Saying Goodbye

In January, Dustin took Zoe to the vet to have her teeth cleaned but the vet discovered that Zoe had cancer. There wasn't much we could do and he gave her a couple months to live. We were upset, of course, but we took her home and loved her as much as we could.

Honestly, she didn't seem sick. She had lost a lot of weight but other than that, you couldn't tell. Until last week.

 She stopped eating  and spent all day outside resting. Making the appointment to take her to the vet one final time was the hardest decision we ever had to make. We were going to take her Thursday morning but unfortunately, she took a turn for the worse.

Dustin talked to Luke about where Zoe was going, that she was going to live with Heavenly Father in heaven. He thinks its cool and is glad Zoe is with Heavenly Father. That's where we all want to be right?

We gave the boys one last time to see Zoe and to give her loves, Grant was so cute with her.  Then we took Zoe while the boys went to a friends house to play.

Goodbye Zoe - we love and miss you so much.

Luke's First Soccer Game of the Season

Luke has been so excited to play soccer and so when Luke's best friend, Hayden, invited us to play on his team, of course we had to join! Hayden wasn't able to make the first game but there are lots of other fun kids on his team.

As we were getting ready for the game, Luke told me, "Mom, I'm going to make 3 goals." I, of course, said. "That's great! I can't wait to see you score!"
The top picture is Luke kicking the ball. Last year he was a little scared to get in the group and kick the ball but he is doing great this year!

 Here is a picture of Luke kicking the ball into the goal. He actually did make 2 goals. Way to go Luke!

The star of the game!

What's Up Doc?

 We planted our garden again this year - okay when I say we, I mean Dustin. He does all the work. Anyway, he planted carrots again this year and of course the dogs dug up part of the carrots again this year. But the ones that did grow, are great.

Last year Luke decided that carrots were his favorite food after eating carrots from the garden. This year he has informed us that he only likes carrots that come from the garden and he will no longer eat store bought carrots. I admit, they don't taste the same but they come from gardens too!

So when Dustin pulled these carrots from the garden, Luke asked, "Can you pull some for me that don't have any dirt on it?"

Sure.

After I washed all the dirt off it, he ate it.

Play time

The boys LOVE playing outside. They would play outside every day, all day if they could. With Grant only being 15 months old, he's not quite old enough to go out on his own and so Dustin will usually end up stayig outside with them for hours. Well he had to run inside for something, he was only gone a couple a minutes and when he came back, this is what he found. Guess who climbed up into the playset all by himself?

He loves it up there but it makes us nervous with how daring he is.

Afternoon Tea

 Leana Christison invited me to afternoon tea with Melanie Griffiths and Jami Allen. I love the atmosphere at the Beehive Tea Room, I just wish it didn't cost so much money. I had a great time chatting with friends and Jami let us in on her secret - she's pregnant and due in February. We are very excited for her.
We only have the herbal tea and Leana was the one who introduced me to Lavender Flowers, which is my favorite tea. I decided to try something new today and I had  Bella Coola. It was a tropical blend of flavor and I really enjoyed it but Lavender Flowers is still my favorite.

After having tea at the Beehvive Tea Room, I am inspired to serve tea at my house next time. I have lots of ideas and think it would be a lot of fun. I can't wait to try it.