New Dog Beds

This is Boss. He is our first "baby". He is our 10 year old Great Dane/mastiff mix pup that we've had since we picked him up from his mama's farm in Oklahoma. I love him so. He's just like a person and he's a great dog. We've had so many wonderful adventures together - the three of us. Things have changed a bit since we added his little sis (Stella, our mastiff) and our two human babies but it doesn't change our history and how much we love our old guy. He got to come to grandma and grandpa's house for Thanksgiving and loved running around the playground while the kids played on the swings. He gets attention wherever he goes and he eats it up.

Some days, I think we don't deserve such a sweet creature.

Anyway, I got completely fed up with our dog bed situation a couple a months ago. He had an orthopedic bed which was feet but it was 5 years old, very worn and very smelly - even though I washed the cover every week. The zipper finally busted and the rest was white trash history. So, we picked up a couple of used mattresses on Craigslist for $10 each and ordered duck canvas covers from Bow Wow Pet Beds. They custom make covers for toddler beds for large breeds. No Zipper. Super durable duck canvas. Brilliant.

Cheap, comfortable and cute. Love.

Linkan's 3rd Birthday Party

We celebrated sweet Linkan's 3rd birthday. Both sets of grandparents came. We had chili and opened presents followed by the grande finale - unveiling the Little Einstein's themed Rocket Cake. I stayed up until 2:30a the night before, creating it. She loved it and that made it all worth it. It was my second cake ever. I've decided it's kind of fun and am going to make a special cake for my girls for their birthdays. My mom did that for me as a kid and it made me feel special. It was a fun night for us all, celebrating our little spitfire, who has captured our hearts from the very beginning. Happy birthday, little love.

Rock Chalk

There is a first time for everything and yesterday was our first visit to Allen Fieldhouse. We went and watched the Lady Jayhawks take on Alabama A&M. The girls had a great time. Linkan said her favorite part was watching "the girls" (cheerleaders). The whole way home, she was chanting K-----U U.

Thanksgiving 2012

Story Time

Today concludes a 4 day weekend that we got to have with Ben.  He has been working his tail off the last couple of months and does his very best to get some of his time back so that WE can have him. :)  This is the longest stretch of "time off" that we have had in awhile.  It was wonderful.  We didn't do anything major.  He just putter'ed around with us as we went about our normal schedule.  That includes story time at the library!

He later told me that he could totally get used to hanging out with us every day.  So could we, love.  So could we. :)

Clowns

Pretty much every time I get home from a trip hanging out with Aunt MoMo, I will open up my phone and find pics just like this. And they always make me laugh.  Every. darn. time. :)

7:30 a.m.

It's 7:30 am. Linkan has been up for exactly 8 minutes and this is what she asks to do. Love this silly kid. :)