What happens when the neighbor says, "Do you want a dog?"

The kids have hoped for a new dog for a while now.  Ellie was dreaming of a lap dog to cuddle.  I kept saying we don't have time or we want it trained, or whatever excuse I could find.  Until the day we saw the picture of this guy.  I mean who could say no to that face.  Buddy needed a home, was 7 months old, basically house broken, loved to be cuddled, mellow, and pretty much a well behaved puppy.  Once  I heard all of those things I was sold.  So here he is now a part of our family and none of us can even imagine life without him.

Fall Sports

This girl can serve-she had a game that was 100% serves over the net. 

Ready- oh you may wonder about the blue tape-it is covering her earings.  She got 2nd holes pierced at beginning of the year but oops- no earings allowed on the court.

He is blocking I believe...-he's in blue with black pants on

Sam was lucky enough to be on the same team as his good friend and our neighbor!!

Happy Halloween- a little late

I had a "little old granny" and a pirate this year.  Thanks to Grandma Mary Ann and Ellie's help we made Sam's costume and thanks to a thrift store in Granite Falls we found the lovely house coat.  That house coat led to the costume idea.  This year I stayed home and handed out candy while Ellie went to a party with some of her girlfriends and Sam went trick-or-treating with a friend. Although it felt weird not to be with them, staying warm sure was nice.