When can I get ANOTHER vacation???

So I've decided that when Winter Break is over next year...
I will be taking an extra week off :)
I thought life was suppose to slow down AFTER
the holidays...we're stuck on fast forward!

The only BIG NEWS to report is
that our dog is no longer "Captain Jack."
I made the executive decision to name him "Einstein"
(He needed a little extra help in the brain department
when it came to pottying OUTSIDE!)

So enjoy our RUDOLF noses for awhile longer.
Maybe they'll come down about the time the tree does.
(Or the Christmas cards get mailed out!)

AGGHHHH!!!!!

Captain Jack

So I finally caved...we are now a "REAL" family

because we own a DOG.

Meet our 15 week old (and almost full-grown) puppy:

CAPTAIN JACK

(yes, that's a pirate name...what'd you expect?)

Isn't he adorable?

Jack is a SCHNOODLE

(which basically means he's way CUTE, SMART,

CUDDLY, and DOES NOT shed).

The boys were so SURPRISED on Christmas morning!

It was FUN.
Potty training is not fun.

But Jack is learning FAST
(I wanted to name him EINSTEIN but I was out-voted).

Jack is really the BEST PUPPY ever.
He PLAYS great with the boys.

I seriously have heard him BARK once since we brought him home

(ok, except for Jack's first night in his new bed...but that only lasted about 5 minutes).

He naps during the day and pretty much sticks to

his own toys.

Jack likes our POOL...not that he's tried it...but he's a little too CURIOUS about it (so we've had to make changes to keep HIM safe).

We adore JACK and are so excited

to have him in our FAMILY!

'Twas the night before Christmas...

And I WISH nothing was stirring!

They FINALLY fell asleep around 9pm...

...and I couldn't resist posting this pic of my boys

in their Christmas PJz (thanks, Grandma Liz).

NOW

I wait until Diane & Brandon's flight arrives.

It was suppose to be here around 11:30pm

then 12:00am

then 12:30am

now it's 1:11am (a little more precise?)

who knows?

I suppose Diane will technically make it

for Christmas MORNING like she wanted

(we might just need to go to bed AFTER presents!)

Merry Christmas!