Kacy

Kacy was our dog growing up.

She was one of those dogs that never listened.

Never.

Not once.

If you looked away for even 2 seconds, she would steal your food.

She ran out the door every chance she got.

She barked, and barked, and barked, and barked.

You couldn't walk her.

She was extremely territorial.

But she had eyes that could melt anyone.

Her absolute favorite thing, ever?

Christmas time.

Not kidding.

The second the Christmas Tree came upstairs, she lit up.

She turned into the little kid at Christmas time.

She sat in front of the tree from the day we put it up, until the day we took it down.

As soon as presents went under the tree, she wouldn't let anyone near them.

We have pictures of her sleeping in front of the tree before we went to bed.

Pictures of her in the EXACT same spot when we woke up.

There were years she was the first to wake up on Christmas Morning.

She would run through the house so excited, jumping on every one's beds until we were all awake.

Reminding you right now that she is the black and white springer in the picture above.

Why was she so excited about Christmas?

Every year she got a new bone.

She HAD to be the first one to open her present on Christmas morning.

She wouldn't let anyone near the presents until she got to open hers.

Not kidding.

We even left hers on top of the TV, so we could get to it.

Every year we would wrap the bone, and leave it in the plastic.

She would figure out a way to get the bone out.

She pranced around with her new bone for days.

We lost Kacy a few years ago.

She was old.  Really old.

The first Christmas without Kacy was hard.

It was hard to wake up on Christmas morning without her jumping on us.

It was hard to be able to actually get to the presents under the tree.

Kacy's picture sits under neath my parents tree each year.

The first year Kacy was gone, St. Nick brought my brothers and I a picture frame of Kacy sitting in front of our Christmas Tree.

Kacy now hangs on our tree each year.

She is one of our first ornaments we put up.

As soon as the tree goes up at my parent's house, we put Kacy's picture under neath it.

We have never, not once, put up the tree, or woken up on Christmas morning without remembering Kacy.

How much our dog LOVED Christmas!

*Let it Snow*

If you know us well,

you know we like snow.

You have probably heard my husband saying "Its going to snow!"

...in July...

Taking Karson in the snow for the first time, was like taking him to Lake Michigan for the first time.

Or to see the Mackinac Bridge.

We were so excited when the snow started to fall last week.

We were so bummed when the same day the snow fell, Karson woke up sick.

 He missed the first snow, but we made it out a few days later.

 

 

 

He wasn't, and still isn't feeling great, so it was a quick trip out to the snow.

Can you guess...

Can you guess...

 ...what Karson is doing?

 If you guessed walking across my living room last week.

 The day BEFORE he turned 9 months old.

When he was technically still 8 months old.

 You would be....

 ...CORRECT!

St. Nick Night {traditions}

I am a huge tradition girl!

I love them!

Especially traditions during the Holidays.

Have you heard of St. Nick Night?

Put your shoes out on your front porch on December 5th.

When you wake up on the 6th, St. Nick will have filled them with goodies.

In our family, St. Nick always brought you an ornament for the Christmas tree.

St. Nick was always VERY particular about what ornaments we got as kids.

She still is now. :-)

The ornaments we got were significant to that time in our life.

I have an ornament from Germany.

A Santa Snowboarder from Florida.

A coffee cup.

A lamb.

A Willow Tree Angel holding a brown puppy.

A brown Lab.

Ballet Shoes.

Icecube snowman.

A Kacy Ornament.

explanation of a Kacy ornament coming up...

Precious Moment ornaments.

Snowflakes. 

Of course, Karson won't remember St. Nick coming to our house this year.

But once again, Mommy will.

 We kind of changed the rules this year.

We didn't put Karson's shoes outside.

Mainly,because they are too small, and would blow away.

And because we waited for Daddy to come home from work to open them.

 After a few hints on what to do, he had it figured out.

Mommy snuck some Christmas books in too.

 He had fun ripping the paper.

 Karson's first ornaments!

Mommy helped him put them on the tree.

Way up high, so he couldn't get to them. :-)

 Now, hanging high on our tree,
a tree filled with my ornaments from St. Nick,

hang a pair of blue and white baby booties.

Karson's first Christmas ornament from St. Nick.

Linking up with Blessed Little Nest for Life Made Lovely.

Splish Splash...

I was taking a bath!

Fish Oil

I have been hearing a lot lately about how good Fish Oil is for your joints.

I have been meaning to pick some up from Costco for a few weeks.

Why do I need Fish Oil you ask?

Ah...remember her?

And this incident...and this one....and all these...

Apparently fish oil works the same for extremely accident prone dogs, as it does for people.

Makes sense.

Molly's knee has been popping and cracking like crazy lately.
Over the weekend she fell in our kitchen, wouldn't use her leg, and scared the daylights out of us!
Needless to say, the next day I went to Costco to get her some Fish Oil.

Molly's dinner now includes...

3/4 cup of dog food

We have to keep her weight down to lessen the 70% chance she will tear her ACL in her right knee.

Warm Water

She eats so fast, and doesn't chew.  We have to add water, and let it turn to mush so she doesn't choke.

The warm water is my thing...who wants to eat cold food?

325 Mg Ascriptin Cut in half

Ascriptin is aspirin with Maalox.

Plain aspirin makes her trow up in my bed at 5am.

It has happened.

Probably 7 times.

Not kidding.

If we forget for even one night we can tell she is in pain.

400 mg Fish Oil

Cut open, with the oil pored on her food.

She will spit it out if you don't..

Can you say High Maintenance, Molly?!?!

Karson {9Months}

I went to do Karson's 9 month post, and realized I never did an 8 month post.

That would be because of this incident.

Karson, at 9 months you....

Love your Molly.

She always makes you smile.

Always.

Crawl everywhere.

We keep all the doors shut, to keep you in the living room.

When you realize one is open, you crawl so fast to beat us there.

Have take a few steps.

Today you took 6 steps to me!

You are even trying to run.

You love to run from Molly.

Are starting to wean from your bottle.

You don't really like it anyway.

Are learning to drink from a sippy cup.

You think you are pretty cool.

Decided you would rather fall asleep on your own, in your crib.

Then you decided you liked being rocked better.

Mommy would rather rock you!

Are finally starting to get your first tooth.

You are pretty uncomfortable, and are not letting Mommy and Daddy sleep a whole lot.

You love to feed yourself.

I tried to trick you and mix in some avocado.

I give...you don't like it.

Mommy promises, no more avocado.

Had your first {hopefuly last} surgery.

You did so well.

Ate your first Thanksgiving dinner, and put up your first Christmas Tree.

You love stuffing.

You are still unsure of the Christmas Tree.

Are going to get to experience your first real snow today.

Mommy and Daddy can not wait to take you out in it to play!

We hope you love snow as much as we do!

Karson, Mommy and Daddy {and Molly too} love you so much!