Monday, May 26, 2008

New Member of the Family




We now have a new member of our family. His name is Achilles. He is a black lab with an awesome pedigree. Lance has wanted a dog for so long, he is sick of getting his own ducks out of the cold water. He is a way cute puppy. When we picked him up the first thing he did was jump on Taj and started licking him. It was fun, he loves kids and the kids love him. He is already a good retriever which makes Lance so proud. I even think he is a good dog and I am not an animal person.

Elli's Birthday



Elli turned 4 years old at the first of the month. She has been so excited for her Birthday since her cousin Hallie's Birthday in January. She has been making a list ever since. It was funny because it took me forever to decide what she wanted for Christmas because she didn't know and then January came around and her list was long. I couldn't figure it out until I was watching tv with her and a commercial came on with a toy from her list. The difference from Christmas til then is that we didn't have sattelite. I have found that Nick JR and Disney have a lot more toy commercials then PBS. Well anyways her list grew and grew. She even saw a commercial for a toothbrush that has a special brush for the tongue so that got added to the list. She was so funny. When I asked her what she wanted for her Birthday cake she wanted a Princess, Superhero, Hannah Montana Cake. So that is what she got. She had so much fun on her Birthday, Her Grandma Debbie came from Cedar to see her and spoil her rotten. Then she got to go play with her cousins at her Grandma Janice's house.
It is amazing how far Elli has came in the past year. When she turned 3 she graduated from Early Intervention where she was going for speach. She has no problem with her speach now, even though I keep having her tested hoping for free preschool, she never stops talking. She also isn't very shy anymore and she sticks up for herself so well. I love my Elli June. I can't believe she is four. She keeps telling me that she still likes three though. I feel so old.