tails

This happened tonight :) It was Oliver's idea and Nick is out of town.

babies

These babies have been around since I was a little kid and I'm pretty sure I helped make Lindy's outfit below with Binny. A few years ago I passed them on to Oliver and he has loved them dearly ever since. Hi named the one in pink little Elliott and my mom decided it was time he had a less girly outfit. Check out their new outfits below! Their outfits required a one-month stay at Gramma's house and Oliver missed them dearly. When they arrived earlier this week he was so overjoyed that he wouldn't part with them for a full 24 hours.

Elliott and Lindy in their original clothing (from when I was little)

their new clothing, thanks to Gramma!

thrilled to have his baby Elliott back in the moby wrap while big Elliott looks on

and he wanted to go for a walk with both of them (I had my Elliott in a stroller as well)

six

   Our favorite puppy turned six yesterday! She celebrated with a few new toys along with this key lime pie that Oliver and I made (she got to lick our plates :) ) Oliver even convinced me to let Penny sit at the table while he sang "happy birthday" to her.
   I can't believe that our little princess is six already and I wish time wouldn't pass so quickly. Penny has changed my life in more ways than I ever could have imagined. Because of her I'm a dog trainer and manager of the business, and so far she has been spotted on a local credit union brochure, in a published book, on the cover of one magazine and on the editorial page of another, on a local TV show doing tricks, in several vacuum cleaner commercials, and now we are on the radio together every other week. I must say that co-hosting a radio show is one thing I never imagined myself doing.
   We love you Miss P!

Oliver sings "happy birthday"!

tug

Penny has some new skills when it comes to playing dead during a game of tug-of-war with Oliver. We might even be able to get rid of our mop if we take her swimming first :)