Roxy.... Oh my roxy...

We got a dog. I've mentioned this before... Not new news. Pretty sure I also mentioned I thought we were out of our minds to do it. Well I still think we mad a mistake..... That being said, she's pretty awesome and as much as I struggle fighting her and her 60 lbs. I love her and I'm glad we bought her. :)

Madi and roxy napping together. 

Mason and roxy have a pretty sweet relationship worked out. He gets to toss his food overboard, roxy gets a treat and I don't have to mop up any food! A win for everyone. :)

But we don't let this happen very often... Don't judge, or stop judging. Ha ha

This is the only one in the house that roxy always listens too. Panda rules the dog. Quite well actually. Roxy would like to play with panda so badly you can feel the energy burning off her... Panda would like to scratch roxy's eyeballs out and her emotion is so strong you can hear it from the opposite corner of the house. But panda keeps roxy in check and roxy burns off a lot of energy trying to get panda to play with her. Win win :)

Some people have dog beds.... We just have a lovesac. :) Roxy decided to make this her resting place and it makes me giggle. It's perfect, like they were made for each other. Roxy will be ginormous and in the way and our lovesac is ginormous and in the way. So I let it happen. :)

In case you've been in withdrawal for madi-isms here is a good one for you. 

Madi had a fun sparkly dress on, and it was new so she was twirling and carrying on and on about how pretty she was. Then she said, "this is just like my dress to get married in! Is this my wedding dress??" I told her no because there were a lot of things that had to happen before she got married. Like grow older, go to school go to college, go on... Then I get cut off and madi says, "ok you can quit talking now. I'm done listening"

Alrighty then.... Good chat. 

They are crazy! It was so cold outside!!! Like -15 and they decided to go hot tubbing. But they had fun!

It's a good day. :)

We have lost our minds :)

There are times I believe I have lost it... Today is one of those days. About 4:30 mason wakes up needing an early morning breakfast. After he eats I promptly go back to sleep until about 6:30 when a 4 yr old decides sleeping is for the birds and there is a small face in my face trying to wake me up. Notice I say trying. :) well I somehow halfway coherently tell her to go play in her room. She does (this has just started and I love it!) and then about 15 min later she is back dressed like a garage sale find with lime green tights, a black/ purple Halloween skirt, a dressy black, pink and white flower top with a brown and pink beanie. Oh and red sunglasses. :) she proceeds to see I'm still in bed, sleeping, which is not what she wants so she turns on my light and says, "it's morning time!! You have to get up mom! And make me my breakfast!" So I finally get up, I'm not going to lie, it's kind of embarrassing that my 4 yr old gets me up like this. Pretty sure this is a flash back to when I was 15/ 16 and my mom had to do the same thing. :( apparently I still like my sleep. :)

Then the day begins... Roxy needs to pee and eat breakfast and she's so excited to see moving bodies her tail swings hard back and forth and I'm sure something will break. Mason wakes up due to all the racket and it becomes a mad dash to get everyone fed before they start eating each other. :) oh wait roxy has already had a taste of both the children. (We are still working on that) madi gets grumpy quick and mason's patience has shortened into none at all. So roxy is whining to get out, madi is whining to get fed and mason is letting out shrieks at the top of his lungs. * this is where we cue the song, "just another day in paradise" * 

Eventually everyone gets fed and goes potty or gets changed into a clean diaper.  :) and I call that a successful morning. And now it's 8:00... 

I'm trying to be good about taking roxy for a walk and training her on a leash and then playing with her to get some puppy energy out. It makes the day a lot easier if she is tuckered out. But to actually make it outside to play.... Ugh.... Such a battle sometimes. Like today.... Mason takes a morning nap after he fills up on second breakfast.... Then madi is usually a little calmer as well and can sit and color while I go outside or she will come with roxy and I. Today she couldn't decide.... So I informed her I would be in the back yard playing if she needed me she could come get me. Well it's cold today and snowing.... And blowing... And I've become acclimated to nicer less snowy/blowing weather so I'm not as excited to be outside. Quick trip I tell roxy. After playing outside and cleaning up the large bombs she leaves :) I'm heading back in when madi decides she needed to come outside. So back out we go because she had gotten dressed all by herself... (That's another story in itself) but then roxy is so excited to see a little eye level human in poofy clothes just right for the chewing. Madi takes off running for her swing set and roxy is nipping at her heels. I'm trying to call roxy so she will come back to me and play with a ball instead. Ha! Such a joke. Sometimes I feel like I'm actually training her and she is doing so good... Then you add a small human and everything  I thought she had learned is out the window. :( this is where in my mind I'm wondering what were we thinking getting a dog. Roxy gets a glove and takes off with it, madi begins screaming/crying and I'm calling roxy trying to get her to come and all she does is play keep away..... And she does it very effectively. So I try to herd madi in the garage and then roxy come flying through the doggy door and licks madi and helps me take off her poofy snow clothes. I try to get madi inside and keep roxy in the garage and then before I know it I'm the only one in the garage. Eventually roxy is in the garage and madi and I are inside. And now it's 9:30. 

Hopefully I can learn how to train all the creatures that live in my house. :) I have a dog training book, a difficult child discipline book, and what to expect in the first year all sitting on my night stand. Not that I ever get around to reading more than a page at a time. Once I finally make it to bed and I pick up the book to read, brian usually wakes me up to put the book back on the nightstand and I'm out like a light in less than 30 seconds. :)

Anyways the picture that started this whole rant is this one:

And 

And all I want is to be like...

And now that I've used my free 30 mins that I had to document... Everyone is a little more wild and ready to start the whole process over.... Oh yup and there is mason waking up. :)

I'm off to another day in paradise. :)

Madi'ism of the day

We read a lot of labels due to madi's sensitivity to artificial dyes. This has been going on for about 2 years. Anyways today madi was lookin at the ketchup bottle and "reading" the label. "Oh well this has cheese, hot dogs, and pepperoni in it" and then lookin at the mustard bottle, "uh oh this one has gum, rice and chicken in it"

Funny girl. Cracks me up with her stories. 

Today she feel asleep like this. 

Cute boy

11 months old today! Can't believe we will be celebrating his 1st birthday in a month! 

And she already needs a new kennel. Oh my. She will be 5 months old tomorrow. :)

I wish...

I wish a lot of things. I wish I was a more faithful blogger. I wish technology was nicer to me. I wish I backed up my photos more often. Ugh. I think I am still bitter about my computer crashing and losing all my pictures and videos... Not to mention my school notes and church folders. But it's a new year and I need to do better. So here's for trying. :)

Again. 

Another year. 

Who knows maybe it will be better. :)

We had a good November and December. The holidays were great and it was nice seeing family and being our own little family. Here's the last 2 months in pics:

Meet the newest Rowe. :) this is roxy and she is a St. Bernard/ lab mix. Cute and large. :) 

This was our Christmas Eve adventure. Lots of new fluffy snow, a sled, and a ranger. Good times and lots of laughs. 

Love the outfit. :)

 Looking for the perfect launching point. 

Making Santa a plate of cookies. Notice how some are partially eaten. :)

Our Christmas tree had to be on top of a table to prevent little mason, roxy, or panda from pulling anything off. The blinds have to be pulled up a bit so mason doesn't crumple them. Someday we will be able to put things on the floor.... And it will be glorious. 

A rockin rider pony... Clipity clop, clipity clop :)

Mason's January picture. 

I'm trying to track her growth with pics. Inside the kennel is an easy way to see it. 

Masons rocking horse that happens to sing the same clipity clop song as madi's horse. Ironic... We didn't buy either of them and grandma & grandpa bought madi's for her for Christmas and gram & pappy bought masons for him for Christmas. 

Again i say... Ironic. :)

Early morning breakfast. 

Mason got his first haircut!

From this....

To this. :)

The damage. 

Making messes. :)

Good sibling bonding time. :)

This is the face he has started making recently. So hilarious. He tilts his chin up and squints his eyes and smiles really big. Makes me laugh every time. 

But it always happens fast and I still can't quite catch it. 

Just got her this sweatshirt and she loves it because of the pocket on the front. Funny funny girl. 

In the stage of "watch!! Watch!!" And when she doesn't think you are giving it enough attention, this is what happens. :)

Napping buddies

Madi still loves preschool and going to primary and learning songs. Mason is growing fast and really close to walking. He cruises on all the furniture and walls and can climb up the stairs. Down the stairs is a little sketchy. Actually down the stairs just doesn't happen on his own. It's more trectcherorous than anything. 

Brian's job is going good. We like where we live! It's in the banana belt of montana I feel! Weather has been so great this winter. I still enjoy my part time work, and we are anxiously engaged in surviving another year! :) welcome 2014!