Doggie Heaven

Me with Kasey

(a few day before Amaya was born)

We made the difficult decision today to lay Kasey to rest. He had a wonderful life-but will be greatly missed! Not quite the way anyone wants to end their week, but he let us know, it was time. We have had him for 12 years-over a third of my life. Although it was very hard to say, "good-bye" I am at peace with the decision.

!```EDWAXZZZZZ (Amaya typed the title)

Nana, Gpa, Erica, Meg, Panama, Amaya at ChuckE.Cheese

Almost the whole crew hanging with Chuck-E-Cheese

Gpa, Momma, Amaya

Meg and Panama

Amaya loves playing (pounding) on the computer. She is growing so quickly! Here are some of the things she now does:

-She started walking backwards, and thinks it is so funny to bump into things

-She loves feeding her animals, giving them kisses, and talking to them

-She walks Kasy like a big girl-holding the leash all by herself...she also has a little dog that she love walking around the house

-She continues to love swimming-she now steps off the side of the pool into Gpa's awaiting arms-She is laughing the whole time

-She LOVES bananas and wakes up in the morning, walks into the kitchen, points to the nanas and says"nana-nana-nana" (this has to be her favorite word-it means all things good) We are trying to teach her please...but that may take awhile yet (Wonder where she inherited her love of food?)

-She uses her fork and spoon all by herself! No thanks to any of us adults...one day a couple weeks ago, she took the fork and has been feeding herself with one ever since

-She is a climber-thanks to her cousin, who is a fearless climber herself-Amaya thinks it is so great to climb on just about anything

-She still has a voice =) Loves to talk-talk-talk

I am sure I am missing so many things. She never ceases to amaze me!

Craziness!!!

Amaya helping Gpa get the car ready to be shipped

Daddy is molding a SuperFan...

All boxed up!!!

The last time all 3 of us were at our 1st house

Living large at our new place

Hello all!!! Sorry for such the delay in blogging. I thought life was crazy before, but that was nothing compared to what we have done this past week...(which is nothing compared to what our fellow Nashvillians are going through with the local flooding. We have had 14 inches in the past 24 hours!) As a good friend once said, "Life Lives" and we are sure living =)

The week in review:

--Nana and I drove the car to St. Louis last Friday and drove back the same day.

--Michael flew in from San Antonio on Saturday, we got Amaya's traveling passport, drank some great wine, spent time as a family, had a hail storm Sat night, and Michael flew back out on Sunday.

--The movers started moving us on Monday and they finished Friday afternoon. They left us with an empty house-and ALOT of cleaning for the dueling Cinderellas to do.

--We moved into our little apartment on Friday as well-Grandpa took the grandgirls to the pool. It is a really great place-I defiantly miss my house though =)

--Saturday: Nana and I cleaned like crazy-the rain sure was coming down.

--Sunday: Almost didn't make it to church this morning...rain...rain...rain. Organized the apartment and found out there is no school tomorrow.

Please keep the Nashvillians in your thoughts and prayers.

At this point, I am hoping that all starts to calm down. Michael, Amaya, the animals, and I will be headed to Germany mid-June. As I have said many times before-We would LOVE to have you visit!!!