Clara

This is Ray and Clara at a Nativity near our house. Ray asked to stop and show Clara, I couldn't help myself because it was the last moments that the three of us we'll have together for a very long time. Shortly after this video, I was forced to surrender Clara to an APA shelter because a crazy neighbor of ours threatened to keep her unless we paid him and has become dangerously obsessed with Clara getting out of our yard to visit his dog. 

As difficult as it was to say goodbye, Clara made instant friends at the shelter and wasn't there for more than 12 hours before a family man with a large yard and privacy fence (who saw me take her in) came to get her! The shelter called to tell us, which is something they usually don't do. We are overjoyed that she is now with a very good family that will love and take care of her. Plus she'll be safe from crazy neighbors and her talent to climb chain-link fences:)

Fun Filled Day!

Just Hanging

With all the rain, we make the best of just hanging:)

Throwing Snow

You can hear Clara in the background begging to get out and play:)

Clara

Here are some lovely pictures of our sweet Aussie, Clara. She got very smelly from playing in the pond at the farm over Conference weekend and this is right after she came back from a Petsmart grooming. 

Isn't the bow sweet? There where originally two, but she is good at getting them out. 

I am so amazed at how well Clara loves Ray. We recently saw the Movie Marley and Me, and I totally can see it all happening in our future with Clara. 

Fri and Sat. Feb 27th and 28th

This Week has really been a fun one. Here are some of the things that happened:

BJ got to play his new XBox quite a lot. I don't think I have posted a picture of how spoiled he is with his parents huge TV they got from Grace. It is a pretty sweet setup.

Clara and Ray are the best of Friends, they are doing more and more together these days. It is cute to see Ray get so excited to see his Dog (which he calls her) and want to play with her. Some of the time he will "tell" her to move out of his way, try to share a kiss, or give her some of his less favorite foods. Clara is glad to help out and seems to really enjoy the play time. We are really super blessed to have such a sweet, loving dog for Ray to grow up with. We have had Clara now for two years and are pleased with how much she is learning and growing. She really has a heart of gold and has a passion for being close to everyone.  
This is Ray's newest trick in the bathtub! He will put the yellow cup in the green, pretend he is going to drink out of them and then hold the yellow one in his teeth and laugh at me as a fuss over him having such a big and strange nose. He will do it at least 20 times even if my reaction isn't as excited as it was the first time he came up with it. If you look close at the picture you can even see the red on his face from holding the cup up to it for so long:)
We also had a great time being with a number of our friends in our Ward as we went to the temple and where able to give service. We are so happy to live near so many good, and absolutly fun people:) 

Thurs, May 22nd

Ok, I haven't finished laundry, it is clean but I didn't care to fold it when he has some new outfits that almost fit him. The back says "bow wow" there is also a handy bib, but we used the day before when he spit up big for the fist time in weeks...so we will have to include it later.
BJ is totally ready to do some big boy stuff with Ray, but I wasn't too sure about this after BJ ducked down to make it though some doorways with him.
Clara hears us laughing and having fun so she barks to get our attention then sits looking up at the window, too cute!