We came back from Hawaii on a Wednesday afternoon and my parents returned the pets they had been watching for us (we were so grateful) and let us know that Callie had been scratching a bunch and they were worried she might have fleas. So we gave her a flea bath in our shower before Nathan had to run off to take Patrick to a basketball game. Nothing like getting right back to it!
Callie hates water and was traumatized but was so happy to see us. We discovered after our next trip that Callie is just allergic to flea bites and so if a flea bites her and dies because of her flea and tick medication, they still manage to drive her crazy and she'll itch and itch at the bite spot. We came back from the family reunion to a dog that had chewed off all the fur at the base of her tail. Poor puppy. We took her to the vet and got anti-itch medication and she's been doing so much better.
Sookie was beyond thrilled to see us again, although she certainly seemed to get plenty of attention at my parent's house.
Eleanor is very devoted and will practically fall on her head in order to love up the kitty.
Patrick loves all sports and after a long play date with Luke a couple days after we got back home he stuck around and kept score for his baseball game. What a cutie.
I played backgammon with Bradley and regretted it because he so thoroughly dominated me.
Back in the pool and it felt so good!
I hosted a euchre group a few days after we got back and we were short a player so there was talk of recruiting one of the kids to play. I told Patrick it had to be a girl because it's a womens' group and he was willing to do his best to fit in.
Ugh, mouth kisses from Callie. She was so happy to have us all back.
Juliet has discovered a love of reading this summer, she just needed to have the write kind of literature. Minecraft books are the best.
Waiting at the ortho together for the big kids.
Braces on! Bradley just has six brackets so far but it was a sore first day for him and I'm glad he got to ease into things.
