tabby

On Monday we had to put our dog Tabitha (Tabby) to sleep. It was a really hard decission, but couldn't stand seeing her in pain any longer. The week before she started walking slow, no more hyper Tabby jumping on you. She didn't want to walk much and didn't follow you around, was really sad, then on Thursday she quit eating, but did eat some people food. I knew she was REALLY bad on Sunday when we gave her meat and she didn't eat it. So on Monday I took her to the vet and he said it wasn't good. By listening to her heart he thought she ruptured a heart valve. He said we could do an x-ray and see, but rather it is cancer, tumors or the heart and lungs he said it really wan't fixable. So I made the decission to have her put to sleep. Before I took the kids to a friends so I could take her in I had pictures done with them and her. You can see Tabby doesn't look like she feels well. We have enjoyed her in our home for the passed 11 years and sad to see her go, she was a great dog.

painting

Ed took a week off of work and we got busy painting the really tall rooms in our house, it took us 5 days but we got the entry, loft and family room done. We had to buy a 24 foot ladder to reach the top part, was a pain but glad it is done. The family room was a pain as it has 11 windows in it and most of them are super high. After the entry way we ran out of the tan paint. Ed said he was sick of brown and wanted a different color so we got a green and did the loft and family room with it, we love it and are glad the yellow is finally GONE. Looks like a different house.

Zach held the ladder for daddy so he wouldn't fall was so cute.

the finished room, kind of a camelian color sometimes it looks browner sometime brighter green.

our entry way, is 2 stories too.

more of the entry and up the stairs.

the green loft.

visit to cousins

During Christmas break we had the chance to go visit family. We had a fun time, and the cousins had a good time together. Was fun to see my sister and brother-in-law again, and their new daughter who I have never met, she is a sweetheart.

Tylers's favorite thing was playing tetherball, he wanted to be out there all day long.

Uncle Arlen playing Tyler, and Tyler won 2 times, Arlen will never live that one down, (sure he let him,) but Tyler sure loved teasing him that he won. LOL

New Years

We had a fun New Years, kids played dance games and had fun. We enjoyed ringing in the new year together. We had poppers and blowers, and sparkling cider. All the kids made it till midnight, but Zach which we woke up, he wasn't too happy about it, LOL

Christmas

We had a great Christmas, we stayed here in Colorado Springs and enjoyed the day together. Kids got lots of toys and loved it.

Alycia and Zach playing with her littlest pet shop grandma Halliday got her.

Zach loves his dump truck he put everything in it after he opened the present, was so cute.

Ed opening his new dewalt tools.

Christmas Eve they got to open 1 present, they got robes, Zach got Jammies, but rest got robes, they loved them and told me so much better then Jammies, thought I would change it this year since they didn't need jammies.

Kids making pigs in a blanket on Christmas eve, we enjoyed a dinner of appetizers.

One of our holiday traditions is to make tamales as a family. Here are the kids helping Ed make tamales. They were so yummy.