Friday, January 21, 2011

When dog groomers attack!

We recently took Ace, our westie, for a much overdue grooming. We take our dogs to a nearby Pet Smart and have always had relatively positive experiences and been happy with our dog's new do's. Since Domer is a mix, he just basically always gets trimmed because his crimpy hair can get out of control and he doesn't have a "specific" cut. Since Ace is a full westie, he gets the "westie" cut. Apparently, not all dog groomers understand how to do this cut and we were a bit traumatized after picking Ace up from his appointment.

Here he is before...
 Here he is now! Yikes!
If you would google what a westie should look like, this is most definitely not it. Not only did his fur get butchered, but it's extremely cold here-single digits-and he's small, therefore, he's freezing!! We had to go out and buy him a few fleece hoodies:) Hopefully, his hair grows back really fast!!

Here are a few other pictures from the week:

 Ace loves laundry days because apparently the piles of clothes are comfy for sleeping. This is honestly one of his favorite sleeping positions!

 He had his head under the tv stand close to the register...I guess he was trying to keep warm.

 We got a new dog bed for the dogs thinking they could share because it's a really big bed. However, Domer has taken it over as all his own. It must be really comfortable because Domer never sleeps in one place too long and he usually spends all night here! It's a memory foam dog bed that we got at Sam's Club for only 27 bucks! That's a great deal compared to pet beds any other place.

 Spencer walking around with a diaper on his head, just being a silly boy:)

Avery decided Buzz needed some accessorizing! He looks pretty chic, right?!

Here's a 20 second video of the kids playing their new Wii game, Nickelodeon Fit. Plus, Spencer says very clearly "Dora" and "Boots". He's really starting to say a lot more words!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

We're Back!

I can't remember going this long without posting in the nearly 3 years I've had this blog!  Sorry for the lack in posting in the last few months.  I'd like to say that I have a great excuse, but, really, I don't.  Basically, life got in the way...not to mention the holidays.  This was the first holiday without my brother around and it was a little hard for all of us-thank goodness for skype!  Other than that, the kids are growing like crazy, and I think we're all ready for spring and for it to stop snowing:)!

Avery modeling a new hat and gloves...she's very into having her picture taken!

Spencer has become VERY into Buzz Lightyear. Luckily, I found these slippers on clearance at Target for his growing feet and growing love for a certain space ranger.

Popcorn is a fantastic was to get the kids to sit still and be quiet for a little while:) With all of the snow and cold weather, we've been having a lot of family movie time.

They weren't actually posing for a picture here...sometimes, they just really like each other this much:) Spencer has started calling Avery "sissy" and loves to give her hugs.

Cousin Garrett and Avery at Christmas.

While I was a little out of the blog world, we welcomed a new cousin, Eli, into the family!

The kids had a lovely Christmas and one of their larger gifts from mom and dad was an upgraded kitchen-they were so excited!

Christmas morning with my kiddos, I'm so glad they are still young enough that they sleep in on Christmas morning:)

Avery and Spencer in front of the tree with the Christmas jammies.

One day the kids got a little too crazy on the furniture and had too many accidental injuries from playing on the couch so for one day they weren't aloud to be on any furniture...mommy still helped them be cozy and comfy though!

I'll end my first blog back with a recent picture of Jake, who is now PFC Redwanski. He is a little over 4 months into his year tour and it's nice to say he'll be back in the states this year!



Hope you're all having a great start to the new year!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Private

Wow, I think this is the longest I have gone without posting since I started this blog! We have been having camera issues and other crazy stuff so it has been hard to be on the computer at all! I hope to get back very soon, but I will soon be making this blog private so please send your emails so I can get you on the list so we can continue to stay connected:)!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is settling into a new year!