snow days

the last few days we have been enjoying all the snow!

our front porch gets a lot of traffic...

if you don't have a sled or a hill just make one...

end of the day...

 

stay warm!

wes the dog

jake and i have always talked about having a dog (or even two),
but the timing never seemed to work.
just renting, no yard, not enough time for training, new baby, etc.
the list could go on forever.
but earlier this fall we happened to find out about a litter of pups that would be born in september,
and we started thinking...
maybe we should get one.
well to make this long story short -
meet our new puppy wes.

we love him!!!

and in so many ways, we already know how great the timing was.
ben's only concern at bedtime was "where's wes?" -
pretty sure they bonded instantly.
and little julia even seems delighted to watch wes run around and to "gently" pat him.
i'm sure there will be many more posts to come involving a certain dog.

four years

last month we celebrated a 4th birthday.
it was almost a month ago already - hard to believe.
but it's also hard to believe he is four.
we had a wonderful day on his birthday - just the four of us.

and we also had a great time celebrating the following weekend with friends and family.

we love you ben!

i have a blog?

really?
i must have forgotten.;)
sorry for the quiet around here, but we've been busy...

eating grass...

 playing in the rain...

 letting ben use the camera...

spending time with friends,
getting ready for preschool,
sorting summer and fall clothes,
going for evening walks,
trying to curl hair without heat,
working on some fun little photo projects,
planning a 4th birthday,
grocery shopping,
decluttering and going to the consignment store,
going to the park,
running through the sprinkler,
going to the fish museum,
traveling for work,
teething,
going to the library,
working on being content,
considering adding a dog to our family,
doing some design work,
enjoying some wonderfully cool weather,
and trying to enjoy the last weeks of summer.

happy weekend.