A New face at our house

Meet Harley, the newest member at our house. Cody decided it would be better if we took the dog to live here permanently. We had fallen in love with him so we thought it would be a good time to take the plunge into pet ownership. We are now the owners of a Shih Tzu/poodle mix named Harley. He really is a cute little thing and has been fun to have around. The kids are having a great time playing and snuggling with him. I do understand now what people say about how much time they take to train. We are making it through the training process and overall it has been really fun. All you dog owners, any tips of things I should do right from the start?

Oh, Boy!

So I walked in from outside to find the brownies I made for a party tonight had been nicely decorated by my children with kabobs. Do you love their artwork? The way the day is going I am to tired to even get upset about it. I guess the chocolate sauce I am going to put on it will just seep into all those holes. Oh, you got to love your children.

Viva Las Vegas

We had a great trip to Las Vegas. It was so nice to get away and just be a couple for a few days, sleep in, eat a great places and just relax. Some of our adventures were visiting Hoover Dam (amazing how tall it is and a great drive), shopping, viewing Phantom of the Opera (this was so awesome - we all loved it, well except Heath's brother Cody who had never been to a musical - it was a bit much for him), going to the bodies exhibit (way cool) and eating on the 50th floor of the Rio overlooking the city. It really was a great time. It was nice to laugh so much with good friends. Thanks Heath for planning and to all the people who watched our kids - we love ya.

Best of Both Worlds

Heath's brother got a new puppy a couple of weeks ago. My kids are in love with it. Cody isn't home much in the day so I decided to go get it today so my kids could have some dog time. They are constantly driving me crazy about getting a dog so I thought we could go get this dog once a week and they could have their time to play and then we wouldn't have to get one ourselves. We had such a fun day. Hannah would hardly share the dog. She held it all day. It really is the cutest little thing. I didn't hear it bark all day and it was a pretty docile dog. I actually enjoyed the day a lot. So now I think - maybe we should get one. I really fell in love with the little thing today which is very surprising because I am not a dog person. Am I crazy to think that way? Should we break down and get one or should I just enjoy this best of both worlds situation?

Nocturnal

Hannah must have learned the word "nocturnal" at school because she has been using it a lot lately. I thought her application of it was great the other night. She woke up in the night and I went in to check on her. She said she was scared so she said a prayer. I said that was a great thing to do. Then she asked, "Mom, is Heavenly Father nocturnal? Will he hear my prayers in the night?" It is hard not to let a little chuckle out in those situations.