The Fisher Family: 05/01/2013

Tootsie "Toots"

Trinity has always been an animal lover, so when her hamster (Princess) passed away in December she has been asking us for another hamster. I really didn't want another one so I started researching the possibility of rescuing a dog. A few years ago we went down that road and adopted Sugar. It was our first big dog and we realized we do better with smaller dogs. It's very hard to find and adopt a Chihuahua that will do good with kids and Kane. I met about 5 different dogs through Paca, Watermelon Ranch and the pound and not one of them would fit into our family. So we decided we would get another baby Chihuahua for the family, but mainly for Trin since she has done excellent in school this year. I drove and got Tootsie early Saturday morning and was back a little after lunch. The kids thought I was running errands so Bobby kept them busy at the toy store. When I got home I put Tootsie in the side gate and then I came through the garage. Bobby told them to go outside to play and show me what they had learned. Since Tootsie is so small it took her a long time to walk around into the backyard. Finally Liam spotted her and said there's a dog right there. Trin turned around and thought it was her friends dog, but she's too small, she was confused. We told her that was the new family dog and I don't think that it sank in until a few hours later. She was completely surprised and excited. She has been doing great with her (I just hope she keeps it up).

On the way home (6 weeks old)

She did great on the road

She was surprised

Trin has her hands full now

Kane meets Toots

At the Vet weighing in at 1.1 pound

We hadn't planned on giving Tootsie a bath since the breeder already had her nice and clean for us. You really can't tell just how small she is in the pictures, but she is tiny and Kane is alot bigger than her. She has been doing great going potty outside, and her and Kane are getting along very well. That is until he decided he was going to pee directly on her head and face.

Lennon

As of today Lennon is 15 months old. He has learned alot of new things, but the one thing we hoped he would learn by now has become quite an issue. Who would have thought "eating" would be so tough? So far we've seen 2 specialists and have a list of tests they are going to run on his poor little body. One of the doctors wanted to put him back on formula (I wasn't too happy) instead they put him strictly on Pedisure. I still feel like we are taking two steps back, but like the doctor said he needs to be getting nutrients somehow.. I have never been a fan of having anything other than milk or water in baby bottles, or giving a bottle after 12 months old, and now I am doing that by putting Pedisure in his bottle. It's stressful, but as long as he is getting the nutrients he needs we'll brush his teeth every chance we get.

Yay look at me

Putting little brother to work already

Lennon was laughing the whole time

He is starting to stand a lot more

Liam was trying to tell Lennon he was on the train backwards

Starting to stand more

They both need a haircut

The many attempts to get the kids to smile and hold the letters the right way. Lennon is one so getting him to sit still was almost impossible. We even tried the next day, but he still refused.

Trinity

2nd grade has been the best year Trinity has had in school so far. Her teacher is a fun, awesome teacher. I can remember last year she was ready for school to be over and didn't even go the last day. This year is a whole different story, she is very sad summer is already here. She's learned a lot of new things, made new friends and we only had 1 issue with her girlfriends. (little girl drama makes me laugh)

Explora

If you really know us then you know we always run late no matter what. So we didn't volunteer to chaperon this field trip. (we were only 30 minutes late) Anyways, Trin's friends grandma was her chaperon and when Trin saw us she completely ignored us (or pretended like she didn't see us), so we did our own thing and went at our own pace. When we were finished we went out with the class to the park and had lunch with them, and what do you know "someone" noticed us cause she needed money for the ice cream truck. She's pretty lucky we love her so much.

Bobby has more fun than most of the kids

Both have their serious faces

Trinity with her friend Mariah

Lennon had a great time

Taking a rest in the elevator

This is when we asked why she ignored us. She was confused

Lunch time

Lennon's first time swinging

He had all the girls catering to him

Aurora, Trin, Nevaeh & Mariah (all 2nd graders)

Bbq for Parents

The second grade team always has a bbq at the end of the year for parents to come and enjoy a burger with the kids. We (actually Bobby) volunteered to do face painting since no one else was willing to do it. We got there a little before 10 (we were supposed to be there at 9:30) and didn't finish until 3:00. There are over 100 second graders so thankfully I took the Shimmer Art Tattoo (totally worth the money) and started helping Bobby. Liam kept busy with the jumpers, running around and playing basketball. Lennon pretty much stayed in his car seat the entire 5 hours and only had about 3 meltdowns. Needless to say it was a long day, but we had a great time! We were so busy we didn't get a chance to take very many pictures.

Liam Preschool

I can't believe how fast this year went by. Liam had a great year at Preschool and had so much fun since there were only 4 boys including himself in his class. There was one little boy that he really clicked with since they had so much in common. His name was Aaden and they will be in the same class again for the 4 year old program.

Open House