Bowlin Beige

Meet Blue Bowlin! He is the newest member of our family, after we adopted him on February 28. We had been working with the Greater Richmond Lab Rescue for a few months to find our "right" dog. We had also adopted Dixie from them 5 years ago. Blue is 1 1/2 years old - truly a very large puppy.  At 83 lbs, he is larger than Dixie, but smaller than Duke was. He is a purebred chocolate lab, and his previous owners had him since he was a small puppy. He's a handsome boy and absolutely loves his furry sister - every day he wakes up excited to see her and play with her.  Dixie made sure to establish her authority from the very beginning - it's her house and she's in charge. If Blue is playing with a toy that she wants, she just walks over, barks, and takes it from him. He looks a little forlorn but then shrugs and finds another toy. He is very smart to let her be in charge! He loves to chew on bones and toys (and shred them if given the opportunity), and ...

We returned from Switzerland and immediately launched into several weeks of parties. It's been a busy but fun month, and we've enjoyed spending time with so many old (and new) friends!  First was our annual winter party, which was our first opportunity to break in the new bar with a large group. Even though this is our winter party, the temperatures soared into the sixties! We set up cornhole on the back patio and kept the doors open all night. It was a perfect evening!  Testing out the new beer pong table! Some winter cornhole!  Some of my favorite gals! Me and my favorite guy!  My DH even put on a little show (somehow there were people at the party who weren't aware of his clown past, so he had to prove his skills).  Some posing with the antlers. The following weekend we had Parker's birthday party! He was excited to celebrate at school with some cookies. He chose McDonald's for his birthday dinner out. Then on th...

It's so hard to believe that my little baby turns 4 years old today! My how the years have flown by. Parker continues to melt my heart every day - he is constantly asking for snuggles and seems to know the exact moment when I've lost my patience to run over and hug my legs. His devilish smile will get him into plenty of trouble as he gets older. His current fascinations include anything related to space - rockets, space shuttles, planets, gravity, astronauts - and puzzles, card games, and legos. He continues to love playing with Ainsley (as long as their interests align). He is riding a regular big-boy bike with training wheels and does his best to keep up with her. Aside from the occasional meltdown, usually sparked by a broken granola bar, he is a happy, funny boy. I love asking him a normal question like "Would you like a banana?" and his answer is "Of course I want a banana!" with a big smile on his face. I love my little man and can't wait to see ho...