It's Hard to Say Goodbye....

Our beloved dog Natas has passed away

just shy of his 9th birthday.

Lots of hurting hearts.

For the first time in 12 years we are petless.

I will cherish all my memories.

2006

My sister holding 1 wk old Kaveri

2006-Derek home on two week leave form Iraq

Me pregnant with Kylie, sleeping with Kirstin , Kaveri, and the pup.

The 100+ lb dog, that never snipped or even 

growled at any of our children, even

when they used him as a jungle gym or horse.

3 yr old Kirstin

Baby Kaveri

Baby Kylie

Playing dress-up with MiKayla.

Baby Boy

The dog that protected us with his nightly 

room inspections.

The pup that kept me company

while my husband was in Iraq.

The sweet boy that followed us everywhere 

we went in the house, even if

it was a five minute trip upstairs to grab something.

The dog that sat in the kitchen every day while

I prepared family meals :)

Some things I will miss most:

-the way his paws sound on the hardwood floor

-his wagging tail/booty

especially when he came in from outside

-the way that no matter how old he got, 

he had a puppy face

-fresh paw prints in the snow

-his constant need to sit on your feet

-his eyes

First time in the snow.

Watching a storm.

Love his smile.

It was fun looking through 9 years of pictures.

So many precious memories.

Such a loyal dog.

Best of the best!

XOXO - BUBBA

He Loves to Dance

The End.

Stuff

He decided crawling wasn't good enough

so now he's pulling up. This is literally the first time.

Once he started, he won't stop.

Sweet moment-holding dads beard.

We got a house full of ladies :)

Welcome gramma and Bella buns.

They helped decorate for Kaveri's bday party.

Isn't he a cutie pup?

Lots of fun going on :)

Thanksgiving a Little Late

We did two organic chickens.

Making greenbean casserole.

Yeah, it was delicious. 

YUMMY!

Finished it up with homemade pies :)

Tx Trip- The Nursery

So after the wedding festivities came to 

an end I headed to my sisters' house.

We had three days to get everything done.

Shopping, painting,arranging, and decorating!

BEFORE:

Yeah , we are lookin' super sexy.

Everything we bought had to be painted.

By me......

15 cans total.

Bookshelf that needs books:)

Wendy put it together and then I painted it charcoal.

We had the cutest helper.

And b/c I channeled my inner photographer and she looks stunning....

The time we shared will always be precious to me.

Love my Wennny to death!