Miley and our Family

Miley is adjusting to our family. The boys like to play with her. They both wake up in the morning and go see Miley. Garrett will point and say "dog". Tyler is very responsible and makes sure she has food and water, takes her outside to use the bathroom, and plays with her. Miley loves to cuddle on Justin in the evening and take a little nap while he pets her. She also loves to lay at Justin's feet and play or sleep. She really is a good little puppy.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! As you can see, the boys were showing their St. Paddy's spirit and wore green. Everyone made sure they had some green in their shirt except for Justin. He said he always has green on since he has some green in one of his tatoos. He could wear a little more green for his boys, but oh well. The boys had fun in their green.

Pirate Mommy

Yesterday, I had surgery on my left eye. This was not planned. I thought I was going to have my routine visit with my cornea specialist. Well, my eyes have not improved and there was some scarring started. My doctor said I need to have amniotic membranes sewn over my cornea to help it heal, so I had eye surgery. It wasn't too bad except for the fact that I can feel my sutures and my eye is really itchy! Tyler and Garrett loved my eye patch. I told them mommy was now a pirate. They just laughed at me. It was a good thing my dad drove over to Missoula with Garrett and me since I was unable to drive after the surgery (I had a touch of versed in my IV to help me relax.) Today I was able to take the eye patch off, but I am going to sleep with it so I do not accidentally rub my eyes while I am sleeping.

Miley in the snow

Today we received about 4-5 inches of snow. This is a big change from this weekend. This past weekend, most of the snow had melted. Here is a picture of Miley outside in the snow. It came to her belly. You can't see her white hind paws or her little white stripe on her chest in this picture. She is alot of fun. We all love her.

Miley

Yesterday our family got a dog. Miley is a 2 month old puppy. She is a cross between a Walker hound and a lab. She is black with a white line on her chest and her two back paws are white. Justin and the boys found her in the pet store yesterday, then took me back to look at her. This is the first dog Justin has been really excited about. Everyone loves her! Tyler takes owning a dog very seriously. He helps clean up her accidents and helps get her fresh water. This morning he was really disappointed because we moved her kennel from beside his bed to our room last night. Whe he got up, he could not find Miley and was very sad. Garrett loves to chew on her toys with her (not a big surprise there!). The boys like to give her a treat when she goes potty outside. Justin and the boys took her on a walk yesterday. It fun to watch how everyone interacts with Miley. Last night, Justin sat in the chair and held her while she fell asleep. I never thought I would see Justin do that, but he likes her. He picked out her name even though he was told he has a second cousin named Miley. We will post pictures later. I have to charge my camera, the batteries are dead.

Our Newest Family Member

Today we received news about our newest addition to our family. Tyler and Garrett are extremely excited! Justin has picked out the name Miley. Additional info and pictures are to come soon!

Garrett's Wild Hair

Garrett woke up with some pretty wild hair on Saturday. Justin, Tyler, and I were laughing because the front of his hair was standing up. He was still kind-of tired and cranky and would not let Justin fix his hair. Out of the two boys, Garrett is most likely to have bed head. It's a good thing he is a little boy because he HATES to comb his hair!