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The Bunch Celebrate L's Bday and Get a New Dog

Happy Birthday L!
For the first time in a few years, L celebrated her actual birthday without being on a trip or just back from a trip. In fact, it was almost 2 full weeks from when we arrived home that she celebrated her birthday. She hates celebrating her bday on the road, but normally spring break includes her birthday so it cannot be helped. We throw her a party on another day, but she still likes being home on her birthday.  My husband and I gave her a magic kit from Universal Studios that we saw while we were there for vacation. She practiced and during her party put on a little magic show for her guests. She did really well.....we gave her the levitating magic kit so she showed us the "magic" way she could levitate the card. It looks really cool!


Easter Morning

Made Daddy in charge of egg dying! hehee!!!


We also ended up adopting a shelter dog. We had been dogless for about 6 months and truth be told DH and I really liked it. No walking the dog, no worrying about picking up the backyard or leaving the gate ajar, no being woken up at night to let it out, and no having it completely flip out over a thunderstorm. I wasn't sure we would get another dog. However, my son had animal services come visit his library class. He drew them a thank you picture and we ended up with a dog. She is a very high energy dog, but since 3 kids always want to play circus dog and fetch she receives a lot of attention. The only issue is she has severe separation anxiety and will not leave my side for hardly a second. I am literally always with in eyesight or more than likely have her touching me somewhere. It is sweet, but seriously annoying..we have lots of work to do with that. Overall, she is the sweetest, most affectionate, well behaved dog we have ever had. She is already part of the family and everyone absolutely loves her!

The cool lizard who hangs out on our window every afternoon for the past 2 years!

Believe it or not this DIDN'T end badly.

Our eldest, now 21, and his horse...I mean dog at his new house.

She really always has to be this close.



Sometimes closer!
She jumped down to be next to me about 3 seconds later.

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