First Baby

I love this dog so much. This is our sweet dog Brother. We hope he adjusts to being a brother officially. We think he will. We love you, Bro!

Best Friends

Brother's best friend Sam Pela came to spend last weekend with us. They had a great time playing in the water, sleeping and wrestling. Brother hopes he comes back again soon!

Sam swimming in the pool

Cute Sam!

Bro is asking if Sammy can live at our house.

Riding in the car together.

We played too hard... we are worn out.

Black Crowes

We headed down to Tunica last night for the Black Crowes concert at Bluesville inside the Horseshoe Casino. If you have never been to a concert here, you should go. It's a great venue. We met up with some of my college friends Hurt and Schmidt. Schmidt works for Harrah's who owns Horseshoe, so we stayed at Harrah's and rode the shuttle over to the concert. Thankfully, Schmidt got us the hook-up! We had a great time and free drinks at the show. We ate a late night fourth meal, and passed out in our room. We laughed so much. These pictures will probably make no sense, but if you were there, it was hilarious. So fun!

The Black Crowes

Robert and Hurt on the shuttle taking us back to Harrah's after the concert

Hurt, Schmidt and me at late-night dinner


I know you....

But we don't know you.... where were this lady's friends?

You could have asked one of us to take your picture, rather than squeeze in :)


Hurt decided to try the chair...

So did Schmidt...

Pretty typical when these two get together

Great night!

Snow Bro

It's been a while since I've posted! Life has been busy, and I am finally getting a chance to get caught up. Thank goodness for Spring Break from school!

Memphis had a GREAT snow last week. It snowed on a Saturday, so we didn't miss any work or school, but we had a great time playing in it. We got about 6 inches, and it stayed on the ground a few days. The best thing about this snow were the icicles... I don't think I had ever seen them so big! They looked like daggers, so I didn't stand under them :) As you can see from the pictures, Bro loved the snow!

Our house looked so pretty in the snow...

Once we dried off, we went over to the Fields for some quality time with their lab, Marshall. Bro is still trying to get used to him, and hopefully one day they'll really like playing with each other.

Bro the Wonder Dog

Brian called me at work today to tell us our dog, Brother, had accomplished yet another miraculous feat. Brother has been known to do some pretty amazing things - open cabinet doors, open bedroom doors, and counter surf like no other - to name a few. When we come home, we never know what we are going to find. Usually, when Brian and I walk into our house, the first thing we check is the living room. If he has gotten into anything (mail, silverware, plates, coke cans, clothing, my cowboy boots that he shredded, loaves of bread), he leaves the remnants on the living room floor. Being a lab, he gets bored easily and LOVES to chew and explore. "Keep him in the kitchen! Lock him up when you're at work!" you say. Tried it - he ate through the door frame.

To preface, Brian usually comes home everyday for lunch. His office is only a couple miles from our house, so it's more convenient to go home. Brian came home today and heard sounds in the living room. He walked in and noticed the TV and DVD were turned ON (both have to be turned on separately) and the DVD Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Top Ten was playing on the TV. Yes, Triumph. Our DVD player has a 6-DVD changer. We had 5 DVDs in the other sleeves. Our dog chose Triumph. Brother turned on the TV, DVD player, and chose the DVD. Brian found him quietly sitting in the living room.


For the record, I would not trade my dog for ANYTHING in the world.