The Construction Zone

Yep, that's a hole in the wall...oops! There's been drama with hooking up the satalite for our TV so Willie needed to run a cable from the attic to somewhere else using a super long drill bit thingy...I don't know all the details. Needless to say it didn't make it to the proper destination the first time. Nothing a picture can't cover up, right?

Our New Toy

Well, this one is isn't ours but we have a brown & white one in the garage. Lenny & Anna live about 12 go cart seconds away from us so these are pretty convenient to have around.

Baby G

Here are a few of Baby G's favorite things...

Our bed: He doesn't get to sleep with us (yet) but occasionally he gets to jump in bed with me after Willie leaves for work. He LOVES it!

So, Anna has to show me how to rotate pictures, sorry!

Belly Rubs: Even from strangers. I looked out the door on Tuesday and saw the DISH guy rubbing Giac's tummy. I think baby G made a new friend!

Paper & Socks...he loves 'em.

And of Course...Plants: Pretty much any kind, as long as it has leaves or petals to rip off.

And the grand finale...his most favorite of all...

His Bed: He wants it with him at all times while in the house. We have a lot of stairs (43 to be exact) and he barks at us if he's on a level without his bed. Every morning he stretches and yawns and makes cute puppy sounds. Have I mentioned how much he LOVES his bed?

He also loves his hedgehog, his frog, playing soccer, and playing with much bigger dogs just to name a few...

A few of Giac's not so favorite things...

He hates getting his nails clipped (little daggers as we call them), having to go outside at night to pee (so we got him a jacket but he hated that too), being on a leash, people not paying enough attention to him, and people paying too much attention to him (like the stranger yesterday who tried holding his cheeks and forcing kisses out of him) (he refused but turned around and gave me a ton of kisses instead) (she came to the conclusion that he was a momma's boy) (I'm pretty sure he just didn't like that--although he is pretty fond of me, except of course when I try cutting his daggers).

Back When We Were Not Yet Three...

In December we went to Cabo (my 2nd time ever) for Willie's grandparents' 50th anniversary. They had a big wedding that we got to get all dressed up for. We had beautiful weather and got to see Willie's mom too (She moved to Argentina and it had been something like 10 months since we'd seen her last).

These are the 2 potential Christmas photos that we never sent out... I even got together with my friends Kristen and Melissa and made all our Christmas cards. That was in the midst of all the househunting madness so I never got around to addressing the cards. I even printed all the pictures to include...so don't feel bad, nobody got one! I think I still have a pile somewhere if you really want one...

I guess I'm just ahead of the game for next Christmas!

Yummy Coconuts...On the side of the highway there's this truck and you can pick out the coconut you want (I recommend the firm meated ones). The guy gets a macheti and whacks off the end and stick a straw in. When you're finished with the juice, he cuts up the meat and puts in a little baggy so you can add all the goodness and enjoy it some more. Yum Yum!

Our New Home

I've never gotten to paint before...so I went all out. It looks really green but I actually love it. I was worried Willie wouldn't like it but he does so it's even better!

Our pre-move-in living room...the fireplace still doesn't work but it's going to be investigated next week.

What I love the most is all the windows! There is so much natural light...Giac loves laying on his back in the sunny spots on the carpet.

Finally, a 2 car garage!!! With a crawl space for a ton of extra storage I might add--Willie says it's my crafting location, however, the garage has been claimed as his domain (I didn't want it anyway) :)

We Love the kitchen!!! It opens up into the family room but we have yet to get couches and TV service for it...so for now it is baby G's fetching zone.

There's no place like home...

Giacomo

Giacomo is our newest addition... and we love him. He is a chocolate brown dachshund who's 12 weeks old and already knows how to fetch, sometimes shake, and poop outside (usually). We appreciate that! I should have started counting the number of times people ask me if he's a chocolate lab. His best friend Zoe is a chocolate lab and Giac looks like "Mini Me" next to her. I'll post the 2 of them together someday soon...