Dogs!

Cory has been signed up on a website as a dog-sitter. Now that it's Summer, he's been getting lots of requests. On Wednesday we got a black lab mix to dog-sit. Yesterday we got 2 other dogs to dog-sit. The black dog left today so for a whole day, we had 4 dogs here. And they didn't get along very well. It was kind of nuts. We had ottomans and stools stacked on top of each other and baby gates to keep the dog away from each other. Now that the black dog is gone, it is a lot better and they are all friends. The other 2 dogs will be here for a week. I'm going to be doing lots of vacuuming. I've been using my diffuser lots too to help with the dog smell. I'm actually really surprised by how well it works. It works better than my scentsy.
Let me tell you--I really appreciate Teddy a lot more after watching these dogs. He is so calming and just goes with the flow. I love having Teddy around. He is seriously the best dog. 

I started painting my mirror this week. I'm not quite done with it. The boys were super whiny one day and I couldn't handle it anymore. So I turned the tv on and started painting. Then of course the boys wanted to paint too. I held Carson back for as long as I could--then I broke out the finger paint. Mostly so he would leave me alone.

We went to visited the Gordon's for a few minutes this week. Long enough to get Caden in Aven's dress-ups. He was REALLY proud. Apparently the visit was too long for Carson because he had a ginormous meltdown on the way out. 

Every year since Carson was a baby I have taken "DAD" pictures for Father's Day. Last year I attempted it, but it really didn't go well. This year was a little better, but not great either. Lots of fail pictures. 

We went to the Children's Museum yesterday. The boys had a lot of fun.

Caden had this very serious face pretty much the whole time we were there. That place is serious business!

Caden managed to get that purple pain all over his orange shorts and shoes. A lady working there told me it would come out in the wash. We'll see how that goes.

I really do love my kids. Caden does the cutest pouty face. And he pretends to be bashful.  Carson says the sweetest things to me. After I mostly finished painting my mirror, we were sitting down eating lunch. Carson says, "Mama, I really like your mirror." This morning after I had did my hair, Carson touches a piece and says, "Mama, I like your hair." He gives me compliments a lot! It is very sweet and makes my day.

We got a dog

So, Cory had been talking about getting a dog for awhile. "Maybe when we move," he said. "Like for Christmas," he said. Once we moved, he started browsing dogs for sale on the internet-- "For fun," he said. He started spending more and more time looking at dogs. He narrowed it down to a labradoodle. He was telling me, "We can't get one until I start working because they are expensive." 

So we would go to the mall and play with dogs in the little puppy shops. 

Then one day, he found a labradoodle for really cheap. "This is such a good deal," he said. Later that day... "I'm going to look at that dog later. At around 4.... uh, do you want to come?" No, I didn't care to go look at a dog we clearly were not going to be getting. But the trying-to-be-supporting-wife in me said, "I guess." 

On the way there, "Is it rude to go look at a dog we have no intention of getting?" he said. 

"YES," I say.

All 4 of us park the car waiting for the owner and dog to get to the park we are meeting at. Next thing I know, "THERE THEY ARE!" 

Cory's face lit up like I had never seen. He had the biggest smile on his face. He was holding back jumping out of the car and running to that dog. He was giddy. I was confused. But in that moment, I knew nothing would stop him from getting that dog. It was love at first sight. So I prepared myself to meet our future dog. 

The owner and Cory hit it off. He told Cory there were 20+ people who had contacted him about the dog and most of them really wanted the dog. The owner said he was looking for the right family. Later that day, he told Cory he really wanted us to have to dog over the other inquiries. So, the next day, Teddy became part of our family.

He's a really good dog. He's 2 years old, so he's house trained and such. His previous owner had kids--so he is great with the boys. He is very sweet. We all love him. His hair has grown out a lot since these pictures and I love it! He is so soft and fun to pet. Carson and Teddy immediately became best friends. It is so fun to watch them together--when Carson's not beating on him.