Santa Paws 2011

Castor made his annual appearance as Santa Paws at Pet Smart. We got Alex, Bebo, Baby Amelie, Annie and mom Kristen in the pic. Ame's Daddy David, the 3 D's, and Myself didn't make it into the group photo. It's hard enough to get one kid or 1 pup looking th right way....Oh well there's always next year!

Alex Turned 5 years old

Alex is now 5! His birthday weekend consisted of his party Friday at CEC with friends, family train ride on his Birthday and visit with Santa and ended with going to see Christmas lights and SNOW!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Our most UN-traditional Thanksgiving was spent at Lion Country Safari. Great time! Not busy, no lines and Animals! Alex looked in on his turkey-still thawing in the fridge-when we got home. Needless to say 5am Friday was up roasting the Turkey for his traditional meal.

Highlights

It has been a while for the posts. So here's the higlights:

Alex started VPK!

And Soccer...

Hanging with the Gang at DLR's and Ms. Kim & Brea's! Got to meet our newest boy Charlie!

Annual Blessing of the Pets-tough one, we miss Blossom terribly.

And up to date with Halloween. Gal Pal Gigi at the Monster Mash.

Blossom

Blossom lost her fight with cancer Monday 9-26-11. We love her and miss her terribly.

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close with someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they miss someone very special to them, one who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the veloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so lonmg gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

author Unkown...

Gal Pal Gigi's 5th Birthday

Always fun at the 3D's and especially fun to celebrate Gigi's 5th!

Food, Fun, Pool, Pinata, Cupcakes and all the friends!

Summer gone...

I just looked and hadn't posted since the end of school and don't know where the time went.

Alex went to school camp. Basically camp at his preschool but since he changed classe rooms it became school camp.

We had multiple visits to Tampa to Shriners Childrens Hospital and he was fitted with his prostetic "helper hand". He wears it at home and we practice with playing with helper hand. He has yet to venture out with it on. Anyone who asks him about it-well he just tells them they have to come to his house to see it.

We took a trip to Ohio to see Aunt Soup and her family. Unkle Ron, KT, Josie, Antnee and buddy Leah.
And he met my cousins-Cousin Ray and Ellie.

His buddies Erin and Ella came by to see him when they were in town. He hadn't seen them in about 6 months sooo they were the "New Girls".