Paul turns 36!

Saturday was Paul's 36th birthday! I keep asking him if he feels any wiser. The answer is still "no". We had a great day of celebrating. The kids took him out for breakfast, then we went out for a steak lunch (boy were we dragging after that - it reminded me of Thanksgiving Day). Much later we enjoyed a yummy dinner of tamales while watching "Transformers" (it wasn't my favorite movie - Paul and the kids picked it out). Then we topped it off with cheesecake. Wow - it sounds like all we did was EAT! It was a fun family day.

Of course, now Olivia is thinking about her birthday on Nov. 8th. She know that after Dad's birthday comes hers!

Belle is 7 weeks old today!

Having a new puppy brings all sorts of excitement and work to our family. After about a week of this, I wondered "what did we get ourselves into"? She definitely has changed our schedule. I can't leave home for more than a couple hours at a time because she needs to go "potty". Sometimes going potty can be difficult- she doesn't like the on-coming winter weather. It's a little chilly. Just imagine what it would feel like outside with your bare little buns - yikes! The good thing is that she is really cute and that the kids adore her.

Belle loves to chew on Paul's nice dress shoes! Vivian adores Belle - but sometimes Belle's bites don't feel so good! Belle loves to play with the small pumpkin - she carries it, rolls it around, and chews on the stem.

Hello from Paul

hello. work, work, work. a little frisbee golf now and then. now that I am a nursing father, I have more sympathy (and nearly empathy) for the nursing mothers. I get up with Belle twice each night. we are on a schedule for 11:30 p.m., 2:30 a.m., and then 5:00 a.m.. sleepy days. i suppose we will keep her.

to anyone who reads this, I love you all. all one of you named Tiffani. Keep in touch.

Paul

Baby News - It's a ...!

Oh, I hope you were all on the edge of your seats awaiting the news! We decided to add one more member to our family. Paul and I have talked about this off and on for a few months. When we broke the news to the kids, they were shocked! Corbin said we didn't need any more people in our family - he was a little upset. (Later he told me he didn't want another baby because he/she might be as much work as Vivian - poor little Vivs). But to their great surprise, the baby was a 5 week old Boston Terrier. She is adorable and so small. We named her Belle Winward! She is enjoying our family and the kids love her to pieces. Paul and I are now going without some sleep - she needs to go potty several times a night! We are adjusting our schedules to her - she is a lot of work! Whew...just when we thought things were getting easier! We hope you enjoy the news - Belle would like to meet any of you!

Here it Is!

Okay, I have finally jumped into this whole blog thing. I don't know any of the fancy functions yet - give me time (April, Marne, and Tami - please give me pointers!). But I thought it would be great to keep you updated on our little family. We would love to hear from any of you - I do check comments if you would like to leave us a note. I am going to open this up to all our family members - so stay tuned!