Lots of Updates!!

I've been slacking on the blog in the last couple of months!! And SO much has happened!!

The first thing I need to update you on is the new addition to our family!!

Berkley Grace

We got her about a month and a half ago... Landan was working nights at the time, and I was pretty lonely. We had been planning on getting a dog this summer all along, but figured that this would be the perfect time. Landan was able to be home with her all day.. she was in her kennel for a couple of hours and then I was home with her all night. She is a Weimerainer and was 8 weeks old when we got her. She was so small.. weighed maybe 10 lbs. She was also sooo sweet! She slept a lot and was very needy! She wanted to be on our lap all of the time, and she wouldn't take a nap on her own, she had to be on a lap or right by you! I didn't mind my naps with little Berkley :)

As I'm sure you could guess.. She's grown a lot! When I took her to her 12 week appointment, she weighted 18 lbs! I'm pretty sure she's at 20 now, or above it at 14 weeks. As she's gotten bigger, she's gotten more and more independent. She still stays very close to us. We don't tie her up when we're outside with her and when we tie her up and leave her outside alone, she isn't usually a huge fan!! She's a very good dog except for one thing... puppy biting!!! It is SO annoying! We know that puppies just bite because they're teething but we're so ready for this stage to end!! We're starting dog obedience classes with her on Sunday nights, and we cannot wait! It will be great learning for her and us!! I'll attach some more pictures at the bottom on this post!

My second piece of big news is that I got a job!!! I will be teaching Kindergarten in Carlisle next year! I am soooo excited!! I know that it is going to be a lot of work, but I'm ready for it! :)

We're also starting work on our basement!! We made a trip to Menards last night and got all we think we'll need to get the basement bathroom finished.. Shower, lighting, tile and all of the other good little things that come with finishing a bathroom. Lucky for us, when we bought the house there was already a toilet and vanity in the bathroom... Not having to buy those made it a little less expensive. Landan is planning on getting started right away and is hoping to have it finished in a week or two. Next project will be fixing the hole in the ceiling.. Then will come paint and finally carpet!! We're hoping to have it finished this month! We're very excited to have a basement we can actually use! I'll post pictures of the progress as it happens!

Here is more Berkley:

This picture was taken in MO, where we got her from. She was getting her stitches snipped from her tummy

On the ride home... nice and comfy!

Playing outside! Berkley loves being outside.. especially now!

Such a little thing!

This is a more recent picture of Berk. She loves to lay in the sun! As you can see, she's gotten a lot bigger!