Happy Birthday Buck!

It doesn't seem like seven years ago that we took a sweet, scared little chocolate lab home to our tiny Norfolk condo. It took some convincing to get Josh to even go look at puppies, but once we saw him we knew that Buck had to be ours. He has been the BEST dog and we feel so blessed to have found him.

Reagan and I made our buddy a cake today. Yes I'm that nutty that I bake my dog birthday cakes. I used to do it a lot but haven't the last few years. I figured since he's turning seven and is officially a senior and over the hill in dog years, we needed a cake. I hope he loves it!

Chores

I have been thinking about implementing a "chore chart" at our house for a while. It hadn't taken root until I learned about an app for my iPad that creates a chore chart for you and helps you track how many "stars" your kids have earned. It allows you to assign a number of stars to each chore and then create rewards based on stars earned.

We started our chores today. Wyatt and Reagan earned 15 stars today by brushing their teeth, making their beds, feeding Buck (our dog), cleaning various things and straightening up the playroom. They were so enthusiastic about helping out...lets hope that attitude continues. :)

Eyelashes

Could her eyelashes be any more gorgeous? I can't wait until she's old enough for mascara! Although, if her eyes stay like this she won't need it!

Lessons

Important lessons we have learned from Wyatt thus far:

1. Bad guys don't drink lemonade.

2. "Puke" is the Spanish translation of "barf".

Randoms

Here are a few random pictures that have been hiding on my phone for the last month or so...it's time to let them out!

O-H-I-O

Ohio

Two days after Christmas, all of our guests were gone and we were headed to Ohio for a visit over the New Year. It was COLD, and it snowed a lot.  Fun for the kids but not so much for Mama (aka southern girl who prefers a balmy 80 degrees). It was wonderful to see everyone and it was the first time in a long time that all four of the brothers were able to be home at once. The kids had a blast playing with their five cousins too.  Here are some highlights...