Winston
He turned 11 on Sunday and we bought him some new dog toys. He has had two visits to the vet this year, one for his annual which went great (except weight gain from excessive dog treats given to him by an obsessed child) and the second for a missing toe nail. His toe nail clipped the edge of our door and tore off. Dog nails bleed more than human nails so there was a whole lot of blood involved. Brian and I did not realize it was just his toe at the time and thought he was seriously hurt. Our vet wrapped up his foot, prescribed pain meds and an antibiotic, and advised to keep his bandage dry for 24 hours. Within 5 minutes of getting home Winston had eaten his whole bandage and walked through piles of mud in the back yard. We headed back to the vet and this time he got to wear his favorite accessory for a day.
Houston Half
I ran the Houston half in January and had a lot of fun. This was the first 1/2 I have ran in Houston and I was fortunate to be able to train with a great group of moms and runners.
Tooth Fairy
The tooth fairy came to our house for the first time. Logan had a loose tooth for probably 6 weeks and refused to touch it. It was literally hanging from his tooth socket and we begged him to remove it. He had his permanent teeth behind ready to get to work. There was a month where he had two rows of teeth. (the color marks on his cheeks are icing, just an fyi).
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Blue Apron
We are very much enjoying our Blue Apron meals. They have so many creative recipes that I would never think of let alone make. It has given Brian and I a chance to cook together again and it is always something new and different. Last night we had wild pacific cod pan seared in a rice flour. Can you say DELICIOUS! A few weeks ago we had Mexican spiced salmon served over black rice with mandarin oranges and an avocado salsa. It too was delicious. The kids don't always eat it but sometimes they surprise us.
4 1/2
Catherine celebrated her 1/2 birthday in the class room in February since her real birthday is in the summer. She brought in her favorite stuffed animals and read her little poster to the class. Well I don't know if she actually read it or memorized it but you get the picture. She surprised us as she is a little shy at school and not nearly as assertive as she is at home!
PRE-K B Art Project
We were the highest bidders on PRE-K B's art item at the St. Rose of Lima silent auction in January. It is our Texas Picasso. 100% of the proceeds went to the St. Rose capital fund to help build a new middle school.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras was super early this year but we were able to make it. It may have been the only time this winter we wore coats as it has been a very mild winter. I booked the cheapest flights on SW so we had to fly at crazy hours but it was so worth it. We also celebrated Donald's big birthday so that was extra special.
And this picture is just too cute not to share. This is one of the only times Logan got to hold baby Laura because Catherine is very protective of her little cousin.
