Happy Belated Birthday, Cari!

Cari's birthday was July 5th and I got Ethan to record her a happy birthday video. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my internet to work well enough to upload the video to my blog. So, I just now got around to blogging it (using my parents' computer). Sorry, Cari...better late than never! We love you!

Ethan's Amazing Taekwondo Skills

Ethan just started taking Taekwondo and really loves it. It's a 4 and 5 yr old class with just a couple kids, so he gets plenty of 1 on 1 time with the instructor. They were going to learn to break boards in their last class, which sounded a bit...advanced... so I was happy when they decided to switch it to paper instead. :) When Ethan heard about breaking boards and paper he said this in a high-pitched kind of voice "I'm so excited to break things!" lol, and of course, he was pretty good at it.

Meet Slim Jim!

After having gone through several not-so-cuddy pets (parakeets, rabbits, and a cat), we're proud to announce that Ethan just got his first puppy on Thursday! He was so excited and yelled "This is the best day EVER!" in the car when we were driving off with our new pup. His name is Jim (Kelly nicknamed him Slim Jim) and he is an 8 week old Chiweenie. He could also be called a Doxihuahua (Chihuahua and Dachshund mix). I've been wanting a dog for awhile now, and was probably more excited than Ethan. :) I was worried that I would pick the wrong kind of dog and he wouldn't meet my expectations. I wanted one to be small enough for our small house, and be very sweet, and want to lay in my lap for hours, and be very good with kids. Turns out.....I win! We found the perfect dog for us and I'm so excited. He's just so stinkin' cute.