Griffy's First Day on the Lake

One thing is for certain, Griffy needs to be able to hang wherever this crazy family decides to go.  The lake is one of those places.  He was a little nervous but handled it like a champ.

Speaking of nervous...Colby and Dyson were hesitant to go out on the tube, so their brave 3 year old sister jumped on without hesitation.

Lennon loves her Uncle Randy.

We loved watching these two jam out to their favorite tunes on the tube.  Lennon requested T. Swift's "Shake It Off" and Sam chose Froggy Fresh's "Dunked On".

We eventually got Colby out there after he cuddled with Griffy for a bit.

Randy and I enjoyed the glass like conditions.

Look at that water!!

Randy thought Griffy needed to take an initiatory dip in the lake.  He was confident in his swimming capabilities.  After watching my baby struggle for 2 seconds I pulled him out.  Poor little guy.

Come to mama!

Another perfect day on the lake in the books!  Looks like Griffy can definitely hang with this crazy family.

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Mulligan Time

When my grandparents were unable to attend the Mulligan Banquet this year, Randy and I were more than happy to take their spot and join my awesome parents.  Randy and I can morph into country clubbers at a moments notice.  We had such a blast.

Dancing, yes please.  My dad was in rare form.

Coolest parents on the planet.  Hands down.

The following day I had to opportunity to play in the scotch foursome with my dear old dad.  We've never had the opportunity to play in tournament together.

Originally we thought it was only a 9 hole tournament but later found out we got to play 18,  Randy held down the fort at home so my dad and I could spend some quality time together.  We made such a good team and I'm really happy with how I played.  

We ended up winning our flight and taking 2nd place overall.  Not too shabby at all pops!  Let's not make this our last father/daughter tourney.

Introducing Griffy!

I'm thrilled to introduce the world to the newest member of our family.  Meet Griffy!  After years of begging and pleading from our kids, Randy and I decided the timing was right for a puppy.  I finally feel ready for a dog and when we found Griffy we both knew he was the one.  Let me rewind to the beginning of June.  We narrowed in on the right breed, cockapoo, and found the perfect pup.  He was still too little to leave his mom but we had to drive up to Payson to put a deposit down on him.  We debated if we should tell the kids but neither Randy or I could contain our excitement.  We decided to let the kids meet their 3 week old puppy.  I'll never forget their reaction when we told them we were getting a dog.  Hank almost started to cry he was so happy.  I knew in that moment we made the right decision to get a dog.

It was love at first sight.

In a liter of 7 pups, Griffy was the only black one.  His mom is a cockapoo and his dad is a teacup poodle.  He won't get bigger than 15 pounds and won't shed.  Perfect!  It was a little mean introducing the kids to their dog and then telling them they had to wait 5 weeks to get him.  

Finally the day came and it was well worth the wait.  We are obsessed!!

Everyone came over to meet him.  I felt like I just had a new baby!

When we picked him up from the breeder, they told us he was the most shy of all the puppies.  They told us he doesn't like loud noises and loves to cuddle.  I suppose he'll have to get over the loud noises if he's going to live at our house.  We all took turns sleeping on the air mattress next to his kennel the first night.  This dog is going to get more love than he'll know what to do with.

He loves to snuggle up to anyone who will cuddle with him.

It's totally normal for the entire family to come to his first vet appointment.

Be prepared for an overload of Griffy pics.  He goes everywhere we go!  We are so happy to have this sweet pup in our home.

Cabin Life...Again!

Man it's nice to have family with access to cabins.  Scott and Jeri invited us up to their cabin over the 24th of July and there's no way we were passing up on that adventure.  Jenni and her kids as well as Rick were also able to join us.

We spent lots of time on our 4 wheelers.

Duck lips anyone?

S'mores!

Lennon and Sam were just about as cute as you can imagine.  They named their favorite chipmunks as they fed them all weekend.

I don't mind waking up to this precious face every morning.

Randy and I were able to sneak away one morning to enjoy a gorgeous hike together.  Shirts optional!

Got milk?

I think I've created a monster in Sam.  He loves the camera maybe a little too much.

He insisted on a private photo shoot.

Followed by a tantrum.  Oh the life of a 3 year old.

Jeri took all of us on a scavenger hunt one afternoon.

We tried our hardest to get a picture of everyone...

Sam was in rare form.  Then Lennon had a melt down.

Then we got distracted by a moose.

That's about as good as we got.

Poor Jenni, sprained her foot two days prior to the cabin.  She kept a smile on her face and hobbled along in her boot.

Max is the perfect 4-wheeling pal.  He has an eye for moose.

On this particular ride we got up close to this massive beast.

To see a wild animal in it's natural environment is pretty cool.  

Keeping that foot elevated!

The boys love hanging out with their uncle Rick.  What better way to bond than a game of poker?

The mornings at the cabin are pretty spectacular.  Max opted for sleep while the rest of us rode.

He woke up ready to ride!  I can't believe how much he's improved on the 4 wheeler since last year.  I'm not nearly as nervous watching him.

The weather couldn't have been better.  It is so peaceful up there and Jeri and Scott take such good care of us.  I didn't want to come home!

I'd say that's a sign of a great weekend.  Hank was passed out!