A New Puppy!

Meet Miss Mimi! On Friday the boys and I picked up Dan at work and went on a road trip to pick a puppy. Noah did not work out for us. While we thought getting an older dog would save us training, it did not work out that way. Because Noah had been a breed dog for 3 1/2 years living in a kennel, he had some habits that he would not break. We called the breeder that gave him to us and she took him back until she finds him a more suitable home.

Mimi is two months old today and is a Shi Tzu/Pekingese mix. Thus we have decided to say that she is a "Shikingese". She is quite the cute little fluff ball, weighing in at about 3 lbs. Aside from crying at night, I think she will be much easier to train than trying to break Noah of his bad habits. While Oliver has been saying da da and ma ma for a while, I would have to say dog is his third word. Each time he sees Mimi he gets very excited and says "do do do" with great purpose in his statement. You can see how he likes to peek into her house to check on her and really does not like that he can't open the door to get closer to her.

Back Yard Adventures

Oliver is finally getting to check out the back yard and see what a fun place it is. You can see how him and Caleb are best buddies. Caleb is very doting on Oliver and Oliver adores Caleb. Caleb was quite proud to take Oliver on his first jeep ride and promised to give him many more this summer.

More Adventures...

Kitchen drawers are a much better place than the toilet any day (according to mom)! Oliver also has his 3rd tooth through (first one on top) and is working on some more, so the meat tenderizer looked good to chew on.

Building Project

Caleb and Elton went to Home Depot today to buy a tree trimmer. When they got there they found out they had just missed doing a "kid" project where they taught the kids how to make their own little treasure box. The wonderful thing is that they gave them the kit and a home depot apron to bring home and complete the project with their dad. Caleb figured he would be extra safe and so he wore safety goggles and his bike helmet too.

While they were working on their project, somebody forgot to close the bathroom door and Oliver had his first adventure with the toilet. Lets just say that it can be fun to splash in the toilet and an early bath was necessary. We will have to keep a close eye on the door because I can guarantee where he will be heading if he thinks he is getting bored!

Picking Pine Cones

Since it is summer and I don't want the boys getting too bored, they have been given a job to help earn allowance. We have a large tree in our front yard that provides wonderful shade, but dumps a ton of pine cones. Last Saturday was their first time picking up pine cones and then again yesterday. Oliver joined in yesterday and helped with the pine cones in the grass. One of Caleb's other jobs is crushing cans when our container gets full. It is really helping them to learn responsibility and the value of a dollar.