House Guest

Annabelle has come to spend some time with us while my parents are in Oregon visiting my brother and his family.

She is pretty low maintenance with the exception of wanting a

good belly rub now and again

and a scratch behind the ears!

Otherwise, just plain old fun to have around!

HUSBAND OF THE YEAR!!

10 days ago, Avery and I boarded the plane in SLC with my parents and headed to Louisville to see my sister and her family and be here for the baptism of Hallie and the blessing of Davis. Jeff was left to Wendy's and... Annabelle (my parents boxer). In case you do not know, Jeff is NOT a dog person but was happy to keep her while we were gone. 1 check on the great husband list!!

Today was the day we were to say our good byes for a WHOLE YEAR and head back to Utah.

Well, Kathryn and I got talking and decided that Avery and I might need to stay a week longer, especially since Trevor will be back to work (Kathryn will be home alone A LOT) and the kids will be back in school. This would leave us time to get a little bit of that crafting done that we wanted to do (just trying to keep the craft blog updated, ya know since I am so good at updating blogs these days;)) we could go on a walk everyday, I could go to her wonderful institute class with her, take more pictures of the babies (she is so so good at taking great pictures) and we could just be moms together for a week. Something I have wanted so badly since I had Avery!

I ran this little idea by Jeff, thinking he would immediately stop all of that talk! (I do have his baby girl with me!) But being the amazing husband that he is said that that would be okay. What a dear!! He really does know how dearly I miss my sister!

So off we went to transfer the ticket to 1 week later and low and behold the only way I could transfer the ticket with out paying an extra $120 is to stay for TWO weeks! That was the end of that idea! I really wasn't considering it at that point and told Jeff and oddly enough he was still open to it...should I be worried;) I think he still wants to get his golfing in that he was unable to do since the weather has been bad the entire time we have been gone! No, I am kidding! He is just ... HUSBAND OF THE YEAR!

I had a hard time deciding, really!! I debated all day. I really want to stay especially since this is probably the last time I will see them for another YEAR, however, Avery and I also miss Jeff dearly!

So the verdict is... we will reside in Louisville 2 more weeks and talk to each other on the webcam a lot! I am also going to keep my eyes open for a flight home next weekend for the same price.

I am so blessed to have such a sweet UNDERSTANDING husband and I love him so much! (FYI: I thought he was sweet, understanding and I loved him to death even before he let me stay with my sister for an extra 2 weeks too!! But now I think he is extra sweet! )

If there is anyone out there that wants to feed Jeff a real dinner I would really appreciate it and I am sure he would too:) Also, as soon as it stops snowing he will need some golf partners! Thanks Babe for being so supportive! You are so good to us! WE LOVE YOU!!

Dog Sitting

Is that not the cutest little boxer face you have ever seen?

This is my dog Annabelle that lives at my mom and dads house;)
She has come for an extented visit while they are gone to St. George.
J/K dad! I know she is yours! (I don't want backyard clean-up duty, besides what I am already going to have after her stay with us, that is!!)

She really is the BEST dog!!
For those of you who don't know Jeff at all, he is NOT an animal lover and for as long as we have been together it has been a 'discussion' about when we will/will not have a dog. --Sore subject, we are currently not discussing it because I KNOW that one day we will have a dog so why should we fight about it:)

I think my dad was feeling bad for Jeff and maybe alittle worried about leaving his baby here because he knows how Jeff feels about dogs. Well, I believe we have had a break through since she has been with us... All I have been hearing the whole time is "She really is SUCH a GOOD dog!", "I love that she just does what ever you tell her to do!", and my personal favorite "She is like a person, a MUTE.".
I think he also touched her for the first time EVER, since she has been staying with us.

We ARE making progress! He also said tonight about her leaving tomorrow... "We are going to miss you Annabelle" (of course it was in his cute little dog voice:))


Annabelle's thinking: 'Could you guys have more stairs in this house?'

Poor Annabelle is getting old and she is a little nervous and stays close by! She doesn't get up and down the stairs like she used to and gets winded easily!


And she like to sleep A LOT!!

If you can look past her Cataracts, Gray Beard, Gingival Hyperplasia, and Female Pattern Baldness you can't help but just love her and think that she is just the cutest BIG dog you have ever seen:)
Thanks for visiting ANNABELLE!