Introducing Willy Wonka Brown

Allow me to introduce our new puppy. He is a Shih-Tzu named "Willy Wonka Brown." With our other Shih-Tzu being almost 11 years old, we thought the family needed an addition; something to liven old "Tiny" up! Tiny and Willy are almost identical in color, so they look like brothers! Willy was the perfect name for various reasons. First, my favorite and very first stuffed animal as a child was a puppy (that I still have to this day) named Willy. Secondly, Callie is still very into the movie Free Willy after her trip to SeaWorld this summer. It was perfect since Willy the whale and the puppy are both black and white. Third, Callie's all time favorite movie is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder, 1971 not to be confused with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Johnny Depp, 2005). Anyhow, he is a sweet puppy and is doing quite well with kennel training, just not being quiet at night!

It's been four months since I've updated...

It's been almost four months since my last update; where did the time go?? I can only use working too much for one and a half months of excuses! Drew is 18 months old, and is talking my head off in fragments of sentences. He hasn't put a complete sentence together yet, but he's on his way! Callie's newest obsession (other than Justin Bieber, urg) is dance at Missy Crain's. She is a big kindergardener now. We work on real homework every night, while Drew destroys the house by pulling out each and every single tupperware bowl and lid out of the cabinet!

October marks the beginning of a shift in family night. We now go every Thursday night to Chatham to feed the deer and eat out (yes, Chatham does have at least one good restaurant-J&H). I'll try to be better at uploading pics and updating blog especially with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and CHRISTMAS upcoming. It's official Christmas shopping season! I'm counting the days down 'til Black Friday!