Our News

Well, this is our big news.  The due date is April 11, 2012.  We find out the gender in a few weeks.

Wedding

Warning- this is mostly just pictures.  But we were able to go up for Brandon's brother's wedding in September.  So here is a sample of the pictures that we took. 

Coming out of the temple...

 I love this one of the boys.  It is very fitting of their different personalities.

 The poor boys didn't know where to put their hands.

 This was at the reception.  The kids loved going out on the boat with Dad.

It was so fun to be able to go and be in the temple with them and to share the day with them.  Bronson is always a favorite at this house, and Lara just fits right in there too.  Isaac is so excited to see them at Thanksgiving!  We are excited for them to start their life together!

Chip

Well, despite some initial doubts, we do still have our dog.  I think Brandon is even secretly starting to like him.  We'll have to see on that though.  But the kids are sure enjoying him.  And he is starting to settle down, which is a big plus.  So here are some pictures of his growth over the last few months.  He is definitely not a puppy size any more. 

This is Emily trying to feed the dog.  It is one of her favorite things to do, though she has progressed to just putting it in his bowl one handful at a time.

 Our hike we took him on when he was still tiny. 

 Again, Emily feeding him.

This is one of his favorite sleeping positions.  It makes me laugh every time.

 Isaac is in charge of feeding him, and making sure he has water.  Isaac takes this job very seriously.

 He and Isaac are becoming fast friends.

 And yes, this last week he went to the vet for some surgery.  Try explaining that to your 4 year old.  It was fun...  But Chip actually did really well.  We only put his cone on at night when we can't supervise him.  But otherwise he hasn't had any problems.  The first day, he was very tired, and he did throw up in the house, but after that he has been really good.

 His toys do not last long.  He rips them to shreds.  But he sure enjoys playing with them. 

There have been times we've questioned our sanity in getting a dog, especially a puppy.  But overall, I am very glad we did, and hopefully from here on out it just gets better!  He is really a very good and smart dog, so we got lucky.