Friday, April 24, 2009

Welcome to the Family!

Okay so we know we have enough pets, but ever since losing our beloved Java, Millie and I have been waiting for the opportunity to find the right dog to join our family. Millie has been so depressed ever since Java passed and it really hurt me to see her so sad. I needed time before I could welcome a new dog into our home. At first I was thinking that I might want a large breed dog, but last week at Landon's birthday party, a surprise happened. One of Matt's co-workers was at the party and his wife overheard me talking to Annie about possibly wanting a new dog. She said that she had two dogs that they were taking care of and were wanting to find new homes. She said they had a Jack Russell and a Chihuahua. My ears perked up at hearing Jack Russell and I said sure I would love to meet her, but I was not expecting much cause I really have to take to a dog before I can take it home. So later on in the day they brought her by and well, it was love as soon as she looked deep into my eyes with her deep brown eyes. They reminded me so much of my sweet Java. From the moment I saw her though I knew she was not a full-blooded Jack Russell because her ears were different. The more I look at her I think she is all Toy Fox Terrier or a Toy Fox Terrier/Jack Russell mix. I was not too caught in her breed though and she was so very sweet. So we decided to take her home. She did great on the four hour ride home and now she is officially part of the family. I cannot believe that the family she was rescued from abused and starved her and then they were going to shoot her. Thankfully Matt's co-worker was able to rescue her and then just happen upon us. Here are a couple of photos. They really do not do her justice, but I will post more when I get some better ones. Oh and Millie is getting along great with her and she is so much happier now that she has a doggie companion in the house!




Thursday, April 23, 2009

Easter Photos

I know it has been a couple of weeks since Easter, but I am just now getting around to uploading all my photos. The past two weeks have been jam-packed busy with work. We had a wonderful Easter. We went to East Texas to spend some time with family up there. Elena loved her Easter Egg hunt and she could barely wait to hunt them down. What is funny is the week before Easter she practiced finding eggs. She would have Sam hide them in the house. What is really priceless is that after Nana and Annie hid the eggs, she went out the house and started calling "Eggs....where are you?" Yes kids say the darndest things.

On Sunday we managed to make it back to Houston in time to spend some time with the Cardenas and Solomon family. Elena loved seeing her cousin Victoria. The girls had fun hunting eggs in the house. It was too wet and yucky outside that the girls did inside hunting. Victoria was definitely the egg hunt champion. Elena was too busy stopping and eating the candy out of the eggs that she did not look for new ones. Victoria did a great job. Overall it was a wonderful Easter because we were able to spend it with family. Here are a few of the cutest photos.











Thursday, April 9, 2009

New tile floor!

It has been a long week of home improvements. We have been wanting to get rid of the carpet in our house for some time now. We started with the floor in the living room and kitchen/dining area. We choose a really pretty colored tile that looks great. The whole week the house has been a wreck, but it is back in shape and looks great. Here are a few pics of how it turned out.