Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Rocky our favorite dog!  He is the big 4 tomorrow.   So I guess in dog years that makes him the same age as me.  There is a saying I heard when we first got Rocky, 3 years young dog, 3 years good dog, and 3 years old dog.  I would say so far that is about right. 

Rocky was a very happy puppy.  His first 3 years were filled with chewing, peeing, biting, and destroying.  But for the last year, since Emily's arrival he has been a pretty good dog.  I have to admit I have not had as much love for him as I did before Emily came.  Not thrilled about the hair and the messes with a baby around.  But he has been very good with Emily and lets her pull his hair and ride on his back. 

Sometimes he will just get up to go check on her to make sure she is still there.  Kind of sweet but then again I think he might just be waiting for her to leave so we can get back to normal... haha.. 

Rocky will be getting his usual peanut butter and oatmeal cookies for a treat tomorrow. 

Emily's Dress

So Emily got a new dress for church and it is just so cute that I had to share.  She didn't enjoy wearing it but I enjoyed it.... I am so turning into my mom.  Next stop big homemade bows in her hair!!!

Gettysburg

We took the drive up to see the historic sights of Gettysburg last saturday.  It was a beautiful drive through farms and countryside hills (they call them mountains but I refuse to).  The national park was a lot bigger then I expected.  I thought it would just be one big feild that they fought in.  We took the long driving tour through each battlefield and watched the movie and cyclorama.  Very disappointed with the cyclorama because for some reason I swear someone told me it would spin around us but it didn't.  But a very awesome painting. 

It is very sad and humbling to think of all the soldiers that died there.  Their fight and struggles were not in vain.  I see that as one of the biggest changing points in our countries history.  We would be in a whole different country if it wasn't for people standing up for what is right. 

Easter

We had a great Easter weekend.  Dusty and his kids came to visit us.  Sherrie refused to come for some reason.....had to do with a fight with a chair I hear!  haha....

We went to the mall and did the tourist stuff like the monument and saw the big-ol Lincoln.  I am going to have to go back for sure because there is just too many things that we missed.  Especially Dorthy's ruby slippers at the Smithsonian.  That is a must see, but the line was way to long.  Dusty was inspired by a woman posing for photos in the tulips at the mall.  This will teach him not to forward his silly photos to me!  haha...

Emily was so cute playing with the flowers.  She thought she had just been sat in a new play area...

We had a nice barbeque at our house.  It was nice to finally have visitors to fill up the house we are staying in.  Very sad that Sherrie couldn't come but luckily the easter bunny still found the kids!!

New Blog

Hello Blog friends...

I have a new blog in addition to our family blog.  It is a personal scripture study blog that I would love you to check out!  I need help figuring out what it all means.... 

http://asimpletonsscripturestudy.blogspot.com/