Snow!!!

Or should I say FLURRIES?!! Tuesday morning we woke to snow flurries. The forecast called for much more than we actually received- which unfortunately is often the case here. For those of us who actually want snow- it is a bit disappointing. Oh well, at least we got to see some of the white stuff this year.
The schools closed for the day, so I got an extra day to chill at home with the kids, which I can't complain about. This was the first snowfall for Sos. He was so excited he could hardly contain himself. Anytime it gets cold here the dogs go nuts, but the snow was an added bonus for them this morning. Lanai was excited too, but she is getting too old to run around much, so she hung out on the deck while Sos and I played. Taylor was bummed that she couldn't make a snow man. All she wants is enough snow to make a snowman and do snow angels. There definitely was not enough snow for that this morning, and this could be all the snow we see this year. Pathetic!

As for the rest of the day, I think Taylor and I will sit down and watch some of the Inauguration. This is a huge bit of history playing right before our eyes and I want to make sure we remember it well.

The accumulation on our back deck and car and an action shot of Sos playing and sniffing the snow:

Poor Sos :(

Last Friday was dooms day for Sos. We finally got him "fixed". The worst part about it all is that when we dropped him off at the vet, I found out I had scheduled his surgery on his 2nd birthday! How mean am I? I truly had no idea until it was too late. Oh well, he had no idea...and at least it's over. Besides, he got a nice big bone out of the deal.



We bought an E-collar for him because he keeps trying to lick his incision. He has been running into everything with it on! The e-collar eventually cracked from the repeated beatings and we had to tape it up with duct tape. Good thing Sos will only have to wear it a few more days. Until then, we'll call him the ghetto hel-mutt dog.

Happy New Year!!!

We had an uneventful New Years Eve- just the way I like it!! We really tried to make it to midnight, but Taylor and I sacked out around 11:15 and Jason was not far behind, making it to bed at 11:30. Are we pathetic or what? I like to think we're just smart. Anytime I can find time to sleep I'm all for it!
New Years Day Taylor and I went to see Marley and Me. What an excellent movie!!! If you have not seen it yet, be prepared to cry. At the end of the movie everyone in the theater was sniffling and when the credits began to run, we all just sat there sobbing. I don't think I have ever been to a movie where it affected the audience the way this one did. Don't get me wrong, even though I cried, I would definitely go see it again. It is one of those movies that makes you take your entire life into perspective and appreciate all you have- even though things may not always be perfect. I think we all need a little dose of that sometimes.
After the movie we went to lunch. Taylor got to pick the restaurant and she chose Red Robin. I had a delicious Apple Walnut salad and Taylor enjoyed the Chicken Parmesan Noodles. Then, as a special treat, we shared the Mud Pie for desert! I love our girly days together.

In the last post, I shared some video of Owen rolling over. He has become quite a pro at this. However, now it has become a problem of sorts. According to our pediatrician, the overall consensus is that babies should sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS. Now that Owen can roll over, he prefers to sleep on his stomach. We have tried everything we can think of to get him to stay on his back at night but our efforts have failed. I even went out and bought a sleep positioner to keep him on his back, but the little bugger wiggles his way out of it and rolls over anyway. I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do now. Fortunately, our Doctor said that he should be doing 360 degree rolls within the next 6-8 weeks. Once he is good at rolling over both directions (back to stomach, stomach to back) he will be fine to sleep on his stomach. Let's hope he figures out how to do this sooner rather than later!

Interesting tid-bit: We have a pro football player living right down the street from us! One of the players from the Carolina Panthers lives 4 houses down from us. Nana was up watching the kids last week and they were out taking a walk through the neighborhood. Taylor went across the street to play with Chandler, a little boy from her class. A man and a woman walked by the kids and Chandler got really exited and started waving to this man. Come to find out this man is #11 Jason Carter from the Carolina Panthers. He stopped and talked to the kids for a while which I thought was pretty cool of him. Now that I think about it- he came to the garage sale we had last year and purchased some of Taylor's old books. Too funny! Now, I still root for the Broncos, they will always be my team (no matter how badly they play). But hey, it's still pretty cool to have a pro athlete living in your neighborhood :)

I was on a website ordering a birthday name keepsake for Owen. Go to www.bkeepsakes.com to see what I'm talking about. We have one of these for Taylor and are getting one for Owen now. They are so fun to have and are super cute. Anyway, I looked up the meaning of Owen's name and found out that it means:

OWEN is the Welsh variation of Eugene, from the Greek and means "lucky" or "one of noble descent." Owen is also from the Gaelic eoin, a Celtic form of John, meaning "God is gracious; God is merciful."

I was so excited when I saw this because my Dad's middle name is Eugene. I had no idea that Owen was the Welsh variation of Eugene. Too cool! Owen has a bit of his Papa in his name!