It has taken my breath away with how fast summer break has gone. We did so many fun things and still have a lot left to do. One thing I didn't plan is that I would miss our silly dog-- a lot!!
Hunter Lexie and kallie each made a scrapbook all about Daisie for 4-H and they did so well at fair, but when they would work on them, it would make me cry. Cort told me no more dogs-but for my birthday, I asked....

He is such a sweetie, he came through and we just got my present today!! Mollie Murdock.
The kids excitment was so worth it and I love to see them take such good care of this tiny baby.

The sweetest thing for me is how cute Cort is with her. He holds her and snuggles her with his nose. I think we weren't the only ones missing Daisie!!

Yes, this is Kallie in the crate as far as she can get. She is so excited to have a play mate!!

Sheri, Lynette and Connie and Stew came and helped us lay sod on Friday and we are so excited to have it in and the kids can't wait to play on it. It was tough and we were tired and filthy after, but it looked so much better. We had pizza and just relaxed!! I will take a picture of the finished product and post it later.

Cort and I are so thankful for both our families help with putting in our yard. We love you !

Thanks to Joe, my parents and Ben and Lisa, we were able to get our sprinkling system in super fast. We braved the elements and Dad came down with a bad cold after-sorry Dad, but it is awesome to have it done!! We really appreciate all the hard work!!

Dad, Ben Hicks and Hunter dug down through the clay and rocks about 3.5 feet. Lexie and Shalee Price were great helpers by bringing water and picking up rocks.

Joe took the time away from his cute wife Natalie to help us--We missed you Natalie!! It was fun to hang out with my family and I really was sad to see them go.

Here we go!!

Summer is here and I am so excited for all the fun things to do and the lazy days!! I started this blog because, life is short and I want to be more connected to family and friends. We lost our sweet little Daisie Dog last night and I don't want to regret that I didn't do some of the things on my long list of ta-do's. Daisie was Kallie's best friend and she said to me with tears streaming down her face, why didn't you take more pictures of me and Daisie together!! So, here I go getting more things done on my list and putting myself out there for all to see and having no regrets when I look into my beautiful childrens faces!! I will take more pictures, I will play more games, I will be checking things off that list!!!