Puppy Breath

Don't you just love that smell??

We have the cutest addition to the family. His name is Aggro, short for aggravation and very Australian. He has a very playful personality and is very smart.

He is pretty photogenic too!

Go Bobcats!!!!!

Amanda received her official acceptance letter in the mail a few days ago. We are very excited that she will be attending Texas State University in San Marcos this fall.

San Marcos is far enough away for her to have her space but close enough she can come home often.

Senior Project

Amanda is working on her senior project and had to make a video as part of it. Her topic is adoption. Check out her video here...

You may see someone you know.

As Seen on TV

I am sure you have seen the infomercials’ for them. The blanket with Sleeves – The Snuggie.

When Markus turned 40 in late November Eric & Lisa gave him a snuggie. We all had a good laugh and that was the last I thought of it. That was until last week when I received a belated birthday gift from Eric & Lisa. You guessed it – a snuggie of my very own.
You laugh, but Amanda and Allie LOVE it. They have even been fighting over using it.

Thanks to everyone for all my birthday gifts, cards and wishes. You all have made my 40th a very special one.

Christmas & New Years

I have not been very good at keeping things up to date on the blog... Here is what we were up to over Christmas & New Years:

Christmas we spent the day opening gifts, playing with toys and eating good food. Constanze & Markus and Paul & Jenn spent the day with us.

We ate outside even in the cold weather.

Can't have Christmas dinner without Christmas Crackers!

New Years Eve Eric & Lisa and Markus & Constanze came out for a few days. It was a lot of fun but it was very cold and windy. We did get to know a lot about Lisa on New Year Eve though... You will need to ask Lisa about that one.

It was so cold and windy that we got creative trying to keep warm. We turned the BBQ into a fire pit and brought it into the new building we are building.

We even cooked dinner in the "bathroom" and they were the best burgers ever!

Eric set off some wonderful fireworks.

We all had fun riding on the dirt bike the girls got for Christmas.

Isn't she cute all bundled up!