20 years!

Steve and I had a great date night... Yikes it has been about 6 months!  We went to the chateau ste Michelle Toad the Wet Sprocket/ Tonic/ Smash Mouth concert....  blast from the past!  We are nearing our 20 years anniversary of when we first met in August!  Incredible it has been that long!

Fun with friends

Summer officially started this week!  We have been enjoying the sun, the pool, our friends, picnics, summer blockbusters, and trapper! 

One of our early morning picnics!

Cast is off!

Yay, Syd's cast is off!  We managed to go swimming 5 times with the cast on and everything went smoothly!  Sydney never complained about having the cast on!  It was pretty amazing! She had pain in the arm for a good week or so after the break and that finally went away.  

Our new puppy to be!

It's official, after years of debating whether or not to have another kid or to get our first family dog... We decided on a dog!  It's something I have thought about for at least 2 years but knew I was not ready for that added responsibility.  

We have been spending time with Elesha's new puppy, Trapper.  Taking notes and for me seeing how involved and ready the kids are for this new responsibility.  Needless to say, They have impressed me!  Luke has been taking care of Graycie's letterbox and Ava has helped also.  

I found a breeder that was recommended by another breeder.  She has been breeding for 20 years and I was impressed by the passion she has for dogs and for breeding healthy animals.  Since Luke and I have allergies to golden retrievers, we decided on F1 goldendoodle.  The mama is a chocolate goldendoodle and the dad is red moyen poodle.  Their puppies will be medium sized... No larger than 40 pounds.  They have curly coats so we don't have to worry about allergies or shedding.  The pips were born on June 3.  We are going to meet them in a couple days.  We have 2nd choice.  We love the chocolate one and dark apricot one but ultimately it will come down to temperament and the best fit with our family. 

Daddy

Mama

Here are the babies!

1 week old

2 weeks

Almost 3 weeks old...

Bundles of joy

I love Sydney's little displays of random things she sets up and plays with.  Usually they involve water in small containers.  So cute!  I never want to forget these cute things and I ponder what this love of making random displays will turn into when she grows up.  It is definitely some type of collage art... Maybe mixed media art.