A sad good-bye to a beloved friend

 Today we had to say good-bye to our dear friend Gretchen. She suddenly became ill on Saturday and we weren't initially too worried.By Sunday night we were very worried and she was at the vet by 9:00 a.m. this morning. A long story short she was in kidney failure and an x-ray later showed her stomach was up too high and would require emergency surgery. The vet did not think she could survive surgery and our amazing vet helped us to make a very difficult decision.. Our vet was amazing and has known Gretchen for years. We felt comfortable with her and we knew she really cared, she was even teary-eyed. That's the impact Gretchen had on people.

 We thought Gretchen and Cassidy would grow up together, and they have been the best of friends for nearly 3 years. Here is the first time Gretchen met Cassidy.

 Gretchen thought Cassidy was a great tasting toy that we brought home.

 They would snuggle together and for awhile Cassidy could not fight off the licking, but that quickly changed.

 Gretchen thought Cassidy was a great addition to the family.

 On a car trip one time we looked in the back at the baby mirror and what did we find, but Gretchen sitting atop of Cassidy in her carseat.

 A cute family picture.

 Cassidy learns the fine art of how to grab Gretchen's tail.

 Resting on her princess pillow. She was always our princess even when Cassidy came along and she liked to remind us of that.

 Playtime in Cassidy's room. Gretchen was always game for some fun with Cassidy.

 My favorite thing to do with my kids. We did this from the time Cassidy was a baby until now. The two best snugglers around.

 Gretchen finding the leftovers after cookie baking. She ended up with flour on her head.

Gretchen's favorite spot to sleep during the Christmas holiday. She was convinced there was a dog at the very first Christmas.

Gretchen was a dear friend and our house will never be the same. No more barking, no more little dog snuggling to keep us warm on those cold winter days. She was a great dog. To all you dog lovers out there, you know the love of a dog is unconditional unlike any person. You can scold them one minute and the next minute they think you're the greatest thing ever. Oh how our family will miss her. We love you Gretchen!

New haircut

Hello all. Today I got a new haircut and since my dad is away on an overnight work trip it seemed that we should update the blog so he could see my new haircut. While I'm at it I thought I'd throw in a couple of pictures from the past week.


It was a long night by the time we were done with the haircut, and my patience had worn thin. My mom must really love me because she even finds the humor in my temper tantrums. In fact tonight I laid face down on the driveway having a major fit. She didn't care, so it really didn't work well. Well here is my new haircut. You can also see some great video of me singing and showing off my new haircut, without a grumpy face at the link below


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmCZizEwb7M&feature=youtu.be


On Monday Mom and I went to Hennepin to meet up with Natalie, Erin and Addy. It was a lot of fun and the weather was nice so we checked out Natalie's park together. this was my first time on a merry go round.


Over Easter I got to play with Chris' darth vader helmet. I made everyone try it on. Daddy again is very successful at making me a nerd. He's so proud of me.

I love, love, love the Mickey Mouse clubhouse episode called, "Dr. Daisy." I also own the book of this story and I love to play pretend. Finally, I got a doctor kit. Thanks to Aunt Jen for this great gift. I have been fixing up all of my friends, family, and stuffed animals since I got my official Dr. kit. I even make mom and dad be goofy, minnie mouse, and all other characters from the story. The last two days I have convinced mom I have to take my doctor kit to day care because my friends and Ms. Keisha were sick and needed me. What can I say, duty calls!

I am such a great doctor.