make over

THE BEFORE PICTURES

mangy

dirty

long nails

hair in his eyes

soft white hair

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THE AFTER PICTURES

 shaved

clean

nails cut

"Schnauzer cut"

handsome.

We found an amazing groomer.  

Can't wait to see how this hair grows out 

in the next 5 weeks.

That's when our next appointment is.

But, she definitely knows what she's doing.

And guess what?

She thinks Jazzy is a mini Schnauzer/Westie mix!

I wonder what he'd look like with THAT cut.

We'll see...

This is what we do

What do you do when you have ONE child?
Because you sent the others to VBS with friends?

You go to Wal-Mart to buy the puppy who is CHEWING everything in your house some chew toys, rawhide bones, and a teething bone.

And you let your ONE child wear your sunglasses because he's a monster who wants to crawl all over the cart.  In and out.  In and out.  The front, and the back.  But, THIS- the glasses- keeps him busy for a whole 5 minutes.

Until he sees his sweet friend and tries to give her a hug.  The SAME friend who he's afraid of most of the time because she likes to tackle.  A GIRL who tackles?  Hmm... weirds him out, I guess.

She wasn't havin' it.
Good thing he looked cool.

Jasper

Meet our new puppy- Jasper!
Or Jazz.
Or Jackson.
Or Jack.
We think we've decided on Jasper, and call him Jazz.

 He's 6 months old.
I said HE, but I keep calling him a SHE.
Our last dog was white, and was a girl.
I hope we don't give Jasper a complex.
He IS neutered!

 We got him at the Wichita Humane Society.
He was a stray.  and DIRTY!
One bath is not enough.
He'll need another one soon.  But, he's anxious, so I don't want to overwhelm him.  We already have three loud kids.  

Let's hope the Schnauzer part of him holds true- I don't want a shedder.  But, like the woman at the shelter said, "All dogs shed, eat, drink, and poop."  

We love him already!
How could we not.
JUST LOOK AT HIM!

friends

Here are a few friends that J and T get to hang out with each day!  J was super excited that she gets to go to daycare two days a week this summer!  We're not used to going to play with daycare friends in the summer.  I guess I've always kept them home with me.  Mommy will get some much needed time to clean out closets, spend time with friends, and actually plan a meal or two.

 We're so lucky we've found houses that love on our kids.  These are really special people!

summer list

Remember, the point of this is to be intentional about how you spend your summer with your kids.  

Try it.

This is our 2nd annual summer to-do list.
It's fun to look back at last year's list.
A lot is the same.
We have our favorites.
Happy summer to you and your children!

our summer so far...

baby shower (for Aunt Hannah and Baby Pepsi)
(see how cute she looks pregnant!)

Childs labor  (her first time!)

perfect picnic (even with the wind)

 

kites and the park

lounging with Aunt Amanda and reading books

So many more things to do this summer!

Reading

Trey memorizes books.

So we tell him he's reading.

With all the reading we do in this house,

he feels the need to fit in.

"Oh.. the pressure!"

 He is also becoming the budding artist.  So, if the girls are coloring, he has to color.  If they are drawing, he has to draw.  We call him a parrot.

For many reasons.

 I like to imagine him creating 

something really "special" someday

for Mother's/Father's Day.