How we love thee....

Instant Nonfat Dry Milk. Yes I know it sounds strange. But we have grown to love this inexpensive item in our house. We make it up and extend the life of our milk by adding it to the regular milk jug when it gets half used. We make it and use it in all baking recipes calling for milk. Sometimes we use it to give our puppies a treat. It truly is awesome. Thank you to those responsible for the making of Instant Nonfat Dry Milk.

Life Experiences

I saw this on a blog and thought it looked interesting. I decided to just copy the list and see which things Chad or I had done. It's fun to see what we have experienced so far. I keep thinking of things that aren't even on this list. It brings back a lot of memories!!

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on a train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a Marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Seen a bear up close in the wild
38. Been in a major car accident.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David.
41. Sung karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted / drawn.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Rescued an animal
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Got flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Slept in an airport
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Helped save someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day.

Boys:

What happens when brothers take their lunch together on the day after a good snow storm?

This: (I love the building style)

That is one pretty awesome snowman.

Introducing...

Well its almost Gunner's (our Lab/Pointer cross) first birthday and Chad is pretty upset that I haven't posted about him yet. So here is his introduction into our family.

He was the sweetest little guy. He had giant paws and always wanted to cuddle up.He immediately bonded with this little guy and they were always together.

He just made himself at home laying all around the house.He met this cute girl and fell in love. She is his girlfriend and they play every day.They love to be together.They even lay out together.He always looks at you like a question. Especially when he's being silly.

Chad is his best friend, he loves to follow Chad around and do what he is doing.Which brings us to this little gal. The newest member of our family, Maggie.Gun loves to take care of her. He licks her, cuddles her up, and protects her from the neighbor dog that thinks she lives over here.He was even nice enough to share his Christmas bone, even though he usually drags the toys around to tease her. He is an awesome bird dog and had a really impressive first season. Some of our neighbors even want to take their 4 ande 5 yr old dogs out with Gunner so they can learn from him. He has an amazing nose and looks so cool when he is on point. He is super sweet and we love him tons.

(We really love Maggie too but have much less pictures of her so far)

Attack of the Moths

As I was looking through our pictures to write some new posts I saw this awesome picture from the fall I forgot to write about. We went to my parents house for dinner, and I guess the door wasn't shut tight, because when we got home all the dogs (even the neighbors dog) were laying on the couch and the door was wide open. I just sort of laughed. Until I looked around. The lights in the kitchen had been on. And literally 100 moths had made their way into our house. I spent the whole next day picking up moths and putting them back outside. I wasn't happy at the time but I got a kick out of looking at this today.