I Miss Mani!

This is dedicated to our baby Mani who we had to give away this week. It has been very bittersweet. Mani is our third ACD that Mike got in Florida last August. He was the sweetest and most cuddly Cattle dog ever. While in Florida he was run over and we believe had brain damage from the accident. It has always taken him alot longer than the other two to learn anything especially house breaking him. We have tried to avoid this for a long time now, but with our new house and no fence it wasn't fair to him. He wasn't able to come in because he would tear the hard wood floors up and pee everywhere. So his life had come down to being in the kennel in the garage. We played and ran with him in the evenings, but I just hate having a dog live like that. Disciplining him never phased him. If you know the other two dogs then you know how good they are. While there were some annoying things, Mani had the best personality and never met a stranger. Mike and I have both been really upset about this, but know he will be much happier in his new home on 15 acres. Right now I am just feeling like I just gave up, but we have tried. So here is to Mani the sweetest Cattle dog ever. We will always miss and love you.

OUR NEW HOUSE!!!!!

Many of you guys no how long Mike and I have been searching for our first house. Well, we had taken a break for the past few months due to alot of frustration. In the mean time Mike told me that I should go and look for a new car because a house would be a while. I was at a car dealership waiting on Mike when the salesman told me about these neighborhoods right off the interstate. We told them we would think about the car over the weekend and get back to them on Monday. On Sunday we found this beautiful house. This was the first house that both of us loved and it was affordable. The yard is 0.6 of an acre which is another great thing especially for our dogs. Most houses we were looking at had tiny yards. Everything about this house is us. We close August 22, 2008 and then we will be moving in asap. I am sooo excited to decorate and make it ours. It's a brand new home and we are so blessed that it all worked out. I have prayed often that we would find the right house. It was definitely a God thing :o). Big thanks to my parents for helping us with everything and the car salesman (haha). He was pretty bummed that he didn't sell a car. I can't wait for everyone to come and see it. I will post more pictures once we get settled in. Below is a picture of our Formal Dining room.

Our Beautiful Niece and Handsome Nephews

I love being an Aunt and wanted to show off why. Being an Aunt is the best because you can spoil them rotten and send them back home. It's also a good form of birth control! :o)

This is ADORABLE Mae Cherry "Miss Blue Eyes"

Handsome Big Brother Jack Cherry (my buddy)

My new Super Cute twin nephews Gavin and Owen. I have know idea how to tell them apart.

Handsome Kieran McConnell the big brother to the twins. He is the sweetest child.