So as some of you know, our family got our first dog a couple years ago and it lasted all of 3 months. We picked the most playful, hyper one of the litter and lived to regret not picking the one that sat quietly on Hailey's lap for the hour we were there. When we got him home, we named him Toby and the kids loved him. However, they couldn't really pet him or sit with him because he was constantly biting and jumping and being a maniac. He was a Cockapoo mix and unfortunately he had a lot of the cocker spaniel in him so Nick ended up being allergic to him. After selling Toby we decided that we liked the "idea" of a dog more than the actual "having" of a dog. :) I promptly announced we found out we weren't "dog people" and we went on with life.
Well, my kids love of dogs has re-ignited and in the last few months they have spent a great deal of time trying to convince Brian and I that we need to try again. I kept reminding them that we are not dog people. But as they showed us pictures of the cute little puppies for sale I could see Brian starting to cave. As they were looking at pictures the other night my jaw hit the ground as I heard Brian say, "We need to get that one." The kids went wild and looked over at me to see if I was as convinced as Brian (because they're very bright kids and know that mom makes all the final decisions.) :) I thought about it all night, spent an hour on the phone with the woman selling them, and continued thinking about it the next morning. I finally decided I had to take one for the team here...afterall I was outvoted 3-1. So after a VERY detailed responsibility lecture I made the call. We are now the proud owners of the cutest little maltipoo named Rocko and we think we really picked a winner this time. He is mild tempered, sleeps great all night in his kennel, has not had an accident in the house yet, and will sleep on the kids lap as they pet him. He is also very fun to play with...we really think we hit the jackpot. As I was cuddling him and loving him last night Nick says to me, "See mom, we ARE dog people." :)
One very excited little girl with her new puppy.
An equally excited boy with his new puppy.
Introducing Rocko to our bunny Nibbles. They really just ignored each other.
Who could not love that little fluffball in the grass? :)
Hailey & Rocko
Rocko running to Brian. He kind of hops as he runs...so cute!
Nick and Brian trying to grab Nibbles to get him back in his cage.
Nick got him.
Hailey hanging out on the patio with Rocko.
Happy boy!
Taking a little snack break on the way up the mountain.
Brian and Hailey...I wish I had Hailey's cute pink helmet!
Looking back down over the trail we just rode up.
Me and my boy.
Brian & the kids at Crystal Springs.
Nick cooling off with the freezing cold water.
Nick walking back up the trail to the 4 wheelers.
Heading back to the trail.
This picture was obviously taken before the perm but I thought it was pretty cute of Hailey & her new "baby". :)
One very excited little girl with her new puppy.
An equally excited boy with his new puppy.
Introducing Rocko to our bunny Nibbles. They really just ignored each other.
Who could not love that little fluffball in the grass? :)
Hailey & Rocko
Rocko running to Brian. He kind of hops as he runs...so cute!
Nick and Brian trying to grab Nibbles to get him back in his cage.
Nick got him.
Hailey hanging out on the patio with Rocko.
Happy boy!
I had to start things off with this picture Hailey took of me because I think it represents how moms feel on vacation. hahahaha No, really it was a fun, relaxing vacation and it was so nice to have another "mom" there (Krista) to share the load of cooking, cleaning up afterwards and getting everyone ready to go places. :) (She actually did more than her share of cooking because she's a much better cook than I am.) :)
This is the kids on top of a "wolf cave" at the Bear & Wolf Museum outside of West Yellowstone. This was the only place we saw live bears and wolves...didn't get to see any on our trip through the park. Throughout Yellowstone we saw bald eagles, lots of bison, Brian saw a fox but the rest of us didn't, we fed the chipmunks at our picnic spot...they ate everything from bread, to peaches, to cheese puffs, and even a gummy bear. We also saw elk, deer and a moose. Very cool!!!
We loved the hot pools and geysers. The sulfur made them pretty stinky but the kids were pretty fascinated by them.
Old Faithful is always the coolest! The rain cooperated with us so well this day because everytime we wanted to get out of the car to see something it would stop raining. It was drizzling when we got out for Old Faithful but we went into the gift shop to wait and by the time we were coming out the skies shut off, we watched it erupt, then the minute we got back into the car it started to downpour.
In Jackson we went to the Bar J Chuckwagon for dinner and the show. The kids took a wagon ride before dinner started. It was a pretty short ride but it killed time while we were waiting. :)
You always have to take a picture under the antlers in Jackson Hole. :-)
Getting ready for our 4-wheeler ride. It drizzled on us a little during our ride but it was still a lot of fun. We didn't take advantage of a lot of the trails a little further away from the cabin because of the weather but it was nice to just hop on a trail right in front of the cabin and ride around and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Enjoying the 4 wheelers. This was the first time Brian has ridden his new 4 wheeler other than on our street and it was so nice to be able to go all together!
Crazy children in the freezing cold pond! They would warm up in the hot tub first than run over to the pond. They had a blast and played in the water for hours going back and forth.
The main room in our cabin. It was nice to be able to bbq burgers and cook some of our meals during the trip. We spent a night watching movies and played some games...overall just a very fun trip!!!
