Layla Gets Bored

PlayPumps

...just thought this was a cool idea. :)

Morning Traffic Surprise

Well, I was sitting in traffic this morning (read: adding 50 minutes to my 1 hour drive) and bored... so I started going through the bills laying on my passenger seat. Gas bill last month: $27.10. Gas bill this month: $361.47. That is not a typo. I guess they read our meter wrong last month and so they're making up for it with some major sticker shock. Ouch. That was how my day started... and it's not really gotten too much better. :) Right now I'm working on giving thanks in all circumstances....

Did you know... if I accidentally shift my hands on the keyboard slightly to the right... my name becomes Krddova. It has a nice ring. :)

Maybe it's just lack of sleep...

...or maybe because she's so darn cuddly... Layla and I have a new routine of taking naps together....

I didn't even know BJ took this... because I was dreaming of nerds ropes... mmmm... nerds ropes.

Layla, the Grey one, and the Orange one...

Layla naps (oblivious to Annie and Sid fighting over who hates this puppy more)...
"What? They don't like me?!"

Layla Learns to Walk (on a leash)

...and she doesn't like it very much...

Crazy Week

BJ's been putting in a LOT of overtime this week (about 60 hours total) and so I've been taking on a full week of 3am puppy duty. I can't wait to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep! She's getting bigger before our eyes!

Good news! Layla now knows 'sit', 'come', and 'ignore us completely'. :)

Walk Away...

Late Night Business

I'm so glad it's the weekend because for the next two nights BJ will take over the 3am shift of taking Layla out to do her business. It's so hard to hate it though when all she wants to do is curl up on your lap and cuddle.

She's quieted down a lot which is also great. She doesn't bark and whine as much when we leave her alone for two seconds.... or for the night. I think she's starting to understand that either a) barking doesn't work, or b) we always come back. :)

Dooce Puppy Quotes

I love this blogger Heather Armstrong... because she makes me laugh. Here's a few quotes from her latest post about their new puppy - wow - can I ever relate... (Chuck is their dog, Coco is their puppy, and Leta is their daughter)...

"Chuck reluctantly accompanies her and, following his lead, they both begin sniffing and circling the yard going, no, not there, not there either, maybe here? No, not here, wait, not yet, I think I'm getting closer, here? YES. HERE. THIS IS THE SPOT I WAS LOOKING FOR. Because that spot of yard is so very different from the THOUSANDS OF OTHER SPOTS IN THE YARD. DOGS ARE SO WEIRD."

"She doesn't bite us or hide under the bed where we cannot reach her, she doesn't steal toilet paper off the roll and leave it in saliva-soaked piles along a path from the bathroom to a mound of poop in the middle of the kitchen. Chuck was such a turd, and I remember one of those long nights that I stayed up with Leta when she was just a few months old thinking, yeah, this is hard, but at least she's not chewing on my underwear."

"Also, she's just so adorable that having her around makes me feel like my veins have been injected with glitter. It's impossible to focus on the sleepless nights when you walk from one room to another and she's so excited to see you that her tiny docked tail starts wagging so hard that it makes her whole body tip over, like HI! IT'S YOU AGAIN! I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AT LEAST TEN SECONDS!"

First Full Day With Layla

So far we've learned that Layla likes to sleep (preferrably touching a human in any way possible) and not being alone. She hates dog collars. :) She's been sleeping A LOT, which has made the process pretty easy. She's such a laid back puppy which is awesome. She's grown a lot since we first met her.



Steph and Jordyn came for a visit...

Another View From the Top

Winter Park Photos

Well we're having a nice time here in Winter Park, CO. BJ and I had a crazy time getting here (long story)... and so it's been so nice to get out on the mountain. We made our way up to the highest point in the area today. Here's my sister Julie and her boyfriend Jason...

...and here's BJ and I up at 12,000 feet. :)

Video of Layla from Yesterday

It may be hard to tell, but she's the one that's brindle (not black). :)

Visiting Layla

We got to visit with Layla (our puppy) again today! It's hard to believe that we'll be taking her home in just over a week! Here's some photos of her and her littermates. The larger dog is Madison (not related to our pup).

Christmas Night

BJ took this awesome photo of the moon and the view up our street last night. Not touched by photoshop!


Our tree from outside...


Our house lit up...


Our house lit up (moving camera)...

Countdown to Colorado!

We'll be in Winter Park in just four days! We can't wait to go skiing (Jessie) and snowboarding (BJ)! We'll have pictures to share soon! Also, tomorrow we visit our puppy one more time, before picking her up for good after Colorado. :) We can't wait to see how much she's grown. :)

Murphy Family Christmas

Summer wants to turn off football.


Santa arrives...


Grandma Murphy talks about being a very good girl.


Maria and Heidi cracking up.


Summer's not too sure about Santa...


BJ on Santa's lab...


BJ, Brian, Maria, and Grandma Murphy

Christmas Morning

Yesterday morning BJ and I headed over the BJ's mom's house to open gifts. Here's some of our photos! :)

Eating breakfast cassorrole.


Guess who's ready to open presents!


Jessie, Maria, and Linda.


BJ and his new bike! I love the bow! How cute!

Mosaic Christmas Party

Last weekend we had a few of our small group students over for a Christmas party! Here's some photos!