The new addition

This is Buddy he is half boxer and half black lab he is 9 weeks old..The kids really love him Rivers says that he is her dog and guess what next time its poop scoop time we will remember that.

Well our lights finally came but they were broken apparently it was a bumpy ride...so after pondering we decided to put the broken one up and run it with the lights that are working while we wait for some new bulbs to be shipped.. We,
especially mike think that it is going to be ok for now..It cracks me up when I see him watching the tank like that I think he is hoping for something to come out of the cracks..Hopefully we will have something swimming in it by the middle of this week....

A day at the pool

Here we are at the St. George pool this is one of our last trips because they are closing next week.Out of the kindness of my heart I didn't post the picture of Mel because she told me that she would never ever talk to me again,so even though I think it is one of the cutest pictures I wont do it cause I would really miss talking to her.. So for now its only the kids and they are super cute :)

One step closer

Yea our sand finally showed up so here is our most recent pic..It is still a little stirred up because we had just poured the sand in..

Can any one see Laken?

This is lakens favorite place to hide at the park..He thinks that no one can see him there..I just think it looks cute and it is so funny watching the kids line up for there turn to hide in the rocks..

The Two Stooges

Here is mike cutting pipe on my kitchen table only after getting in trouble for cutting on my granite counter top did he start on the table..The other goof ball that looks like he is in the tank is mikes assistant chris they work together at Albertsons and now in my house on our tank..We are very grateful for his knowledge in all of this tank stufff..Thanks Chris :)

Getting there....

This is where we are at on our project..baby steps just baby steps ..so far we have all the plumbing,water and some beautiful rock and just today we found a friend on one of the rocks it is a turbo snail i'm hoping that he doesnt die due to our water conditions..we are still waiting for our sand it should have been here days ago so we are crossing our fingers that it comes tomorrow

Save your pennies

I really want one of these for my tank it is called a sabae anemone..It is a host to a tomato clown ,so what im wondering is , will everyone please please save your pennies for the anemone fund...

Kids say the funniest things so today I have decided to start writing them down..last night Laken asked Mike how long his arms were because they had out the measuring tape measuring different things for our new tank Mike responded I dont know two feet maybe and Laken quickly and so surely says back dad they are not feet they are hands :)

Joy riding on the bus

Good news - Riv gets on the bus just fine
Bad news - Riv doesn't get off the bus after school..You are wondering where she went ..well after waiting forty min. at the bus stop for her she calls me and asks where I am funny question I am wondering the same about her.. I drive home and sure enough there she is . so the story goes she missed her stop because she was to busy being social so she goes on a little joy ride with the bus driver, after driving around and having her try to explain where she lives which is a little difficult for an eight year old that has just moved in only a month before.The kind bus driver Steve drops her off right in front of our home... Thanks Steve and thank goodness he is so nice otherwise we could have had a total melt down on our hands..

The big day has arrived

Riv starts the big third grade..

Lord grant me the strength to deal with my blessings

Here is our new project and when I say project i mean it.. We are starting a 125 gallon saltwater tank and this is where we are at ...we are waiting for the rock, sand and pump to ship and then it should start coming together- we hope - we ae so excited about it we can hardly wait to put nemo and dori in. I will post the next stages of our progress...wish us luck

Here is the Smith home...I thought I would show a picture of the front since the back yard has some foster dog damage:( needless to say we are no longer foster parents....

Hair or no Hair

Bring back the hair ..Thats all I have to say

A new car

well it really happened.. for any one that knows Mikes mom and dad, know that they have not had a new car in like fourteen yrs, well they finally had to give in and buy a new one because the t-bird pooped the bed..They are now the proud owners of a brand new ford fusion..Congrats grandma Joan and grandpa Wes

Trouble

Laken just has that look...He is just a perfect little prince..

You have been caught.. There is no sleeping on the Job ( aren't you babysitting?)

I did it

Look I did it all by my self.. I was going to ask Whit to do it for me then decided I would give it a try and tada I did it.. Look at me go :)