wilby update

We took him to the vet & he is healthy & only weighs 2.5 pounds! He cried a little last night, but slept in his crate the whole time. He has been reluctant to eat, but has done a little better today since we put a spoonful of wet dog food in with his dry kibble. He only had one accident today compared to 3 yesterday. He is very well behaved & easy so far, we just adore him!

meet Wilby

He is thee cutest most precious little guy ever!! We are in love with him. He has been great so far today & adjusting well. He sleeps a lot just like a baby. El is obsessed & kind of driving him crazy by holding him constantly! He has had a few accidents, but they're only the size of a quarter, so we've been keeping our dog cleaner handy. He was the smallest of the three dogs and had the best personality. One of the pups was so shy, we couldn't even pet him & the other was nipping me the entire time. Wilby was very friendly & kind, so we decided on him. By the way, if you saw the Beagle on the Snoopy float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, that is Uno the Westminster dog show Champion & is actually Wilby's Uncle & from the same breeder.

the ride home from the breeder

he loves sleeping in our arms

Thanksgiving

trying on Christmas stockings

Jerick & I playing Mario Kart when Dan blocked the screen to take a picture
baby Kiana napping

mom Kondel, Jerick, & Katie

Dan explaining the rules to Cranium

which one?

Here are the 3 male puppies to choose from on Friday, I can't decide! Of course it will help when I'm with them in person. The last picture isn't very clear.

when did I become such a teeny-bopper

my recent CD purchases:

Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
David Archuleta
High School Musical 3

I blame my kids, even though I really like most of the songs. You can catch me & El singing in the car & even Em. Their favorite is Miley's "Fly on the Wall", it's pretty fun to sing!

Christmas card sneak peek

You can see the "official" card (not posted here) when you get it in the mail (don't worry, I'm not sending them out till after Thanksgiving). Send me your address if you'd like one!

making progress...

no longer babies

I'm starting to realize that I don't have babies anymore! I got rid of all the sippy cups because I can't stand them. I'm like, "Seriously you guys need to start drinking from a cup!" Anyway I'm still trying to get them off their sippy cups during the night, it's like a bottle to them. We are also getting bunkbeds. I have to say, it's pretty nice being out of the baby stage! I probably won't have another one until both girls are in school.

we're expecting...

A beagle puppy!!

(this is just a random picture, not our puppy)

We are SO excited to be bringing home our little Wilby in 2 weeks! The litter was born at the end of September, so they are still too young to be adopted right now, but should be ready around Thanksgiving! Today we went to PetSmart & got all of our puppy accouterments. We have been reading a lot of information to prepare ourselves, but I'm sure we'll be in for a shock! The girls are just freaking out of course, they are obsessed with dogs & animals of all kinds! They had a field day in the pet store looking at all the animals. I have been working with this great breeder, Windkist Hounds in Ogden & am so excited that I finally reserved a pup! She is sending me pictures which I will post as soon as I get them!!

pictures in the canyon

thanks for the awesome pictures, Julie!!

Halloween!

It's been a busy weekend! We have been to so many Halloween parties & events. The girls have dressed up as several different things this year(witches, princesses, Minnie Mouse & Barbie)!


we went T.O.T.-ing w/ the girls & their cuz-ins

El loves her baby niece Gretchen

Dan & his dad finished the side fence in 2 days, so now we can get our doggy!

I won this at the ward chili cook-off! I used to be a horrible cook as newlyweds & growing up, I mean people used to make fun of me about it (particularly an x-boyfriend) so I am quite proud of myself!

Oh & we have started our huge painting project of the entire first floor, I will keep updating as it comes along, it's gonna take a while!