Things I am grateful for

We had a great weekend with my brother and his family who came from Arkansas. We rode the Polar Express, ate good food, went bowling, ate good food...I think you get the picture. We really miss having them around. Ethan and Aiden had the time of their lives. Thanks for the great memories Mom and Dad!

A fond farewell

We had a moment at our house yesterday. Our dog, Carmen, went to live at someone else's home. We felt that we weren't being fair to her, but really were tired of her chewing up everything in sight. The last straw was when she slept in the garage one night this week and shredded her pillow by morning. Hopefully she will have a great time with the new family that came to get her. A lesson learned was that we won't get another dog until my kids can participate in the care and entertainment of a dog. Good luck Carmen!

Something that made me laugh...

Every Sunday morning, we have a family snuggle in our bed. It is so fun and the boys look forward to it every weekend. Today as we were getting ready for the snuggle, Scott said to Ethan, "Are you my best pal?" to which Ethan responded, "No, mom is." Scott said, what am I? and Ethan said, "you are chocolate liver!" (we always say chopped liver) That made me laugh today!