Now, THIS was a memorable weekend! Not only did we celebrate Jake's 12th birthday - which he somehow figures out a way to spread out over a week and a half and gets to pick dinner like 2-3 times and everything we buy during those days is "his present" - but we also did something a little life changing! (which is why this post is basically a week late!) But let's not get ahead of ourselves here. We'll take it chronologically...
Friday Night
January 25 is officially Jake's birthday. Although, I think we started "celebrating" last Monday... But for his actual birthday, we got together at Fuzzy's Taco Shop on the strip with the WHOLE FAMILY, then went to our house to open presents. We were very happy everyone could make it!
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| Emma, Nana, Lara, Jake, Finn, Mom, Dad, Grandpa |
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| Lara and Emma after presents were opened |
(Emma had some things going on in her world, including a JackPot, so she wasn't around for all our craziness.) Lara was on "Help Mom" duty as we had a big weekend with lots of people going in different directions. First up, get Finn to basketball and cheer his team to victory!
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| Not sure the Eagles won, but this was fun! Thanks for the ride, Lara! |
Saturday Night:
In the evening, we went to watch more basketball in this large tournament. A friend had a 4th grade girls' team that was playing near by, so we went to check them out. Mom in the stands, Dad coaching, big sis on the team, and her little brother (7) and baby sister (20 months) in the stands. Lara (of course) thoroughly enjoyed playing with the littles! Once Finn warmed up to the other little boy, they had a great time! Meanwhile, we convinced Baby Girl that Lara was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Little Girls' eyes got so big! And she reached out to touch her to see if she was real. PRICELESS! And oh so cute!!
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| Ariel? Or LARA???!!!?! |
This picture was circling Facebook. Our neighbors, The "Other" Weavers, were helping a friend find a home for this little pup she had rescued with her 2 bothers...
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| Rescue Pup posted on FACEBOOK |
Jake's basketball team fought hard to make it to the championship game, but fell one game short. We had a late lunch in Tulsa, then headed back to Stillwater - with the dream of meeting up with the rescue pup we had seen on Facebook. Plans had been made, but you never know...
We got home right at 5:00pm. By 6:00pm, we were dog owners. Complete with a bed, toys, a dish, and some food. WHOA! That was FAST!
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| Our Puppy's Name - we call her "Evie" |
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| Follow Evie on Instagram: @evie.p_puppy |
The name Everest came about by just bouncing names around in the car while we were driving through Tulsa Saturday night. She is a vanilla white, so we were naming white things, and snow came in to play, then mountains... Metaphorically, this is a mountain we have climbed! We have had dogs in the past, with much turmoil and heartbreak. The kids have been BEGGING since we got into our own home. We were waiting for the right time, the right circumstances, and the right dog. Serendipity finally came our way!
So the rest of Sunday was spent getting to know our newest family member. She is SO SOFT! And Fluffy. We assume about 12 weeks old. That's literally all we know about her. Everyone slept VERY well on Sunday night, but amazingly got up without too much fuss on Monday. I guess knowing puppy kisses await makes it easier... Welcome Home, Everest Pearl!
OH! And, BTW... The keys are still lost...
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