Christmas 2021

Twas a Christmas to remember......  The girls have been asking me for 2 years now for another puppy.  Bob and I discussed it and decided to add another addition to the family for Giselle as a Christmas gift.  I have been following a breeder recommended to me by a very close friend for months and when I saw that they had a "mini" goldendoodle available, I didn't miss a beat.  I put down a deposit and set up a date to make that 9 hour drive to Iowa to get Jasper.  But then, two days later, I woke up and with coffee saw his sister Sophia and she was so stinking cute!! 

I immediately showed her to Bob and he said NO MORE DOGS SANDY.  And then the next day I woke up and saw their brother Jack.  What are the odds that you can have multiple dogs from the same litter?  And how often in your lifetime will that happen? It's like once in a lifetime right?  My thoughts exactly.  Our Christmas was magical needless to say.  The girls received a surprise of a lifetime, Bob received a surprise of his own and we had a yummy prime rib dinner.  MY HEART IS FULL.  I never came home with Jack.  Someone scooped him out from under me at the last minute.  HOWEVER, I believe in FATE.  As I type this blog, I am ecstatic to share with you that Jack's family backed out on him.  I am leaving on Tuesday to make that 9 hour drive to pick him up so he can be with his brother and sister and we will have 4 dogs!!!  Lily, Sophia (Giselle changed her name to Chloe), Jasper, and Jack.  

Jack, Jasper and Sophia - all siblings from the same litter

Sophia 

Sophia and Jasper coming home

Opening their puppies on Christmas Eve

Bobs FACE when he realized it was TWO puppies instead of one but couldn't say anything because he was taking a video, so he just bit his lip

Their FIRST photo with Sophia and Jasper

Bobs homemade Christmas dinner

Jack (who is coming home next Tuesday!)

Jasper

Sophia

Me and Lily

HAPPY NEW YEARS TO YOU!!!

Holiday Memories

 

Fall Leaves with Lily

 

Halloween Fun

 

TEEN SCENE! Isabella is 13!

 

First Day of School

How is it that I now have a 5th and 7th grader?  It's kinda neat that they are back to riding the school bus together.  That only happens every couple of years.

The Turtle.....

Over the summer, we went to a festival in Chinatown.  As we were walking around, the girls came across a table that was selling "turtles."  They wanted it so bad.  So, we came home with a turtle from Chinatown.  I have no idea if it's a boy or a girl, but they think it's a boy and they named it WAFFLE.  Here he is......

Purple Hair....

And then there was that time that Giselle came to me and wanted a purple streak in her hair.  Just like every other color, there are always hidden meanings.  For purple in particular, it could be a way of signifying nobility, royalty, and luxury.  Purple can also mean calm, dignity, and wisdom among other things.  While I am not a big fan of the carnival stripes in the hair, I took her anyway, and she got a purple "stripe" that washed out in about 5 washes.

Summer Camps

For the first time ever, both girls participated in a summer camp and went away for one week.  Isabella traveled to Timber Wolf Lake in Lake City, Michigan while Giselle traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee for FlipFest Gymnastics Camp.

Here is a week in pictures from camp AND they even got to stop in Nashville with daddy to enjoy some good ol country music.

FlipFest 2021

Nashville with daddy