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Thursday, December 29, 2011

There is a new man in my life...



...and his name is Kirby!  Step aside, Charles...or actually...just roll over a little.  This curly little ball of sweetness sleeps right beside me in our bed.  YUP!  He snores only slightly less than Charles, so it is a little noisy at night.  ;)

Several months ago, my allergies and asthma, which did not even appear until I hit the age of 30, kicked into super high gear.  I have to do lunch duty every day at school because 30 minutes outside at recess pretty much sends me straight to my rescue inhaler.  (Have you ever seen a room full of 5 and 6 year olds eating?  I do NOT recommend it!) I have become highly allergic to cats and shedding breeds of dogs.  That is REALLY unpleasant for me because I ADORE dogs!

As it turns out, I can be around a few, low/non shedding breeds without a problem.  The breeds that work for me include Maltese, Bischon Frise and Poodles.  Since Charles is NOT a fan of poodles, I have been searching high and low for a Maltese or Bischon through rescue organizations.

We finally found our match with Kirby!  He is a Bischon, about 6 or 7 years old.  He is housebroken, past all things puppy, and just a lap dog!  He has brought me SO MUCH happiness!  I can just sit and pet him for hours!  He truly slows me down, and THAT is a GOOD thing!  The girls love him too, and so does Charles.  (Though I am not sure he will admit it!)  We are hoping to add another Bischon to the family soon to keep him company.  The one we are waiting for is a female, about 5 years old, from the same rescue.  She will be heading to the vet next week for shots, standard testing, spaying, etc.  If all goes well, we hope she will join our family as well.  So far, we think her name will be Molly.  She is about 12 pounds.  The Kirb man is 22 pounds!  How cute will it be to see him curled up with a girl half his size!?

Look at his face!  WHAT a CUTIE!!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Get a tissue...

I will try to post this from my phone. Hopefully, you can click on the picture on the blog to enlarge it so you can read my Christmas gift from Kennedy. She wrote a different one for Charles and one for Mia as well.  It was evident that she put alot of thought into each one.  So sweet.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Has It Really Been Five Years??

Where in the world did the last five years go?  It seems like we were just in China yesterday with Gene and Lorie, waiting to meet Mia and Zoe.  I can remember how nervous Annie and I were, waiting to go to the adoption affairs office.  I remember going up the elevator with no idea if Mia was already there.  Would she like us?  Would she trust us?  Would she love us?  I guess it all worked out.  Five blazing fast years have passed and Mia is just as awesome today as she was on the day that we met.

We celebrated our Gotcha anniversary by taking Mia to a local Chinese buffet, where we all proceeded to eat too much.  Mia got to pick the place, since it's her day.  She wanted dim sum, but the place we wanted to go to is closed on Tuesdays.  Oh well...everything else about today was just about perfect.

12/27/06

12/27/11
Thanks to everyone that helped us meet Mia. No matter how small the roles may have seemed at the time, they were incredible as far as we are concerned.

Hey Kennedy...only four more years to go!

Merry Christmas, Y'all!



Three pics of the whole fam!

A first look at what Santa left at our house.

Obviously, she liked these movies.  But look at how darn CUTE she is!!!

Kennedy LOVES books!

This is me, reading to the girls...and our little man, Kirby!

Two beautiful daughters, curled up with mom!

Anticipation at Nana and Papa's house...

Kennedy was VERY excited when she opened up this purse!

"WOW!!  MORE stuff from Santa at Nana and Papa's house!!!

Mia would NOT like me posting this one, but it shows her CRAZED excitement that lasted throughout the entire day!!!
Not much time for words today.  I know you really only check for the pictures anyway!!  Hope you enjoyed a peek at our Christmas.  It was great!  Yesterday, Charles and I celebrated 19 years of marriage!  Today, we are celebrating our 5 year Gotcha Day with Mia!  We are heading out to eat at her favorite Chinese food spot soon!  It has been a full 3 days of happiness and celebration!  We wish you all the same!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Great Outdoors





I rarely blog, so I thought I would at least post a few pictures of our amazing girls!  Mia looks grumpy in a few, but she had the sun in her eyes.  They actually had a great time!  Promise!