Animal Post

Post one of at least two today -- videos coming
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First, the other morning after feeding the kids bowls of oatmeal and then walking into the other room, I came back to the dining room to see Aslan sitting like this:





That's MY seat at the table. And there he set, expecting his food to be served there. For the record, he's never been fed at the table, and never will be. But obviously he considers himself royalty and tried to demand it that morning.




And now for Zoe. Remember when we first got her she was much smaller than we expected:



Then the next pictures of her where these:







And now .... Here's her this past week!




Zoe is sitting a foot or so behind Alex, even though you can't tell it in this post, but it's still a decent comparison shot ... And Alex is cute. :)

Picture Post!

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Who DOESN'T wear snow hats with kimonos? Kairi thinks everyone should. :)


Say Cheese!


Kairi peeled her lips and then ate mustard. This is after the swelling had gone down significantly.




Ladies' Victorian High Tea Party


Kairi and Sarah love each other.














Look -- Alex has a tiny bit of chunk on him!


Sorry it's a bit blurry, but I love his smirk. :)


And finally, the puppy. I swear she's doubled in size since we got her. And she's gone from the sweet calm puppy to a hyperactive bouncing off the walls puppy that doesn't rest until she crashes. At least we know she's happy here, right? :)

The Newest Family Member

Meet Zoe!



She joined our family one week ago tomorrow. She is part border collie - lab, and part something -- maybe dachshund? Zoe has proven to be adorable, lovable, sweet, calm (most of the time) and a general joy to have in our house. I wasn't excited about having 3 things to potty train, but she's doing great regardless. She is very intelligent and has already begun to realize where she's supposed to potty. :)

When she first came home she was very timid. She only wanted to spend time with Chris and I and definitely didn't want to leave our bedroom, but she's warming up to the kids and even made a special appearance at the birthday party Saturday. :)

We're very excited to have her.