About a week after we got married, I talked Allen into letting me have a dog, a little dog to live inside our house. Growing up, we had pets, but never one that could live inside and never one that I was particularly attached to. That all changed when Coco came to live with us, a shih-tzu/poodle mix with a spunky personality that she would never outgrow. I remember bringing her home, a little ball of fluff, she could fit inside a shirt pocket. Before we had kids, we had Coco. We would sit and watch her do funny things, our hearts would melt when she would cuddle up to us. We took her everywhere, she loved to ride in the car, and her favorite trick was locking us out … [Read more...]
july happened
Moving right along, July was really just as fun! Maybe even a tiny bit more fun because it included a trip to the beach. We didn't spend near enough time on the boat this summer. For some reason, summer was more packed than usual, but we did manage to soak up a few Saturdays on the lake and do a little skiing. I'll write a more detailed post about the beach (I know, I know don't hold your breath), but we drove down on July 4th and spent a fun week in the sun! We spent another week getting all the sand out of those curls. Judson spent plenty of time on his tractor. If he's awake he wants to be outside, so we spend plenty of time in the sunshine. Some time in July, BK … [Read more...]
june happened
June was such a fun month around here, it didn't involve anything elaborate, but these were some of my favorite summer days with the kids home. Judson loves having BK around and the two of them had the best time this summer. To say we were sad to see her get back to school would be an understatement. No worries, we all put on a brave, happy face for our overly excited school girl. We spent time at Nanny's pool. It's quiet and nice and relaxing, at least for BK. We spent Thursday's with Elliott for fun play dates. Hampton Inn invited us over for an awesome staycation right here in Birmingham and we had fun exploring the city and hanging out in the pool. We even … [Read more...]