Summer 2009

I haven't posted pretty much all summer! Man I've been lazy. Here are some pictures :)

Jehan swimming with Dada.

Jehan started walking in July. These pictures are from his first day.

Ally did have arthritis but the real problem was cancer. It was really bad and she was in a lot of pain so we had to let her go rather suddenly. We miss her so much. She was the best dog. These pictures are from a few years ago.

I don't remember what Jehan was sad about but I thought this picture was pretty funny. Poor little guy. I think he's so cute when he's sad.

Some more pictures of Jehan playing.

Our friends Joe and Shannon and their baby Matthew are staying with us for a little while while they look for a house. They sold theirs too fast which is not really a bad thing in ths market :) Firdosh and Jehan went to the zoo with them a couple weeks ago.

This is up Mill Creek Canyon two weekends ago. I put Jehan's feet in the water which was freezing and he never wanted me to take them out. I think he would have jumped right in if I'd let him.

This is Shannon and Matthew in front.

We went to Lagoon last weekend for Joe's company picnic.

Jehan's first popsicle:

Nanna put Jehan's cowboy boots on. I didn't even realize he had grown into them yet.

One of those days

Tonight while I put Jehan in his bath I was thinking how lucky I was that we hadn't had any accidents in the tub yet. Of course you know what I was doing five minutes later: cleaning partially digetsted veggies out of the tub and hoping he was finished as he was sitting on the bathroom floor. All things considered it wasn't too bad, or maybe I should say, it could have been worse.

On another note, I have shin splints. I got nice new shoes to train for a 5k and within three weeks I have shin splints while last time I trained for a 5k with my cheap torn-up falling-apart shoes I was perfectly fine the whole time. Now the question: do I invest in expensive shoes or just go back to the old ones? Hmmm...

We took Ally to the vet today. She's aggressive when she's scared which is pretty much any time we go to the vet and we've had some bad experiences with vets/techs being rude after she growls at them. I tell them ahead of time that she's going to freak out, I bring our own muzzle and put it on her and hold her in place for them, and they still have to have attitude about it! The vet today was so nice! It was such a relief to have a good experience with a vet, especially since she's getting older now and we'll need some regular care. They were so gentle with her she never growled or acted aggressive in the slightest. We knew she was having some joint problems and it looks like her right knee and left hip are the worst. We started her on arthritis medication today and hopefully she'll be feeling better soon!

We have a bird!

Well, a robin made a nest in a tree I was going to prune today. That'll have to wait till fall now! Robin eggs are so pretty!

Some pictures I've been meaning to post

This is my first sprinkler repair job. A little messy but it's holding so far :)

Daddy and Baby Bracken on the beach before Brooke's graduation.

Congrats Brooke!! (and Bracken, Corey, Courtney, Candice, and Shawn!)

Last Mother's Day I didn't expect that I'd be taking my baby skinny dipping this year. We had lots of fun at Brooke's in-laws and Jehan experienced his first pool. Too bad Daddy wasn't there to get in with him!

The day we came home, both the boys were so tired. We'd had a busy weekend! We went to see the shuttle launch and on the way the boys both fell asleep.

This is what we saw of the shuttle launch... nothing!

We did hear a distant rumble though :)

These pictures are from before Jehan's birthday party. He had so much fun moving drinks from one tub to the other. When the ice came out he kept trying to eat it.