Doggy Love

The kids are enjoying our new pup. They all love having a dog, but Makena spends the most time with him. She is always asking where he is, pets him, and wants to give him treats. It's funny to think how afraid of dogs she used to be.

 

Kyle loves to play with Ryder and Ryder, well... tolerates him. Kyle doesn't quite get that the dog is not a toy and that he needs to give him some space. The poor dog has to sit and give a paw all day long for the kids.

I'm still trying to cope with the doggy footprints and hair all over the floor. I wish I could give him a bath every other day -- he certainly gets a lot more lovin' from me when he's not a stinky dog! He is fully house broken and crate trained. He also stays off the carpeted areas in our home and has stopped trying to sneak our shoes to chew. He knows how to sit, stay, and paw and we're working on rolling over. He now sits on his bed when Derek comes home instead of rushing him along with the kids.

Ryder definitely knows who the alpha dog in the house is. He's timid around Derek but so desperately wants attention from him.  He loves the daily walks he goes on with Derek. He's been a good pup and a fun addition!

Easter Weekend and the Stomach Flu

The Thursday before Easter, Karis woke up in the early morning with the stomach flu. For the next five days, she experienced vomitting, fever and diarrhea. I had never seen her so sick! The first couple days she barely got off the couch. The two little ones spent most of those days playing outside so thankfully no one else caught what she had. 

Sadly, Karis missed her school egg hunt and an Easter egg hunt we've been taking the kids to at a local church. On Sunday morning, when I told her we weren't going to church, she was heartbroken that she would miss another egg hunt. I set up her own egg hunt upstairs to help make her feel better. 

On Saturday, she started getting up and around so we dyed some Easter eggs. Kyle just plopped his eggs in, pulled them out and then played with the colored water.Not surprisingly, Karis spent the most time with her eggs getting them the right shade and such. It was good to see her finally feeling better but it wasn't until Tuesday when she would return to school.