Meet Dudley

Meet our newest member of the family.... Dudley.
I drove to Kansas City to meet this little guy.  He was rescued from a puppy mill auction and was living with a foster family.  I found him on-line and I had to meet him.  The gal lived 5 minutes away from where Mollie lives so it worked out perfect.  I fell in love with him when I picked him up and he tucked his head under my chin... I melted.  He is 8 months old, neutered, shots are done and now he just needs a little meat on his bones.  I can feel his ribs and breast bone when I pet him.. but he'll bulk up in no time flat.

Dudley meets Daddy!



Dudley meets the girls.  They were so good with him, they were cautious and quiet so he can figure all of this out.

I didn't get photos of the actual bath because I was giving him the bath.  He did great.  He got all excited when he was done and ran around frolicking.

Just look at that face... can you stand it?

Dudley was EXHAUSTED after his day.  He crashed on the couch and when we put him in his kennel for the night, not a peep the whole night.... he's such a good boy!!

Daddy's little helper~

Saturday was GORGEOUS!!  The high was 76 degress (today it's 32 degrees) and Eric was working on the deck rail so Lauren decided to help.

Horizon's Hoe Down Dance

Elise and Lauren's first school dance... it was a Hoe Down but yet no country music was played, but fun decorations.

Caroline and Ella Murphy

Josie, Jayden, Caroline, Elise, Ella and Lauren

The Chicken Dance

I don't think I saw Lauren dance once.  She was too busy chasing boys or boys chasing her!

Last game of the season!

The end of a GREAT season, we had great coaches and the girls had so much fun!

Beggar's Night

Spy Girl and Wonder Woman

Lauren is deflecting the bullets with her metal wrist protectors and the sword is there for extra protection.

Miss Natalie joins us.

The Neighborhood Gang.  Lauren Freundl (Ariel), Elise, Olivia Freundl (Bat Girl), Jayden Davis(football player), Nathan Davis (ISU Football Player) Natalie Freundl (Cat) and Lauren.

Spy Girl and the Wicked Witch of the West..... I have a great witch laugh to go with this costume.

Happy Birthday Elise!!

My sweet, sweet Elise turned 8 today!  She is growing up all too fast for me.  I took her out for lunch today, she chose McDonalds, of course.  We had such a busy night so we made treats for her cheerleading friends at practice tonight.  My birthday is on Halloween so we are going to have a dual party then. 

 A few of her favorite things right now:

   1.  JUSTICE-  if you have never been in this store.. don't do it.  It's bursting with tweens, loud colors and inappropriate clothing!

   2.  Cheerleading-  She started this year and absolutely loves it.  I think she has found her thing finally.  Although she did say she wanted to play basketball again... so that is good.

   3.  Her favorite color is blue.                                                                                                        

  4.  She loves Maroon 5 and Justin Beiber for singers.  She listens to Delilah everynight on the radio to go to sleep to.  

   5.  She loves fashion and loves to wear her Ugg boots (which are really from Wal-mart). 

   6.  She still has her egg, milk and nut allergy but she is a trooper wherever she goes.  I always make sure she has a least something close as the other kids for birthdays etc... assuming I know about it. 

   7.  She is getting better with her reading everyday, she gets a little frustrated but she works hard.  She just needs lots of hugs and encouragement.

   8.  She laughs ALL of the time and loves to wrestle her sister.

  9.  She still sleeps with her blanket and bears ( I love that, I think my sister was a college student before she gave hers up).

 

 

These were the Mummies I made for her birthday treats!  They were a hit with the girls at cheerleading tonight.  I found them on pinterest.  See link below. I didn't use the recipe, just the photo for decorating.

 

http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/halloween-mummy-cupcakes/

                                                

Carving Pumpkins

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins last night... and to make it even sweeter, we got the pumpkins free from the grocery store up the road!  Lauren was not a fan of the "pumpkin boogers" and kept saying "I am freaking out right now".  Elise dug right in... go figure, I thought it would have been the other way around.   We saved some seeds so we are going to roast them tonight!

They're BAAaack....

The McAuley's came back up for another weekend so Matt could help Eric finish up the deck and I got to hang out with my sister and nephew Charlie.  It was a nice weekend.

Lauren giving Aunt Mollie a pedicure.. most of it made it on to the nails!

She was alternating pink and purple!

It was a chilly day but still good to catch some fresh air.  Neighbors Olivia and Natalie Freundl came over too.

Things were not going Charlie's way....

WE HAVE STEPS!!  These are just temporary but hey, we can get up and down now so that is great!

Charlie was mad he had to wait his turn to go up the slide...

Priceless. ( I know his mom didn't think this was at all funny but I sure did.)

Eric and Matt working on the last post for the railing.

Lauren didn't like being in the grasses... as you can see by her nice smile.

All of the kids signed their names to our steps.

That says "Olivia" and Lauren

This was funny, but Elise didn't think so.  She cried, she's just a tad bit sensitive.

Reading books to Aunty Mollie

I LOVE this kiddo!

Play time with Uncle Eric.