Most of you all know how important our dog Charlie is to us. He had a difficult start to life - roaming the ditches of N'West Iowa. Thanks to a family friend, he came to live with us in May of 2005. Because we don't know his birthday exactly, we gave him the birthday of February 15th. So he is now officially 5 years old! I can't believe he has been with us that long. He was our first kid - that is for sure. Since the addition of Marie, he has had to take a back seat on several occasions. When we announced we were pregnant, there were several concerned that Charlie would have a difficult time being a big brother...well, I will just let the following pictures do the talking....
Happy Birthday Charlie - we love you so much!
Andy & I experienced a much needed night out on Saturday night. DMU had the annual Winter Gala. Liz came to babysit Marie so we could fully enjoy our evening. We had a great dinner at Bravo which included eating SLOWLY, good conversation, and some delicious wine. Next we went to the Gala to devour the dessert bar and share some good times with good friends. So, here is a rare picture of just the two of us getting ready to head out for our big date!
too cute...
Marie with her dog and reading her favorite dog book.
Marie & Char share a quick hug before bed.
