Elijah Is Already Getting Big!

Elijah has gotten so big over the past month and we cannot wait to see him!

Squeeky Clean

So nice and so clean...Aston got his first dental cleaning yesterday along with four extractions! Hopefully in the next few weeks he will heal completely and will feel better soon. We felt so horrible sending him in to get the cleaning, but in the end it all worked out for the best. No more infections and hopefully he will now be able to eat his dry food more comfortably.

Also, when he licks we won't feel like we have to take a shower because of his bad breath!

As the Days Go By...

Winter no longer feels like winter here in Dallas. The flowers are blooming and some trees are starting to get some color. Each day is a new adventure, but we are looking forward to warmer days ahead. We've been really busy the last few weeks, running around to birthday parties, social events, work events and even trying to finish up out kitchen "re-modeling" project. This weekend was great to finally relax. For once we feel like we had a full weekend. We even bought a new fridge!!

Although we'd like to say that our old fridge would have lasted a lifetime, we will admit that it was pushing it. Everyday we'd go to the freezer and pray that everything was still frozen and that the door didn't open itself during the middle of the night. We also would pray that our Brita water dispenser wouldn't fill the bottom of our fridge with water. Lets just say we had a few issues with the current 'ice box' and cannot wait for our install next Saturday. We will post pictures for all to enjoy.

On that note...does anyone need an old fridge/freezer? Who knows...it could last for 10 or 20 more years. Its already from 1982, who knows when it will really die. We just didn't want it to die on our watch.

Our Nephew - Elijah

Our little blessing has arrived!!  Our nephew Elijah Anthony was born on January 29 at 2:54 p.m. (EST) weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long.  We are so excited he is finally here and cannot wait to make a trip back to NJ to see the newest member of our family. Jamie cannot wait to spoil her Godson with love and presents!!

Congrats to the proud mommy and daddy, Samantha and Anthony.  We are so excited for you! Samantha, what a wonderful birthday present!

Our "Little Man"

So in our last post we mentioned Aston, but failed to mention who he really is. Aston is our 5 - 8 year old schnoodle, thats a schnauzer and a poodle mix. We are not sure how old he is since we adopted him from an animal shelter in September.  He was Jamie's birthday present and is a huge blessing in our lives.  He is the sweetest "little man."  Jamie tends to call him this often!

So over the holidays we thought it might be fun to dress Aston in some holiday attire, as you can see in the pictures.  For the first few months at our home we did not leave his side.  He would come with us everywhere.  Even to Lowes (did you know they allow pets?).  

Aston is the best dog in the world.  He does not bark, unless the door bell rings or the house alarm goes off, he has never made a mess in the house and he enjoys visiting our neighbor (Jeremy) on the weekends for dinner and drinks.  Aston enjoys car rides and long walks, he has even taken himself for a walk before.  We were scared out of our minds, but found him walking himself across the street and waiting for traffic to slow down so he could cross back to our house.

We really enjoy having Aston in our lives and we hope that the pictures make you smile.

We hope you enjoy our "little man" too!!

Renovations

Like we said in our previous post...we tend to make ourselves busy even when we aren't.  So just last weekend on a quick trip to Lowes, we decided that we wanted to update our kitchen a little and get rid of our ugly textured back splash.  In order to do so we needed to pick up tile and some random tools, which we accomplished on our random Lowes trip.  

After getting all of the materials needed and many trips to Lowes you will see what we managed to complete in only 4 days time.  We think you'll be impressed.  If not, then you can come and fix our mistakes!!

We also picked up a beautiful pot rack for our wall.  We were having major issues keeping our cabinets organized, at least where our pots and pans were.  The pot rack was a much needed addition to our kitchen.

Aston also didn't seem to mind the tile project either.  He was right at our heels wanting to help, although I think he just thought we were cooking!!!