Here she is!

Brother and sister kisses!
Her first pedicure...look at the size of those paws!
Which is the Great Dane?!

First night we got her
Puppy Announcement attempt
Grover's "mini-me" (for now )
Typical sleeping habit

Gisele and her sisters at three weeks old

Mama Dutchess

Papa Duke

Alright, so all of our closest family & friends should know by now that Gisele entered into our family on Saturday! She is so cute and Grover was so intrigued when we first brought her home, now I would say he is more like annoyed!

We hope everyone is doing well...come and visit! :)

3 years!!!

Gotta love one day projects!

Ok, so I forgot to take a before and after but...out with the old blue and in with the new teal!

Damages

I am so thankful and that my husband is o.k.!

Kit went into town last night and when coming back home from the interstate, a semi blew a tire in front of him. It then proceeded to hit the Explorer knocking out the passenger mirror and the passenger side of the Explorer now has black rubber marks. The rubber should buff out ok. From the pictures above, there really wasn't that much damage but enough to notice.

Cinci

We just got back from having a fabulous weekend with my sister and her family in Cinci. We were able to kick back and enjoy some "Tivo" of REBA, probably one of my new "old shows" and kick back at the pool most of the day on Saturday along with hitting our favorite, Brass Armadillo Antique Mall. The sad thing is that it will soon be closing :(. I was able to find this cherry "custom made" cabinet that I guess no one wanted after it was made for cheap!

Anyway, thanks Todd, Amy, Rob, Mallory, Clint & Erika for your hospitality! We had a great weekend!!!!

Good Eatin

Ok, we must have officially ran out of things to say! I'm sorry that I am putting a picture of food on here but it was so yummy to eat out of the garden! Greenbeans, potatoes, tomatoes, grilled chicken on top of white wine pasta! Yummy!! :)

Crazy Fun Weekend!

J&K
K&G
Boys will be boys!
brotherly competition

We had a blast this weekend going to Josh & Kenlyn's house! As always, it's fun to catch up and hang out with family. We were able to watch a couple movies in blue ray, race go-karts, play miniature golf along with the PS3 and, the all time highlight for the weekend...going to the melting pot! It was just as good as the first time Kit & I went for our first anniversary. Thanks guys!!!! (Also, thanks to Lakota for putting up with Grover!! :).

Productive days are my favorite!

I am really enjoying these summer days that I get to be outside! Today I was able to pick the rest of the green beans for the summer, pick some more potatoes, weed the flower beds, do three loads of laundry along with sheets (on my clothes line!), make a chocolate zucchini cake and......

MOW!

That's right ladies and gentlemen~ I mowed our yard. For those of you that don't know, I have only mowed one other time in my entire life and let's just say, it didn't go so well!

Not bad....huh? :0). The very sad part of all of this is that I was on my cell phone calling my husband at work trying to figure out how the run the mower! haha

I caught Grover today! Since we have gotten new furniture we have not allowed him to get on it. It has been working quite well. So well in fact, we have been leaving out of his kennel since he's 2 now and he has been handling it very well. I just realized today why he probably likes being home by himself...he's got alot of furniture to choose from! :)

Now, off to cleaning...

Quick Pics

Here are a couple pics of our new front room furniture! Yeah, I feel like our house is coming together bit by bit!
Hope everyone is having a great summer :)

Small Town Pride

We enjoyed a laid back, relaxing Saturday. We were able to see both our brothers and their wives. First, was off to see my brother Zach & Amber and their renovations to their house. The tile looks great and the hardwood flooring they picked is really cute (or handsome). :)

We were also able to kick back at Josh & Kenlyn's house. Kit of course always enjoys the multitude of car shows and racing with his brother!

After we returned from Indy, we went to the local small town of Brookston to check our their fireworks. I have to say we were so surprised because they were really good! It was awesome to share in the small town's celebration. Kit decided to take Grover since he had been in his kennel for most of the day. When we first arrived he was so excited to smell and look around....until the fireworks started! Oh how he did not like the loud booms and everyone cheering. Thank goodness we had treats and a blanket! We ended up putting the blanket over him for a while so he felt safe, then he seemed to relax. A couple times Kit had to put his hat over Grover's eyes so he would calm down again. By the end of the show, he was sprawled out relaxin' and just watching them!

Brookston Fireworks

Grover finally calming down

My camera obviously doesn't do it justice

What's going on?!

Happy it's all over...can we go home now?!

Look who's turning another year...

Happy Birthday to Kenlyn!

FIRE!!

Yesterday was an awesome July 4th! We were able to sleep in a little bit and relax. Then, we decided to cross off at least "one thing" off our list. We picked a fire pit. Kit dug the hole, then we decided to go to his parents for rocks at their creek. We got on the mower with Grover behind in the wagon. We choose the rocks and started back up the hll. Well, with a load that heavy we had an awful time getting back up the hill. I was given about 5 seconds of instruction on how to drive and then Kit said, "go!" I gave it gas and the wheels were spinning! After alot of muscle and sweat (mostly Kit) we finally made it up the hill!

We also made it out to see "Transformers". I have to say, it was pretty good :) Then, spent the evening getting ice cream and watching the fireworks on the Purdue golf course with friends.

How sweet it is

Last week was a just "not so good week". My husband is so sweet and brought me home flowers!! I absolutely love flowers and love receiving them!

And I've learn recently that my husband has a small obsession with the "alphabet magnets" so when I went to the grocery store...THERE THEY WERE! haha. You know how they put random things down the aisle to "grab" as you grocery shop?! These magnets were dangling there in the can goods section on clearance! It made me laugh and so of course I had to throw them in the cart :).

Growing & Growing

Baby Tomatoes!

Happy Birthday to the Dog?!

Grover has had a wonderful 2nd Birthday! It was filled with some visitors, good naps and most of all...yummy treats! I made his garlic and cheese treats in the shape of dog bones and also threw a few "C"s for fun!

His cake was iced with peanut butter and a splash of honey....sounding good to anyone?!

He has been a lot of fun for us with joys and challenges along the way...

Another Change or Two

Yeah! We got furniture. This is actually a late post b/c we got our furniture last Thursday. We have really been enjoying them! We were able to get two sofas and one ottoman along with an accent upholstered chair. I just got my curtains in the mail so I'll have to post a picture of that when we get them up!

Also, you'll notice a picture of the TV stand. It is still unfinished but has definately come a long way! It is needing shelves and glass doors! I am so excited, the family room is coming together. We have also order living room furniture which should be coming in about 3-4 weeks!

We were also so blessed this past Saturday night to have grandparents and parents come over for a cookout. Kit's brother and wife helped with the organization and grilling and turned out to be quite the enjoyable evening seeing everyone for Father's day! Thanks again Josh & Kenlyn!! :)

A change

My parents were over the other night and I mentioned I might like my candlewick with my table. Before you know it, my dad was acting like he was hosting another episode of "decorating cents" saying things like, "This dining area didn't cost us a thing. We just use pieces they already had." HAHA :)

Morning Times

Poor Kit. Neither Grover or I like getting up in the morning.