Brock’s 10!

    He's officially in the double digits! Childhood really is too short! Brock had a great day celebrating his birthday. He got to have lunch at Panda Express and do a little birthday shopping. He opted for this giant vanilla cake from Costco, which I wasn't sad about. We celebrated a day early since it was a holiday, so no school or work, which made it an even better day.

He wanted his own xBox controller and also found a cool game for the xBox. And he got the sweatshirt he's wearing and shorts to match.

On to the cake and ice cream.

      I also did a little shopping at the dollar store so I could decorate this darling 'blanket' ladder that my sweet friend, Roiann made for me. I'm excited to have this to decorate for all the holidays!

     And then this happened! Kayli and Tanner decided they needed a dog in their life and for some reason that time is now and that means I get to be 'Grandma' to a dog that will soon be a mini-horse. They definitely don't have room in their apartment for this puppy, at least not in the long run, so while they work I get to take care of 'little' Belle. I tried to persuade them to wait but they had their hearts set on this puppy so here we are. Puppies are such a trick!! They look so cute but then the reality hits and you're cleaning up poop and pee all over the house and yard and they're chewing on everything, including you, and suddenly they're not so 'cute'! So far it hasn't been too bad because Kayli really does take her a majority of the time. Thankfully our dog likes her ok and she's pretty sweet despite her puppy madness.

Belle is 8 weeks old and is a pure Bernese mountain dog and will grow to be anywhere from 70 to 110 lbs. 

     This was Brock's actual birthday so Grandma and Grandpa's birthday card and cash came right on time and he was thrilled! He says, "Thank You!!"

And here's daddy Tanner picking up his little girl for the first time.

    So that's the week's events and excitement. We're also seeing snow, finally! Lets hope we get enough in the next month or two to get us the water supply we need for the spring and summer!