California!

California was the greatest trip ever. We had such a good time as a family! The kids were great, the weather was not hot, and we had plenty of time with Mike's family. I am so thankful that we were able to get away together. We went to the Zoo in San Diego, the Aquarium, the beach, and most importantly had a ton of fun with a ton of cousins! My kids were EXHAUSTED by the end of the week! I know I said we were going to bring home two dogs, but my mother in law was having a hard time letting Katie go, and I did not blame her. We had decided not to take Katie home with us, and then Scarlett was hugging her and Katie snapped at Scarlett and it completely confirmed our decsion to not take her! In Katie's defense, she had just had puppies, and Scarlett was too rough with her. I might have snapped too if I saw a three year old coming at me, screaming my name, with arms wide open ready to attack. We did bring Salmon home with us, and my kids are the happest kids in the world right now. There were three puppies in the yard playing one day and Scarlett said, "Mom, I am going to yell Salmon, and the puppy that runs to me will be our puppy." So she did that and a puppy ran over to us, and the rest is history. He is actually the perfect little puppy so far. He does not whine at night, he lets the kids carry him and play with him, therefore he is perfect. He is so loving too. There are some downsides, he likes to poop A LOT! Scarlett already stepped in it, and we have only had him for two days. We are glad to have Salmon and we are so thankdul to Mike's Mom and Dad for giving us a puppy. I have a ton of pictures, and will post them soon.

All because of a little peanut!

We went to the doctor today, and confirmed that Scarlett is for sure allergic to peanuts. The good news is, as of right now, her reactions are not severe enough to cause anaphillactic shock (sp?). It could become that serious, but for right now, we just have to make sure she does not eat things containing peanut oil. We got her an epipen so we can be prepared if that ever happens. I am sad because I don't want her to have to be hindered by anything, but we have no choice but to deal with it. 25% of children grow out of it, so we are praying that she is in that 25%. The doctor said it is unlikely that she will grow out of it. I just have to be positive and tell myself, at least she can still enjoy things like chocolate, airplanes, and many restaurants.

Salmon and Katie!

We are going to California this week to FINALLY visit Mike's family, and take a much needed vacation! We can't wait to see everyone! I have not been out there in 2 years. The last time I was there, I was pregnant with Owen, and it was waaaay to hot for me to be there. We will be in Murrieta for a few days and then we get to go to San Diego for a little family vacation at a timeshare in downtown San Diego. Mikes brother, Paul, lives in San Diego, so we get to spend some time with him too. I can't wait for my kids to be able to hang out with thier cousins. That is the biggest downside to living in New Mexico. Being away from family is the pits! But we are very excited to go and we plan on makeing the most out of our time there. We will alos be picking up two new additions to our family. That's right, I the anti-animal girl, is getting two dogs. Then we are driving back to New Mexico with the two dogs, in a minivan, with two kids. I am actually so excited to get dogs, and those are words that have never come out of my mouth. I think I am a little more excited about Katie (the already trained adult dog). I can take her on walks with me and I don't have to train her. I think she might become my best friend. Now Salmon, that's right SALMON, is another story. I am a little nervous about a puppy, but I am so excited for my kids to have a dog they can grow up with! I am fully aware of the peeing and pooping on the carpet that will go on, I know that salmon will get into lots of things, but I have had two kids, and they do the same thing. Mike has been working hard on building a fence, so the dogs have plenty of room to run, plus we have plenty of places to take the dogs so that they can run free and chase balls. We told Scarlett that when we bought a new house, we could get a dog, and we also told her she could name it. For whatever reason she wanted to name him Salmon. I agreed to this, and am hoping we can shorten it to Sam. She told me last week that she wanted to name the dogs Humper and Dumper, and I said too bad! Katie is already named, so we can not go with Humper and Dumper. (not to mention, I am not yelling HUMPER and DUMPER!)Look, Salmon was the best of all the names, so we have to make this sacrafice. Sam is a name I can live with. The above picture is one of the puppies, and I don't know which one we are getting at this point, but that is what Sam looks like. I have always hated hearing about how people compare their dogs to kids, and blog about their dogs, but now I am doing it. What a hypocrite I am. Wish us luck, it will be the longest drive of my life...I have a feeling.