FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Hip Hip Hooray! School has started! Austin has started the sixth grade. He really likes his teacher, Mrs. Smith. Our goal is to have a better year this year. He is going to focus more and improve his grades and get ready for Jr. High.

Chance is starting kindergaten and he gives it a thumbs up. He has been so excited to start school he could hardly stand it. He loves his teacher, Mrs Wood. Kindergaten starts a week later than the other kids and Chance was pretty upset when Austin started school and he didn't. But once the day rolled around for his turn he couldn't have been happier.

BRACE FACE

So Austin had braces intalled yesterday. I can't believe how fast he is growing up!! I feel so old. And to think he only has 1 more year left in elementary and than it's off to Jr. High. Where does the time go?

Goodbye Sawsha

Today was one of the toughest days of my life. We made the decision to put Sawsha down. It was extremely hard to finally do this. We have been saying for about a year that it was getting close to that time. I'm glad I was there to hold her and comfort her as she left her body but it was heart breaking to say goodbye. Poor Sawsha could hardly walk anymore and she must have been in some kind of pain even though she never showed it. I think of Sawsha as my baby, I often called her baby girl even though in dog years she was much older than me. She was such a good dog! I wish dogs lives weren't so short. We were lucky to have such a wonderful friend for the past 12+ years. She has blessed us with many, many memories. MOMMY WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!

EASTER 2009

Easter morning was great. We had to wake the kids up so they could do their Easter hunt and still have time to get ready for church. Both the boys got some yummy candy. Chance got a new outfit. Austin got a new suit as well, however it did not fit but we still took his picture in his nice sunday clothes. Later that afternoon it was off to the traditional Easter Sunday dinner and Easter hunt at Grandma Tess and Grandpa Randy's house. The kids always love the hunt at grandma's and grandpa's. They get a bunch of candy and toys and spread it all over the yard and the kids collect all the goodies into a basket to take home.

COLORED EGGS

The saturday before Easter we colored our Easter Eggs. Austin and Chance's cousin Alex, Travis, and Kylie were there too. It was alot of fun. Austin would not look at the camera he was being difficult but we still had fun!

First hair cut

Cole got his first schnauzer hair cut. He was such a good boy for the groomer.

Cole

Here are some pictures of Cole. He loves to hang out with Sasha. Sasha does pretty good with him . . . most of the time. He follow's her around like a lost puppy dog, and he even copies what she does sometimes.

Here is Cole with his new winter coat on.