Meet Toby!

The Timmering elves brought them a new puppy!

 We headed right over to meet the newest member of our family...if he is a Timmering we knew we would love him!

 I just wasn't prepared for how much we would love him! Meet Toby "too tuff" Timmering!

 It was love at first sight for Lila...well.... all of us really.....

 Suddenly Lila is going over for Time with Toby and we are asking to puppy sit!

Oh Toby! We are so happy you are here!

Now I get it...

People...many , many people made the comment to Jeremy and to me that we were such good parents for getting the kids a dog. I thought that was such a strong things to say...and seemed almost odd to me that people would say that....and that that comment was said over and over again. Good parents my you know what, I thought...we are crazy parents...adding another living thing to take care of to our already hectic and busy lives. And I thought this to myself standing outside in the cold snow while Jack smelled around for just the right place to pee...Pee Already!  And I thought thought this to myself as he figured out if he got on the stool in the bathroom he could jump in the bath with the kids....Oh Jack!  I could give you a million examples...but none of the eye rolls, or deep sighs I have given over Jack come close to the love he gives and receives everyday in our family. All the children love him.....every last Hardy kid.....and he loves them too.   As I sat drinking my coffee this morning...instead of TV this is what I watched......Sweet Lila loving all over her puppy...and sweet Jack just let her love all over him and he even fell asleep surrounded my the love of my 2 year old. Happy baby...happy puppy...and now I get it. Getting Jack was a leap of faith....and I am so glad we took the leap!

First Prize of Advent!

Tonight as the little Hardys peered into the advent box...nestled under the chocolates..was the first prize ribbon of advent! They were so excited!
It was a movie...called A Golden Christmas! ;) Lila was ecstatic to see the Dog-dogs on the cover! When you ask her what she wants for Christmas she says a dog-dog...a white one...named Jack.

Seeing the Texas Boys

Michael and Jordan are in from Texas for two weeks and staying with dad so we went to Indiana to spend the day with them. They have gotten so big..it was nice to see them with my kids....after all they are cousins...and yet strange because we know so little about them. The highlight of the day was that Jeff and Shannon have a new puppy named shadow and Lila Ray was so in love with this puppy...caried him around the whole day...it was precious!