Fostering 101

I'm fostering 2 Jack Russell pups.

They're a handful with 2 toddlers during the day and my 3 dogs.

But aren't they oh so cute??

Surely it won't take long for them to get adopted into their forever loving homes.

(Once they're healthy and old enough)

Meet Alister.

He already has a home waiting for him...in New Mexico.

Talk about having one of the best personalities a dog could ever have.

He's so sweet and he loves to cuddle.

(He's Kirk's favorite)

Meet Dotty May.  Or as Allan argues with me, Dotty Sue.

Don't ask me where he got Dotty Sue from, but that's her name if you ask him.

I personally think Dotty May sounds better.  But I guess I should pass on arguing names with an almost 3 year old.  It's useless.

Dotty reminds me of my first Jack Russell pup.  She's feisty and she wants to run the roost.

But she sure is cute when it's night time and she wants to snuggle up to you.

Dotty is still waiting for her home once she's healthy and a bit older.  Don't you want to adopt her...or know of someone who needs to bring her into their home???

Allan is enjoying these puppies.  He loves for them to get tired so that they can sleep in his lap while he watches tv.

Our Boxer, Caine, is a bottomless pit.  If we would let the dog eat all day, he would.  He's always hungry.  If it's barely past his dinner time and he hasn't been fed, he thinks he's gonna die of starvation at any moment.  Seriously.  This dog has eaten inhaled his food so fast that he starts choking and we have to come by and bang on him so he'll couch up his food.  This happens often.

The puppies eat 2-3 times a day.  And guess what?  Caine is so jealous.

He watches closely as they take their every bite.  Wishing he could be eating too.

Talk about giving you a sad face for not letting him partake in the puppy food.

He's happiest when he's eating.  Until then he'll just watch the puppies and imagine it was him that was getting to eat so many meals a day.

SummerTime!

I am having way too much fun playing with my camera and my newest addition of Photoshop!

(Lightroom Dad!!  I NEED the code!  Love ya!)

Allan and Mimi had fun on Mimi's new float. 

They looked pretty content to me.

I know.  I know.  The 2 pictures are the same.  Click on each one and see if you can notice the little difference.

Note the reflection in my sunglasses have changed.  I took out the original reflection and made a new one of Dorian tossing Ryan into the pool.

Dorian & Ashtyn.

Don't you just want to squeeze those cheeks!?!

Ryan has become quite the fish this summer.

There is no being afraid of the water for that boy!

He's a Big Boy Now

Kirk and I converted Allan's crib into a full size bed this past weeknd.

Allan was excited to help Daddy "transform" his bed into a big boy bed.

He tried to help out as much as possible...without getting into the way, of course.

I wasn't as excited about the huge change as Allan was.  My baby is officially no longer a baby.

He looked too big in his crib, but seeing him sleep in the "big boy" bed makes him look too tiny for it.

Allan took a break from helping Daddy and used his crib mattress as a trampoline.

Who knew a crib mattress on the floor could be so much fun?

The first night in the bed was rough for Allan (and Mommy & Daddy too).  He cried and cried for us all night.  We had to take turns going upstairs to his room, because once we were in there he didn't want to let us leave.

Falling asleep has gotten better for him.  He's not freaking out and surprisingly he's not getting out of his bed. 

(Although I'm sure that will change one day soon.)