Happy, happy birthday to my sweet baby Meeko!!

Meeko is already 5! I remember bringing him home at 8 weeks old. He slept the whole way in my arms and when we got home he slept in his new bed (on our bed of course). In the morning I picked him up to go peepee and he accidently went on the rug by the door because I was taking too long to get the front door open. oops! Meeko was also suppose to be a girl. I mean, I wanted a girl dog and there was only 1 in the litter of 6. When we went to see the puppies, I held Meeko and he sucked on my pinky and that is when I changed my mind. I didn't care that he was a boy and that I would have to buy new puppy clothes, I just knew he was the one:)

Meeko has such a good heart and soul. He barks a lot and sometimes acts crazy, but who doesn't?! There are so many good things about Meeko that outweigh his annoying bark, like...

• he eats the food Ellie drops on the floor and always helps clean up her high chair
• he's a great snuggler and makes a really good fur hat on those cold winter nights
• he doesn't mind Ellie
• he poops on command (seriously, it's an amazing talent)
• when he needs a bath - he'll just go in the shower and wait his turn to be shampoo-d
• he loves mcdoubles, ice cream and the best of all -
• he gives good kisses!!

Here's a picture of Meeko and Lucy napping. He kind of looks like a pimp dog here.

Here is a picture of Meeko a couple winters ago. This picture was one of the photos chosen in the Human Society calender. He was Mr. December!

OMG Ohdeedoh!

One of my FAVORITE websites to go on (every 10 minutes) is Ohdeedoh! I la la la LOVE it. There is so much to learn and so many pretty things. Guess what!? Ellie's 1st Birthday party was posted today! eeeeeeeeeek! yippie! Click here to see on Ohdeedoh! Here's a link to her birthday party.

playtime!

Even before Ellie was born, I've been looking for a wood play kitchen! Ikea has a super cute one, but it seemed a little pricey, especially since she wouldn't play with it for a long time. I thought about making one and have kept my eye open for a night stand or old tv stand that I could maybe modify (yah right, who am I kidding!)... anyways a couple days before her birthday I was at Tuesday Morning and spotted one. It's made out of light wood and is pink!! Ellie doesn't really 'play' with it yet, but she does like to take the sink out and turn the knobs on the front. This was only $60 and did I mention that it is pink!! Check out some pics below...

lala, lala, lala... mama, what would you like for dinner?

mama! you're silly, I don't cook!

Bike ride

My dad found a bike trailer at goodwill and got it for Ellie! I've been wanting one for awhile, but couldn't justify it since I didn't think we would use it too much this year, especially with summer coming to an end. This one is perfect! It seats 2 kids and has a screen and plastic cover. We took it for a spin the other day and Ellie seemed really comfortable, even with the pillows, helmet, blanket and seat belt. ( I know... I went a little overboard) She was having a good time, until her helmet went over her eyes and she was looking out through the top!! The helmet is a little big, but it was the smallest I could find at Toys R Us and it's better than no helmet. We didn't go for too long, because I didn't want to over do it, since it was her first time.

Riding along....

Wendi, Grandpa and Ba-ba

Mama and Ellie!

Dads back!

At home with Daddy today!!

bath...

VS

I know, I know - I still give Ellie her bath in the laundry room sink! We've tried doing it in the big bath and it is just too big. I'm thinking of ordering one of this bath ring seats, so she can sit better or maybe getting the big blow up duckie bath. What do you think?

ouch!

Ellie slipped and bumped her head on the kitchen table leg. OUCH! She actually didn't cry too much and it didn't bother her as much as putting the ice on it. She did NOT like the ice pack on her head. The bump was the size of a golf ball, but the ice helped take down the swelling. Here's a picture of her bump...