Hiking

What a fun day I've had today! This morning Jeff and I decided to take the boys and go hiking. The weather was perfect, so we drove down to Hocking Hills, about an hour south. We took the dogs with us too and spent about two hours there, hiking and exploring. Trey LOVED it. Roman did his best to keep up, and did really well. It was so beautiful and relaxing.

Tailgating!

Our friends Masten & Angie had tickets to Saturday's football game, so we agreed to tailgate with them before they went in. Jeff and Masten went down to campus at 6 AM to get a good spot (which they did!), then came home to eat breakfast and such. Around 11 all four of us headed back down, broke out some chips and dip, grilled some burgers and just had a great time! We were there until about 3 when Masten & Angie headed into the stadium and we came home to watch the game. What a great day!

Go Bucks!

Little Scholar

I knew my kids were smart, but I didn't realize I had a genius on my hands until today, when I found Roman casually reading "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe"!

Catching Up

Life just keeps going, and we try to keep up. Last week, after my last post, poor little Marley got sick. Then he got sicker. We were at the vet three times in two days. Marley wouldn't eat or drink anything, but he kept throwing up. He got skinnier and skinner, he looked starved. We were giving him water from an eye dropper to keep his fluids up, but we didn't think he was going to make it. He proved us all wrong though! He has improved SO much and it seems like he's going to be fine.

We took him with us this weekend when we went to NY. Jeff's parents were hosting a pig roast and wanted our help... or maybe they just wanted the boys to be there. :) It was a fun weekend, but very busy. We all came home fighting a cold and needing some sleep.

Here are Trey and Grandma:


Me and the boys on the trampoline:


And Marley catching some Zzz's:

Marley

So far Marley has been a great addition to our family! I am so excited at his progress in potty training. He hasn't gone in the house at all since Sunday evening, not even over night! I'm bragging like a proud momma. :)

I can't believe the summer is ending already. This morning I had to wear a sweater over my shorts and tee. It was a surprise to me, I was hoping summer was going to last right into spring. I shouldn't complain though, I do like fall. Trey asked me the other day if we would be able to make a pile of leaves to jump in - that should be fun.

Off to keep that never-ending pile of laundry cycling through...

New addition

Despite the chaos in our life recently, Jeff and I went ahead and did something this weekend that we've been talking about for months. We added a puppy to our family. Marley is a 7 week old sweetheart. He was easy to fall in love with and has been non-stop entertainment. He is pretty well behaved for his age... we'll see if that lasts. He even seems to being showing signs of understanding potty training - or is that just wishful thinking? I'll have to let you know. In the meantime, here's Marley:

September already

It doesn't seem possible that it's September already. Tomorrow one of our nieces turns 12, that doesn't seem possible either. Happy birthday Sweetie!

We haven't been around much lately. We lost a friend, Kelly, last Wednesday the 29th. Kelly's sister and brother-in-law are two of our close friends, so we've been with them a lot since then, trying to help them through this time. Please keep their family in your prayers.