New Addition

Yep that's right, we got a new puppy. Well he's more like the size of a horse lol, but is super sweet. We picked him up yesterday from Dallas, TX. He was in a great foster home and he's really sweet. His name is Collin and they think he's about 1-2 years old, but they are not completely sure. We have a 10 day trial period to make sure that he is the right fit for our family, they he will become officially ours :)


When we talking to the foster mom she made him sound like he was a really hard to get along with dog. She says he chews everything and he doesn't really care for guys. Also that he has a lot of energy. When we picked him up yesterday he didn't have too much energy. We took him on a mile walk last night and after the walk all he did was lye around. Today we took him to the lake and ran with him and all he has done since we got back is sleep. I am thinking that maybe they just didn't exercise him enough?? But who knows.

They also said that he has REALLY bad separation anxiety. I guess its a good thing that I am a hermit lol. She said he has a tendency to chew lots of stuff up when he's left alone, so we will see I guess.
He is very gentle with the kids. He sometimes knocks Cooper over, but he will hopefully learn. He can sit, shake and lye down.

The only thing is he likes our cat, but our cat doesn't know what to think of him. She tends to stay upstairs and will occasionally come downstairs to the gate where she will let him sniff her. If he gets too close she will hiss and run away. So for now he stays downstairs and she stays upstairs. At night though she gets locked in the bathroom until they learn to get along.
We are very pleased with him and we are very glad that we have the chance to adopt him.

Vacation

This last week we went on vacation. It was a blast. The drive sucked. We went 1300 miles with 2 toddlers. What a drive. We made the drive in 1 1/2 days. It was a long couple days, but it was all worth it. We have learned one thing, Cooper LOVES Barbie. Although we didn't know this til the trip home :(

We left our house at 4am on Saturday and drove for 16 hours. In that time we only made 4 stops, which is great with 2 kids. We stopped for about an hour each time. Our first stop was North Carolina. We stayed there for 3 1/2 days. We went shopping and hung out with his mom and sister. I ate alot of Korean food. I have never ate any of that type of food before. It was good but different.
We left North Carolina on Thursday and we drove up to Grandma's house.

It was only a 4 hour drive to Grandma's from his mom's house. It was a short drive thank goodness. Once we got there we visited with Aunt Chris and grandma. Michael met everyone and we had a great time. Friday we went to Fredericksburg. We went to the Mary Washington House and walked around. We had lunch at this great Italian restaurant, and everyone working there spoke Italian. I thought that was great. The food was excellent.

While we were in Virginia, Cooper decided he wanted to trip and cut his head open. I so thought it needed stitches, but Aunt Chris said it was okay, so we just put a steary (sp) strip on it. It is healing nicely.

We left on Saturday morning. We stopped for the night in Arkansas. We drove for about 14 hours. When we left the next morning, it was snowing. Not just a little but alot. When we got to Dallas there was a huge accident, it was not fun. It took us about another 7 hours to get home.

I am so happy to be home. I slept so good last night. The only thing that sucks about coming home, is having to unpack everything!!

Cooper's boo boo.


Ciarrah, Grandma and Cooper
This best picture I could get!!

Cooper's 1st Haircut

Yesterday we took Cooper to get a hair cut. He had never had one and I was a little nervous about how he would react. As Ciarrah freaked out the 1st time she got a haircut. Cooper was totally different.

We went to the place that Michael gets his done at. This nice little Korean shop. He always gets his done there, so we figured since Michael had to have one, might as well get Cooper one too!!
We got there and I sat in the chair holding Cooper. She put a towel around him and clipped it, he thought the clip was cool. She snipped off a piece for me for his baby book. Then she trimmed the rest. They have hoses hooked up to their trimmers, so they don't get hair on the floor. I have never seen that before, but it is kind of handy!! As she was cutting Cooper's hair, he just stood there. He loved it. He smiled, he loves it when you rub his head!

So all in all his first haircut was a success. I was so proud of him, and since Ciarrah did such a good job waiting, she got a sucker, since Cooper isn't allowed sugar, yet!


before

after

Military Ball

Over a week ago on Feb. 19th, we had our military ball and it was our 2nd anniversary! And boy did we have a blast. It was my first ball and I really didn't know what to expect. It was kind of like prom but we got to drink and they served us dinner. The food wasn't too bad, but wasn't the best either. They even did formal pictures that you do at prom. We got these really cool beer mugs to take home with us. It was a blast.

We had a great babysitter. She is one of the soldiers mom, and she did a great job. She had 4 kids at my house that night. My 2 ages 4 and 1. My friends son who is 9 months and another couples daughter who was 7 months. AND she didn't even charge any of us. We tried to pay her, but she wouldn't except it. She even brought a movie and a bunch of new toys for the kids, and she left them here. I couldn't believe it. She did a great job. I was a little nervous as we haven't left the kids with anyone we don't know. But she did an awesome job.

I can't wait til our next ball. I have 2 other dresses in my closet that I can't wait to wear. I couldn't decide which dress to wear, so I bought 3.

The day after the ball, my best friend left to pcs to Fort Drum, NY. I am really going to miss her. We went through a deployment together. We kept each other sain. She was like a sister. I am going to miss her. Our husbands were in the same unit so they got along, and well now there gone. I know its the military people come and go, but man I am going to miss her.

Here are some pictures of our night!!

After the ball at eating a snack.

Jess and I

Snow in Texas

Little girl across the street

I know this post is a little late. We have been super busy, but I wanted to share some of our snow pictures we took last week. It sure was different to see snow down here, and we got quite a bit. I would have to say about 4 inches or so. Ciarrah loved the snow, once I picked her up from school, she was playing in it. Cooper on the other hand not so much!!

Snowman across the street, we didn't have enough snow in our yard!!

Picky Eater

So I am dealing with a VERY picky 15 month old. He won't eat anything I give him. Right now he will only eat yogurt, grilled cheese and kix cereal.

I just don't know what to give him. Everything I try to feed him, he won't give a chance. He won't even put it in his mouth. He has a texture issue. If it looks odd to him, he won't even try it. I feel that he isn't eating enough. He takes interest in what you are eating, but the second you try to feed him what you're eating he turns his head or won't open his mouth. We've tried to let him feed himself what you're eating and he won't do it either, it just ends up on the floor.

His doctor says he'll grow out of it. The doctor says to not worry about it, he'll eat when he's hungry. We've been playing this "game" of his for over 3 months now. We are in need of some help. Any ideas on what to feed him.

What A Week

This has been one heck of a week. I am so darn tired and no end in sight.

Michael will be gone the next 2 weeks. He may or may not be able to come home. It depends on the instructor. He is at some sort training for sgt's. I am going crazy. We find out when he comes home that day and it will be after the kids are in bed. So they won't see him for like 2 weeks. Ciarrah asked me today, Mommy is daddy at work, and I said yes, she asked how long will he be gone this time. ugh, I am so sick of him being gone.

Ciarrah has been having a rough week. She has gotten sad faces all week. She just can't seem to listen or sit still. She has been having a real hard time following directions too. Not really sure why she is having such a hard time. But I think we may go make an appointment for her to see her doctor and maybe she can help us with some ideas.

Cooper is WALKING. He finally can do it most of the time. He can get up without any help from anything. I so happy he finally figured out how to do it. He is so proud of himself too. Now he likes to climb on to everything. Its quite a task some days. I can't leave the room otherwise he'll be on something he's not suppose to be.

We are planning on turning our dining room into a play room for them. And putting our table in the kitchen since its big enough for it. Then we are putting up a gate from one wall to the other, so at least I can be in the kitchen and not have to worry about him being into something he's not suppose to be in.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, I am hoping we do too