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What were we up to in July? A whole lot of this...

Yep. Sleep. At the end of June, I got some kind of virus that seriously put me out for at least 10 days. The flu-like symptoms (thankfully, no fever though) were gone, but the cough stuck around, so I went to see the doctor. He told me that the virus had become bronchitis, so I was on antibiotics for another 10 days. On my 5th day of me being on antibiotics, the hubs started feeling bad. I was surprised that he was "catching" what I had this late in my sickness. However, we soon learned that it probably wasn't from me. The following day, he started running a fever. Both of us are clueless with fever. I just knew if it got too high we would need to go to the hospital. We didn't know that its very unlikely for adults to get a fever and have one for DAYS! So, we finally took him in and we learned he had pneumonia. Poor guy had fever for a total of 10 days. He was miserable!!!! They finally gave hims so good antibiotics and the fever broke. He felt pretty bad for days after that too, but he was so thankful for the fever to finally be gone.

The joke around our house was that we decided to call July a "wash". We were both so sick that we were inside for a MONTH! I was starting to get stir-crazy so I finally took the dogs to Tulsa one day and spent the day with my dad. It was amazing!!! Just to have company and someone to hang out with and to be dressed and out of the house was awesome!!! And, it was really nice to spend a day with my dad. :) We don't get many of those.

Needless, to say our time indoors was uneventful. The only thing we managed to do together was enjoy fireworks on the 4th from our backyard. I was miserable, but I managed to actually get dressed and enjoy the weather.

We celebrated Rossi's FIRST birthday!!! I was "that" parent who did it up big for the "first born" (Ruger), but forgot to take pictures when I gave Rossi her presents. So...here is Rossi with her presents after she shredded them and her card from the C-Family!

And, I was able to get out to do some photo sessions too and meet some new people. And, while I was out I got some pictures of my alma mater. :)

The rest of our joke was that we would resume life on August 1st. That's exactly what we did.

Catching Up

We've had a pretty eventful Spring. Here's what been going on...and I'd love to say its brief, but I just can't. :)

I completely fell in love with yoga! I've been doing it since January and continued to get better and stronger. It was so awesome to me to see my physical strength changing. I got so excited when I achieved something new. My biggest accomplishment was the headstand...by myself!

Rossi! She has definitely become one of our new favorite things. :)

Friday nights on the deck with dinner and wine. We both love this!!! God has really blessed us with a beautiful Spring and we have taken advantage of every single moment we can! We bought a new table for the deck and its been amazing. We enjoy dinners, breakfast, reading, entertaining friends, or a nice glass of wine.

Dinners with Michelle resumed at Roma's in Guthrie!!! Plus, I get to see Miss Evi!!!

We found a new church. We felt at home the first Sunday we went. The people are awesome! We both know this is exactly where God has placed us. They have some incredible ministries and we are excited to have church family again!

Date nights! These are always my favorites. Anytime I can spend one-on-one time with husband is a perfect night for me! Most of the time we spend our date nights in our own town. But there have been a few we've been able to go to OKC or Tulsa. Our favorite in-town spots are Louie's, Zannoti's Wine Bar, Palamino's, and Brooklyn's. When we go to OKC and Tulsa, we like to try new places. The past few months, we've gone to El Guapo's (Tulsa), Swaddley's BBQ (OKC), Roosters (Hennessey), Johnnie's Grill (El Reno), Momma Roja's (OKC), Mutt's Amazing Dogs (OKC), and In The Raw (OKC or Tulsa). One of our most fun date nights was going to OKC for Ken's induction into the Honor Society at his Alma Mater, then drinks at Red.

 

Speaking of Roosters - this is one of our favorite fried chicken joints. I'm not a huge "fried" fan, but I do love their chicken. Its a little bar in Hennesey, OK and they have GREAT chicken and lots of sides!!! We stopped here for lunch on our way to trade in my truck.

 

I never thought the day would come where I knew it was time to get a more "grown up" car. I definitely thought it would be b/c of kids. And, I guess for us, it was for the kids. We swapped in the old truck for a "crossover" vehicle, the Ford Edge. The truck just wasn't working for our family anymore now that we don't have a big dog, but added another little dog. They can't ride in the bed and we have to travel with Rossi's crate now. Plus, when we thought about Christmas and other holidays where we are carting the dogs, bags gifts, and food, having two trucks just wasn't cutting it anymore. 

 

Life with these two is always entertaining!!! Ruger hasn't been in a crate since he was under a year old. He either thought he wanted to try it out since Rossi was in there so much, or he missed the blanket we used to leave on the couch and decided to nap on it. :)

 

My hubs took a little trip to Colorado with a buddy that owns a Longhorn ranch. They went to drop some cattle off and made a 24-hour trip of it. It was definitely a treat for KP because he absolutely LOVES Colorado!

 

Every year in the Spring I have to mention how much I love where we live! Its so gorgeous!! This year, Spring has been amazing! warm days and cool nights. I've had to leave my sweaters out longer than usual. And, we've had many more deck-nights than we've had in the past.

 

We love the sunsets!

 

And, Rossi got to experience her first bonfire...

 

While its an "old hat" to Ruger, he LOVES sitting by the fire and being warm!

 

Speaking of Ruger, we celebrated his 7th birthday in May! He got his special card from Jenny (and the non-furry C family as well). Plus, I took off early and we spent some quality one-on-one time together....something that's hard to come by now with Rossi jumping in my face every second.

 

He also enjoyed his version of a birthday cake with treats from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

 

The reason that Ruger and I were able to have that one-on-one time was b/c Miss Rossi had surgery. We were planning to have her spayed closer to her 1st birthday, but it just worked out that it happened earlier...and on Ruger's b-day.

 

I just love this man :) Just had to throw that in the middle!

 

In May, KP's mom, sister and her two boys made their way to Oklahoma from Minnesota. We had so much fun with them! They were only here for an afternoon and overnight, but it was so great! We pretty much stayed outside the entire time. The boys loved being on Uncle Kenny's tractor...especially when they were chasing there momma on it (see the pictures below).

 

All the boys together...Ruger was definitely not going to be left out of the fun!

 

I love this picture b/c Tyler is laughing hysterically....

 

Because he was chasing his mom through the yard!!!

 

We enjoyed wine and grilled burgers! And, lots of talking and fellowship!

 

Tyler became my photog side-kick! :)

Memorial Day weekend around our house is usually uneventful, so we were THRILLED when our friends decided to make a weekend trip. They stayed with us Friday night and then we all went to OKC on Saturday. We enjoyed being outside and making our way through downtown. The Devon Corp has done a beautiful job on the new landscaping of downtown around their new skyscraper building. Its just gorgeous! We had a great time playing with Miss Avery and definitely rekindling an old friendship and building a new one. I love seeing God move and provide in different seasons of our lives!

 

And, I'll end with our favorite four-legged kids. These two bring so much joy and laughter to our home! We have become "those" people who constantly tell stories about their kids and never shut up! But, we do have the funniest kids alive!!!! :)

First Meet

Easter was the first time Rossi got to meet Frasier. She fit right in. I was worried that she would cause problems with my parents' dog. Not that she is aggressive, but Ruger already loved her so much and I was afraid he wouldn't let Frasier and her be buddies. I was wrong. These three were best friends immediately. The three of them, with Rossi in the middle, ran figure-8's around the entire back yard. It was hysterical!

It was also the day Rossi got to meet Grammie and PaPa. :)

We had a really nice Easter. We were able to go to church on Saturday night so that we could spend the day with my parents on Easter Sunday.

We got there mid-morning and had brunch. Then spent the day at their house visiting and letting the dogs run around. It was enjoyable holiday celebrating the freedom we have in our Savior.

And, who can resist this face???