we had planned to take one more trip to let lil do some water skiing before she got to pregnant, but alas, she didn’t feel comfortable getting out, but at least michael and i got to rip it up. i stopped in foster auditorium (my old gym) which has been COMPLETELY redone. the place was a rathole when we played there, and now it’s super fancy and womens vball and basketball are back to playing there.
lake tuscaloosa was warm and wonderful. here i’m trying to “help” michael, but he obviously isn’t wanting to be “lifesaved” : )
bear loved his first time in the boat, and began to “like” being in the water a little better
michael’s all grown up and ripping big airs now.
and i’m still giving it my best shot, too
michael did have some problems with his tub flipping when jason was dragging us behind the boat, though.
jason won parent of the year for letting michael stay up and play tiger woods golf with us til 1AM on saturday…he also gets big shoutouts for putting up with my little boy (who didn’t get potty training until about 1 week later) who peed on his floor about 8 times : )
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so after months of discussions (initially we had intended to decide to get pregnant, then get a puppy, but somehow things accelerated pretty quickly) we decided upon a cute little boy that atlanta pet rescue had. they’re a really great organization. they mostly have smaller dogs (and not as many puppies) but somehow ended up with a beautiful little 4 month old lab/doberman mix. we loved him and brought him home and named him Bear.
that was july 1st. on july 2nd Bear took his first weekend trip (to dave’s lakhouse). we had a blast and Bear had a good first weekend…a few other dogs to play with, plenty of space to run and warm grass to lay in.
his “go to move” when he’s sparring is to put his paw on top of hte other dog’s head. it’s how he says “i own you!”
he was precious and sweet right from the beginning and was so food motivated that it took all of 5 minutes to teach him to sit….potty training, however, took 2 weeks, and resulted in numerous pees on dave’s floor : )
here Bear and Lillis explore something. Lillis Jr can’t see it b/c she’s squished up against a dock.
seeger thought his girl might like to use some floaties. turned out, she didn’t.
here Lillis endangers our little girls life. just kidding. it was a wonderful backflip, and mother and baby both enjoyed it.
Bear was only about 30 lbs when we got him, so still, pretty good lap size.
and this is the view from the back of dave’s house. really really gorgeous there. we were very appreciative for the invite and glad it finally worked out for us to head up there.
oh, and here’s some pics of Bear’s little sis. in the top one she’s sucking her thumb. that is SO Lillis Jr : )
and her are my beautiful wife, our little boy and the burgeoning belly. Lil is at 5 months here….just finally starting to show pretty well.
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the folse’s were nice enough to have us down for a long weekend at their beachhouse just outside rosemary beach. it was beautiful weather, not too hot, but just warm enough. we did some body surfing and lillis retained her bodysurfing championship crown. the house was really cute and just a 5 minute walk from either the beach, or all the shops and restaurants of rosemary. pretty cool.
lillis says i never post any pictures she takes. she took this one.
here we are on the beach.
this is the sun. and the sky. and some sand. and some clouds. and the ocean.
here lillis is seen contemplating lillis jr. the is lillis jr’s first picture from the outside.
we had a great time at the beach. we threw the aerobie, tossed the football, played card games, watched a movie about rapunzel, ate good food. actually, everything except that stupid rapunzel movie was good.
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