He's riding...really riding!!

Check out the video below of Mike teaching Julian how to ride his bike! He is doing great!! ...now we just have to work on turning, starting and stopping!!!

New Dog House Meet Little Dog

For those of your who don't know, a few months ago, we rescued a pit bull terrier from a terrible living situation where he was locked on a concrete porch all day along with his two sisters. Mike brought him home, Julian named him Roadie and he started growing...and growing...and growing. He now weighs in at 52.8 pounds with no end in sight!! We decided that he wasn't really the best breed for our family and have found someone else to adopt him that has other animals already and no children.

However, before we came to that decision, we built Roadie a gigantic doghouse! Check out my handy husband and his little helper!! After it was built, Mike bought a gallon of exterior paint on the "Oops" rack at Lowe's and we painted it BRIGHT yellow!!

Once we found a new home for Roadie, we did some research and decided that a Beagle was a more appropriate breed for our family. We found one for sale in Sarasota so we made the drive down Saturday morning and picked him up. There were only two puppies left so we ended up with both of them...one for us and one for our brother and sister-in-law and their family (Jason, Mandie, Logan & Zoe)! We couldn't stand the thought of leaving one there by himself so we called and they said they would adopt one so they could at least visit each other even if they couldn't live together!! Ours is named Crocket and they named theirs Baxter. We took them to the vet last night for a check up and shots and they did great!! They will each weight 25-30 pounds fully grown!

The Dog Days of Summer!

We celebrated the 4th of July in the traditional way by watching the fireworks but this year, it was in the luxury of AIR CONDITIONING at Dianne's office in downtown St. Pete!! Because we were on the 15th Floor, they seemed super close up which was awesome plus we didn't have to endure the relentless heat (even more awesome)!!

Ashlee and Julian have been having an amazing summer as well!! Though she won't admit it, I think she may have found her calling her teaching! They having been choosing a country each week to learn about and doing activities and making snacks that relate to the country. Most recently was Egypt so they spent a lot of time at the Nile River (a.k.a a kiddie pool in the backyard)!! She is visiting family in North Carolina this week so Julian is hanging out with Mike and I. Once she returns, they will have two more weeks together before Julian starts his new school on August 18th!