How Does One Keep Her Daughter Busy While At Work???

With Baskin and Robbins ice cream and a jail of course!!!!!

Morgan and I were out today and I needed to go and do the kennel for work. I thought that she would probably be okay to go with me, and it just made more sense than taking her home since I was halfway to work. I knew that I had a pack and play at work, so all I needed was a little encouragement for her to stay happy while in there.

Guess what....vanilla ice cream does the trick. Well that and getting to see all the dogs. I wheeled the pack and play into the kennel, which she really loved. She watched me feed the dogs, do some laundry, and even give a dog a bath. She was so good.

Sailor Arrives!!!!

After much "counseling" on what type of dog would be a good fit for the Overby family, Ashley (and I...as the counselor) decided on a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. They are small dogs, but not tiny, around 15# full grown. They don't shed much and they like to play as much as they like to relax. This seemed like the perfect fit for them. Fortunately, I knew a good breeder in Coppell, where Ashley and I went to high school. I contacted Lila and she actually had a litter that was born in October and would be ready to go home now. So with a leap of faith, Ashley told me to go and pick her a puppy without her seeing it (since she lives in Tennessee). We chose a really cute black and tan with a little white on his nose and chest. He is super cute!

He was able to come home on Saturday and all three of them couldn't be more in love with another dog. I have a feeling Ashley is going to be spending a lot of time over the next few weeks telling Bailey and Reece to share "Sailor"

Good luck on having another "newborn"!!!!!

Ashley, Bailey, and Reece Come To Texas

Late Friday night Ashley made it to Texas. She came for a quick weekend trip to visit and pick up her new puppy "Sailor". Morgan and Jake enjoyed playing with Bailey and Reece. Jake idolized Reece. It was really cute to watch him look at Reece with such admiration!! Now if I can get Reece to only teach him all the good things he knows and none of the bad!

We enjoyed some Mexican food, visited with another friend from high school, Amr, and his wife and daughter, and got to play with the new puppy. I just wish the trip could have lasted longer.

Weekly Update

This week has been a crazy one, so it is all getting compiled into one post....

Tuesday both Jake and Morgan came home from "school" completely hoarse. They actually sounded hilarious when they were trying to cry. It reminded me of a dog that had been de-barked...they could still get the sound out, but it was at a fraction of the normal volume!!! They were both very congested and had runny noses so we decided to take them to the pediatrician the next day.

Wednesday Aaron stayed home from work since MJ (Morgan and Jake) were sick and I scheduled a pedi appt. Fortunately, their pediatrician's office is only about 10 minutes from where I work so I was able to meet them for the appt. Dr Nail said that they both had a minor upper respiratory infection and an older sinus infection and put them on antibiotics. Fortunately, it was Amoxicillin which is bubble gum flavor and both MJ like it. He also told us that as long as they weren't running a fever they were okay to go to daycare.

So off they go to school on Thursday and I end up at the Dr's office with a sore throat, thanks to "Helga" (the loving name I have given my grossly enlarged right tonsil). My Dr said that it didn't look infected, but due to sinuses and post nasal drip, it was red and angry and that my right ear was also very impressive. I finally have a referral to an ENT so that I can have my tonsils taken out. I go on Monday and I hope they schedule me up soon!!!!

Family Pictures Go Well

We had our annual, okay it is only the second year for us to do them, pictures taken with Natalie today. She is the photographer who took Morgan and Jake's newborn/family pictures last year. We were really happy with the finished product so we decided that we would like to have them taken at least once a year.

We met at the Dallas Arboretum today. The weather was overcast and it was a little chilly, but the rain held off and I think that we will end up with some really great pictures! As always, Morgan posed for the camera with her big "Morgan Smile" and Jake acted like we were torturing him by taking his picture!!! Really, it is not that we only take pictures of Morgan, she is just so happy to have her picture taken and Jake seems to hate it.

Here are a few I took with my phone at the end of the picture session. As soon as I get the finished cd I will post some of the professional ones.

Jake Has A Playdate With Camilla

Jake and Camilla (okay really Shelly and I) had a play date on Sunday. Camilla is 6 days older than Morgan and Jake. We went shopping at Chocolate Soup for a Christmas outfit for our family pictures today. They were having a great sale...everything was marked down 50% and then they were taking an additional 50% off all clothing, then finally to top it off, Shelly had a coupon for an additional 25% off!!! Talk about a bargain!!!

After our shopping escapades, we went back to Shelly's and got to play with some new toys. Camilla has a totally cool ball machine that blows balls into the air and Jake spent some time trying to catch them before they fell into the hole so they could be blown out again. That was so much fun until he stuck a little person down the hole (obviously too heavy to be blown out). He also enjoyed sitting on Camilla's new chair. I think it must be something about this age. Neither Morgan or Jake seem to be able to get enough of chairs.

Thanks again Shelly for letting me shop in your's and Camilla's closet so we didn't have to go and buy additional clothes and accessories for our pictures.

Morgan's Trip To Grammy's

Morgan got to go and spend the weekend with Grammy this past weekend while Aaron was hunting. The report was that she did very well and ate tons (maybe my cooking is bad????) She also was able to sleep through the night, well except for one bottle when Daisy (the doberman) go up to go outside. I am also told that she was not quite as quiet in church as Jake. Thanks again Grammy for watching her this weekend.