Woof

Dog slobber: gross
Dog hair on furniture and clothes: more to clean up??!!
Dog butt licking: NASTY!

Then came Mia....


We went to the Humane Society on Saturday "just for fun", and we found her! Matt and I like pugs, and Mia is the next best thing: a Puggle. (A cross between a pug and a beagle). There was a hold on her from another family, so we were thinking that it wouldn't work out. But they called us and said that they didn't take her. We decided to go for it, and voila! We have a dog! They told us she wasn't housebroken, but she's doing great. She is SUPER sweet, and she absolutely LOVES Mackenzie!


All that stuff at the beginning of my post doesn't seem to bother me. I look forward to seeing her in the morning, and I feel a little sad putting her to bed at night. I even bought her clothes. What the heck is wrong with me??? Welcome to Dogville Kimmy.

Merry Christmas to All!

Mackenzie was concerned about the reaction of the guinea pigs when Santa pays us a visit tonight. So she wrote him a note and taped it to the door...



Ethan wanted to make sure that Santa could get into our house. So since we don't have a chimney he hung this from the door knob...


And of course, the cookies and milk (which is still in the fridge so it won't gross for Santa) are ready and waiting for the jolly man. We didn't get our letters to Santa out on time, so they set them by his snack. I heart Christmas!

Our Budding Gymnast

Mackenzie participated in her first "fun meet" this weekend. She had SO MUCH FUN! (That was the point.) I haven't seen her that excited about something in a while. She was a little nervous but more anxious to get to the gym and get started. She took part in four events- the vault, the bars, floor exercise, and the beam. She learned a small routine for each (very basic mind you), and she did great! For each event she was given a score and she ended up getting four blue ribbons. Everyone who participated got a t-shirt (which she has worn for the past few days, including to school under her uniform shirt) and a medal. So cute!