New Decking

We were thankful to have a visit from David's parents during a weekend in October.  David and his dad worked hard to tear apart the decking, which had been in bad shape for a couple of years.

Thankfully the frame was still solid, so the project moved along quickly.  By the end of Saturday they had completely re-decked the area.

And this previous week Audra enjoyed playing on our new deck!

Boxer Puppies

We were able to see some Boxer puppies this morning, though we definitely didn't have plans to bring one home.  However, after a short time with a sweet, snuggly male Boxer named Schoffield, David was wishing that that particular puppy wasn't already sold.

Audra was pretty excited about the puppies, though she was a little overwhelmed at seven 7-week-old puppies who were extremely hyper.

The good news about puppies is that they tire easily, and when they calmed down Audra was able to pet a couple of them.

All seven of the puppies had similar coloring to our Sophie and it was like stepping back in time to July 2010!

Dancing

For 3 seasons I've taken Audra to a mommy-and-me Music Together class in a nearby town.  She loves music and has grown very fond of our classes, the teacher and the songs that we learn together.  There are many nights when she asks us to turn on her cd's and this song (Jim-Along Josie) is a favorite!