highlights...

so the last couple weeks have been fa-reaking crazy!

 we had a super fun time at the fair...

the wedding and reception and open house turned out beautifully...

 
easter was a delicious blast (and hayley & chowder love easter eggs)...

 the easter bunny brought us kittens...

okay fine. maybe that was it... but i swear it feels like we've done SO much more than that!! haha... that's all i got. maybe some day we'll learn to take more pictures. lol.

tino bambino...

today is austin's 17th birthday.

it's kiiinda weird. i loved my 17th birthday. being 17 was the best. it was just a great year. sometimes i feel like i am the one who just turned 17 and that it shouldn't be possible for my little brother to be 17... strange.

anyway... happy birthday to my favorite little brother! :)

here's to all the good times...

love you, tino!!

 

roses, a butterfly & the chowder...

so... i planted roses right? well... they are fantastic. they are all blooming... we've had roses on our kitchen table this past week. i think that's my favorite part, fresh flowers every day!! they make me happy. i still want them to grow into ha-uge rose bushes... 

ps.... my favorite are the yellow roses :)  

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i found a dead butterfly when i was playing with chowder one day last week... it had some beautiful wings. 

 

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chowder is such a funny little puppy. he loves to run & play in the grass... and he's learned how to climb up the wall. it's pretty silly looking... and it takes quite a bit of effort. we still are planning to put steps in, but for now he's found a way to enjoy the grass. 

doggy paddle...

so... it happened today. 

chowder jumped in the pool.

we were all wondering when this would happen.

dad, mason & i were outside playing with the chowder talking about this and that. conversation led to the vacant house behind ours and i wanted to see what it looked like... so i went through their backyard and peeked in the windows. it's really cute, if you're wondering. anyway... i hear chowder give a little bark and then i hear austin say, "chowder!" (a little concerned-like). we came back around to our yard and it turns out chowder was in the pool... apparently austin kinda freaked and barreled out of the house (knocking the screen door completely out) to get chowder... who was in fact doggy paddling in the pool.

haha....

well, he swims... and he is doing great and is all dry now.

i wonder if he liked that little dip in the pool?

lol. oh chowder...

ps... do you see how big his collar is on him? haha.... it's so cute!