't take any during the game since I was video taping it for Kohen to watch later....We got out of the gym and went into the hallway since there was another game right after us....Coach Jordan got all the boys trophies....I really can't believe the YMCA doesn't give out a trophy or a medal...So thankful he did that b/c the boys look forward to that at the end of the season....
Kohen patiently waiting on his trophy...He was last to get his:)

Family picture without Miss Kresee...She had a birthday party to attend....

One last group cheer....Go Bulls!

Then attempting a team picture with 9 boys is always fun:)...I took several....

Kohen and Noah....

Kohen and Sam....

Kohen and Coach Jordan.....We are really excited to have Coach Jordan's son, William, play on our soccer team this season:)

Kohen---we are very proud of you and your first time at playing basketball...You worked really hard (most of the time!) and were one of the best little defenders out there....We need to work on you heading straight to the basket vs going in a big loop to the outside before heading inside to shoot it!....You did great and we love watching you have fun sweet boy....

Sweet Siblings

I got out of bed this morning to get my coffee and came back to 2 giggling little kiddos. They thought they were so funny because they took my spot;)


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Kresee Leigh

Trying to take a picture of her in the car on the way to Kohen's basketball game Saturday morning...A little blurry....

So I took one later of her...I've had her in pigtails tons, but never braided them...She liked her new hairstyle:)...This is her new squinty smile....

Tonight riding around on her trike in the house...One of her fav things to do....And yes that is her hap head hair that I didn't fix again...I mean we are home, no one will see her....And she's only in her shirt since she took off her jean skirt and leggings!

Smile for me Kresee!!