This is our new puppy. Our last dog, Zog, died the end of March. Scott and I decided that we had better get a new one soon or we would realize how conveniant it was to not have a dog and not want one. This cute little devil is Dempsey and we adopted him from the animal shelter. They told us he was Boxer, German shorthair, Pointer mix. I wonder what else he is......
He and Brevin are two little monsters together. Brevin opens things up and Dempsey gets in and chews them up. We have had him for 2 months now and he is housebroken and about twice the size he is in this picture. He jumped up and put his feet on the counter yesterday, and stole Bailey's bagel....He has definately helped us keep our house cleaner. Things cannot be left on the floor or he chews them...especially shoes and socks. I think it is the stink factor. Even though he is a stinker, we have sure loved him...he keeps things lively and we enjoy his company.
These are the blocks for Aimee's new quilt. It is done in the same color pallette as Caley's, just in a different pattern. They are called pinwheels. I hope to finish it by her birthday in July. Until then she will be sleeping on the floor on her mattress and box springs. It really helps her not shove things under her bed.....
Here is a close up of the pattern of Caley's quilt. It is called "Shooting star" and I go the pattern off of quilter's cache.com. I machine quilted a five point start on each block. It took FOREVER. I think that is why it took me 9 months to finish this quilt. First I had to come up with the desire....and then the time to sew all of those stars. It turned out great. I traced the stars on with a regular graphite pencil and washed it afterwards. It came out wonderfully.
This is her new room. We painted the walls a soft lavender color and we remade a blue dresser that my grandma Taylor gave us. We painted it white and antiqued it with sandpaper. It is neat because the blue comes through a little it and adds to the distressed look of it. I love the beds. They are very heavy. We just got them at DI...it is their furniture line that they sell. The whole room was designed around the canopy that I bought 5 years ago....and never used, so they girls demanded that we put them up. Personally, I like the room better without the canopy's...
Although we have a lot of fun and we are so happy, we were sad for three long weeks. Zog had stopped eating and became very week. After about a week and a half we took him to the vet and to our amazement, didn't find a single thing wrong. We brought him home and waited for another week and a half. Last Sunday he passed away, leaving his afflicted body. Of course we were sadened but we soon realized that he wasn't suffering anymore. We will miss him greatly and there isn't a day that we don't think of him. 
All right, Bailey's birthday was the day after Caley's babtism, March 6. The cake she chose was one of Scott's favorites, Strawberry Jello Cake. You could say that he was very grateful for her choice. She turned fourteen and is such a great help around the house. 
Caley turned eight and she was excited to get babtized. For weeks when we asked her if she was excited she replied with, "Yes!" We had family come and celebrated. 
Sydney is doing volleyball this year. It is so much fun to watch her grow and do something that stretches her. She is very talented. Now, she is serving over hand and can serve it over the net, recieving a sure piont for her team.
Sydney had to forego sledding because she had surgery done on her big toe on Thursday. She has been having a hard time with ingrown toenails, so we had the problem taken care of. She was wearing this really cool boot to accomodate her spud bandange on her big toe. She was sad she couldn't sled. She loves a good adventure.
This girl had so much fun...look at that smile. Santa got her all decked out for Christmas, new boots and new cozy coat.
He loved the idea of presents. Anytime it is okay to tear something apart, he is more than willing to comply.
And he really loved cake....that is only a face a mother could love.
This is the farm cake I made for him. It was fun to make. The barn and silo are just rice crispy treats and we just ate the cupcakes. Brevin didn't care what it looked like, but the girls had fun helping me put it together.
What a cute little face. Happy birthday Brevin! We have loved having you in our family and look forward to next year when you are a little more stable on your feet and when you can start putting things into the drawers instead of pulling everything out. We love your smile, your cute little waddle and love the sound of your chubby little feet hitting the hardwood floors. We love to snuggle you for your naps and love to rescue you when you wake up. You have made our family so much more complete. We love you.