Summer Catch Up!

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Tom and I have been super busy with work, the new puppy, and having many visitors. Over the next few days, I'll be posting pictures from Alicia and Peggy's visit and the Hartings visit. Enjoy! :)

-XOXO

First Day Home with Lady

Hey Folks,

Yesterday, I took Lady home. Since we have visitors coming in a few weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to get her use to us before we have other people staying here. Below are a few pics of Lady's first day at home. I'm sure I'll put up cuter ones later...Since Tom is in Ohio and not here with us, this post is more for him than anyone. :)

She's really smart and very eager to please. I started to train her on the easy commands like sit and lay down, and so far, potty training has been going well. She is getting use to the car, and I hope by this afternoon I get her use to the crate with the door closed.

Thanks for reading, and I apologize in advance for all the puppy pictures I will be posting. :)

Introducing Lady

On May 22nd we picked the pink girl to be our puppy. When we met her she came running to Tom and immediately gave him puppy kisses. When Tom and I were both on the floor playing with the puppy, she curled up by my neck and started giving me puppy kisses. She is so cute and cuddly. It was hard saying goodbye. We're really excited to have her...we get to pick her up next week! :)



Below is the newest picture of her...she's so crazy looking!

Volleyball...Spring League

In Spring, I had the opportunity to play every Sunday night in a women's volleyball league. I met a lot of great people and had fun playing again! It's been so long since I've played competitively, and I realized that I missed it a lot. Below is a picture at our playoff tournament. We came in 2nd place!


I have to thank Bri for letting me into her volleyball world and introducing me to some amazing players and people. I hope we can get a fall team together! :)

Puppies- Eyes Open!

New Puppy Pictures!


McKenzie Crest GoldenDoodles
http://www.doodledogs.us/index.html

Puppies!

Hey Folks!

Tom and I are very excited to announce we're going to get a puppy! We decided with my allergies a poodle mix of some kind would be the best. We chose the Goldendoodle, mainly because we liked the goofy look of them. Never seen a Goldendoodle before? They look like Golden Retrievers, but one that looks like it stuck it's paw in an electrical socket and now all it's hair is curly. hehe.

We wanted a smaller dog, so we found a breeder in Oregon that was having a "mini Goldendoodle" litter (website posted below). The litter was born on April 19, and we'll be able to take the puppy home on June 19. In the litter, there are 3 girls and 2 boys. Tom and I would like to choose one of the girls, but who knows...everyone tells me the dog picks you, not the other way around. Though we signed up for a girl, maybe we'll end up with a boy!

Below are the pictures of the three girls. Right now, we're leaning towards the pink or yellow girl. Their coats look a little more wavy, which will be good for my allergies. We're both super excited and hope you all can visit us when we have her.



If you're in the area looking for a goldendoodle too...here's their website: http://www.doodledogs.us/index.html

Pictures from http://www.doodledogs.us/ciara%20litter%20pix_04192010.html

Oh the darn yard!

Hey Folks,

Today, I spent hours outside. First off, we have a mole. We have about 5 conical shaped mounds in our front yard. I have successfully dug each up found their tunnels and shoved poison in them. Yes, you heard me right, I want those suckas to die! I also set up a heavy duty mole trap that straddles one of their tunnels. I'm going to get them...muahaha.
Anyways, next, I spent the next few hours shopping for plants and planting new flowers in our flower boxes. I also killed spiders...Yes, you heard right! I KILLED spiders on my own today. I felt very empowered that I could do it on my own. (it's usually Tom's job) I also planted some beautiful flowers in two of our hanging flower baskets. I hope they survive and bloom well. I'm a little nervous about those. After that, I spent a few hours, trimming and raking the yard. Everything is so overgrown here. We didn't do a good job last fall trimming things for this Spring. I just did the front yard today, and it was a ton of work. I DID NOT mow the lawn. After being outside for 6 hours, I've decided to take a break. I believe the grass will survive another week, and then Tom will be home to mow! Yay....no more mowing for me. Strangely, today, I felt really good about being productive outside. I think I'm beginning to like planting and making things look nice and tidy. :)

I have a ton of pictures from today, but again, I wont be able to post them for awhile. Sit tight... :)

XOXO