Zurie

So.......... we got a puppy.  I told the kids we could get a dog when Sophia was potty trained, so the kids have been bugging me about making good on my promise.  One Saturday Ben and I stopped by the pound to look at dogs and we saw this cutie.  She wasn't available until the following Tuesday, so we put our name on the list and took the weekend to think about it.  I went back Monday to see her and I still liked her temperament and new I wanted to adopt her.  She was three months old and is a Boxer/Lab mix. 

She looks scared in this picture because she pooped in the back of the truck on the way home, so I had to spray her down with the hose.  The kids came up with a whole list of names and we started eliminating them until we had two left, Bailey and Zurie.  We chose Zurie because it was a little different.

She loves chewing on pig ears.

I didn't know anything about raising or training a puppy, but I knew I wanted a good dog.  I brought her home on a Tuesday and we started puppy class at Petco that Thursday.  She did really well and just graduated this week.

Friday I took her in to be spayed and have her dewclaws removed.

She kept chewing at the bandages and licking her stitches, so I had to get a cone.  She loves it can't you tell?

Overall she is a good dog and potty training is going really well.  I know if we make it through the first few months it will get better and I will get some sleep again.  Puppies are a lot of work and I don't think I'll do it again, but I think it was a good thing to do at this time in my life.

Sara's 12th birthday

May was a very busy month for me, but I HAD to make Sara a cake.  She started telling me what she wanted, but it got complicated, so I asked her to draw me a picture.  The picture is amazing and I will keep it forever, but I got busy with other cakes and school getting out, so this is not exactly the cake she wanted.  We compromised and she helped me decorate it.  In the end she loved it.

Sara wanted to go swimming this year, so we went to the aquatic center with a bunch of her friends.

One of Sara's favorite presents was a zebra pillow pet.  A few other things she got was duct tape, a zebra print blanket, candy, flip flops and jewelry. 

She's in Young Women's now and going to girls camp this year.  She even got her first temple recommend and did baptisms for the dead Friday morning.  She can be exasperating at times and try all my patience, but I love her and I'm glad she's my daughter.

May 2012

We visited our friends in Layton one weekend and I wanted to visit City Creek, so we took the kids and they had so much fun playing in the water.

Yes, that's Sara.  She's growing up too fast, but she's kind of fun to hang out with now.

Sophia trying to crawl under the water.

It has been unseasonably warm here for May, but Sophia has loved playing outside.

Every once in a while Sara and Sophie get along for a few minutes.  One morning Sara was eating an apple, so Sophia wanted one and she wanted to lay by Sara on the couch.

We made indoor smores one night for dessert.

Mmmmmmm, gooey and yummy!