Ear Piercing

Today Becky and I got our ears pierced again. I got mine double pierced...so now I have 6 holes in my ears! Yikes!

Our Georgia House

The front of the house. There are trees on both sides of the house as well as some huge whispy type plant by the mailbox...and I mean HUGE!!! taller than Clayton and about as wide as our car.


The entrance from the fenced in backyard to our fenced in privacy area. These wooden fence is 8 feet tall.











Inside the wooden fence area. Slab of concrete wiht a picnic table and above those bushes in another concrete slab just a little bit smaller than the one on the ground. Our grill is up there and chairs. To the right more (not in the picture) is another entrance door from the backyard and stairs that go up to the upper level. There is a door that connects to the inside of the house (to the familiy room) which the dogs use to go outside. When we let the dogs out they go sprinting, jump over these bushes--which are about 4 feet high) and then land and sprint out the back privacy door. It's quite a sight. It looks like they are divers on the swim team.

Pictures I took right before I left Georgia

My big boy not liking the fact that I'm on the other side of the fence as him...he's such a baby!!! (p.s. when he is laying and stretches all of the way out--arms and legs--he and I are the same height, ohh, and we both have the same wrists...he's a pretty big boy!)



Looks like Harley is smiling

Sleeping on the couch...I swore before we brought Harley home when he was a baby that I would NOT allow him to be on the couch...Opps!! But honestly, look how cute they look!!! Who in their right mind could make them move?!?! (I'm so bad at disciplining...and I've corrupted Clayton!! hehehe)

Sleeping on Mommy's bed...I woke them up. Harley and Bella Rose are the BEST of friends! Just look at them! They have NEVER once in their lives fought with each other or gotten mean. These two are the perfect match. They compliment each other so well. Bella has really (an understatment) helped Harley a TON with his seperation fear diagnosis. I honestly feel so lucky that they love each other as much as they do!!!

Clayton with our babies. Bella has the longest tounge in the world!! I miss all 3 of them soooo badly! I can't wait to get back to Georgia to be with them...yes, a realization that I have come to. I don't care where the heck I live anymore, as long as I can just be with them. They are the loves of my life!

Our Caliber...I don't think I ever posted a picture of it when we bought it. This car is the BEST family car for all 4 of us. The dogs have AMPLE room while Clayton and I can enjoy the luxuries in the front (even though half of the time, the babies come up and sit on our laps. ---for example, on the way to the airport when I was flying back to Illinois, BOTH of the dogs came up and sat on my lap, Harley like a human baby sitting on his butt with his ginormous head resting on mine sleeping, Bella with her body slung over my arm and leg with her head resting on the radio!!! What a scene! I swear these two just can't get enough of their Mommy and Daddy!!!)

Starved Rock

Hello!! I finally have found a moment to sit down and just blog!! My life has been nothing short of crazy since I've been home. I am working 12 hour days plus Saturdays and possible Sundays...yes that's right 60+ hours per week...I'm POOPED! Might I add that I have to wake up at 4:30am everyday to get to work? Yeah, it sucks! But it's good money and will hopefully pay off most of our elaborate wedding!!

Today my mom, dad, brother, and I went down to Starved Rock and hiked all over! It was some good family fun! :-)