(My) Lesson for Today

In the car today, Tristan announced to me,

"Mom, I want EVERYTHING I don't have. And I don't have LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of things."

I told him that #1, we can't always have everything we want, and #2, God wants us to be thankful for what He has already given us.

BIG GULP... Maybe this was a good lesson for Tristan's mommy, too!

Thank you, God, for teaching me through my children. :-)

Meet George

I'd like to introduce you to George... our "new" dog. George is a Corgi, and my parents got George when he was just a little puppy. They already had another Corgi named Gracie, so they named this little guy George (as in George & Gracie Burns). His official registered name is Smokin' George Burns II.

Fast forward to this week... my parents are moving, and don't have room for all of their dogs at their new place. We had been wanting to get a dog, and they offered to let us take George. After very little deliberation, we accepted.

George is the most gentle dog you'll ever meet. He just moved in with us yesterday, and the kids are delighted. George loves to follow me around the house, laying at my feet whenever I sit down somewhere. He slept on the floor beside my bed last night.

We are all very excited to finally have a dog. Welcome to the family, George!!!

Watermelon! Yum!!

Logan has always loved watermelon, but this is the first time I just gave him a chunk & let him go to town. He was in heaven! He ate another whole piece after this one!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Logan!!!

Birthday Marshmallows

For breakfast, Tristan asked if we could have marshmallows. I said sure, for Logan's birthday. Why not? Tristan dug in, but Logan just looked at his. It took him a minute to figure out what it was.... and then he plugged it in his ear. :-)

Happy Birthday, Logan!
We can't believe you're already 2 years old!!!

Mud

To give equal time to both boys, here are some pics of Tristan. The only problem with our new house is the yard. It LOVES to turn into mud when it rains a lot... and lately, it has rained... a LOT. Tristan, of course, doesn't see this as a problem, but as an opportunity. Matt said that his poor drowned cars looked like New Orleans, when he went with the Guard to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Poor cars...

Sleepy

OK, so I haven't posted in a LOONNNNGGGGG time. Sorry, guys! There's just been so much going on. Lots of sickness, and we moved into a rent house (which we love!) Anyway, just had to post this video of Logan from Friday. Poor guy woke up super early, refused to take a nap all day, and then fell asleep in his pork chops at dinner. Sorry the video is sideways... I forgot that you can't rotate a video. Just turn your head sideways. :)

David Cook Rocks!!!

Last night, I got to go hang out with some of my girlfriends & see David Cook in concert. It was AWESOME!!! Many thanks to Anna for the tickets in the middle of the third row. They were absolutely the most perfect seats in the place. I've posted all of the pics I took on Facebook, but here are a few of my favorites...