Spring Time

The kids and I have been having so much fun lately! I love spring time & so do my kids. Kohen can't wait to get home everyday and play on his swing set.. it is his favorite thing to do. And Landin Claire has one of those baby swings so she can swing right beside him. Their second favorite outside toy is the little red/yellow top car... I know everyone had one of these as a kid, because every kid needs one. Landin Claire loves that thing. She can sit and play in it without falling out & I think it makes her feel like she is hidden since she is so enclosed. Whenever I come around and sit down beside the car she laughs and gets so excited like she had the best hidding spot ever and someone just found her. Kohen of course lets her play in it for a little while before he decides that the two of them can both fit in the front seat and climbs in to play too. They love each other so much. Landin Claire is such comfort to him and he is to her too.... Another one of their favorite things is to go on walks... Kohen is always saying, "Go on walk Mommy?" Right now it is a struggle since I only have a single jogging stroller, but hopefully my double will be in soon & we can walk/run more often.
It is amazing to watch them grow & learn. Landi has just started crawling & cruising, and will be a 1 year old in three months. And looking back, Kohen has probably grown 6 inches and learned so much this past year. He knows all his colors, numbers (1-12), shapes (even the hard ones like octogon), & letters.. and can even identify everything when he see it. And most importantly to me, he loves going to church and learning about Jesus. I know everyone thinks their kids is the smartest, but if Kohen knew nothing else but about my wonderful savior Jesus Christ.. that would be enough for me!

A Stray No Longer....

So, the owners of the dog came and picked it up today. They were so excited to find her... which was nice since my husband didn't want me keeping it anyway...

"Charli... The Stray Dog"

So Friday afternoon, Kohen, Landi, and I get out of the car and find this cute little puppy playing in our yard. Didn't think much of it at the time, because we live in the middle of downtown Loretto & I just figured that kinda stuff comes with the territory. So the dog probably weighs 4 lbs and is chasing Kohen around the yard and they are having so much fun. So on my way out the door my neighbor comes by walking her dogs and the stray follows her home. I didn't think anything else about the mutt until the next day.... Nancy (my neighbor) rings my door bell and has the little stray dog at her feet. LOL She said that it had slept in her husbands shoes all night long & she caught it drinking out of her ponies trough (ponies in the middle of downtown Loretto = the reason I felt the stray came with the territory...lol). Anyway... she wanted to know if I wanted it... and of course after seeing Kohen with it... I said yes (like any good mother would...lol). So fast forward a couple of hours and I finally got around to bathing the thing (with the help of Areonna) and figured out it was a full blooded female poodle! Holy crap! And a sweet one at that! It didn't even flinch when I bathed it... crazy! Anyway... I asked around and no one seems to feel like it has an owner and another neighbor (the one that owns Loretto Hardware) said that is was the town stray... lol.
So, of course I asked Eddie if we could keep it....lol. Usually my husband says "yes" to whatever I want, but for some reason he just isn't feeling this dog. However, I laughed and told him that if I couldn't find it a home then I would just have to keep it... he smiled (like he always does). So... my sister and I have decided to dual parent this dog...lol. Best thing I've ever done! She is going to keep Charli during the week and I will have her on the weekend... lol. Maybe my husband will go for that!