Vera's tongue issue...

Isn't this weird??? Sometimes when Vera is sleeping, her tongue hangs out!!! It always freaks Dan and I out!

Last night I finally decided to googled it. Turns out, she's fine...some dogs just do that when they get super relaxed. Even though she's fine...it still weirds me out and I'll continue to try to shove her tongue back in her mouth every time I see it like this!!

Did anyone else know about this tongue issue???

Happy Planting!

My family has been busy planting 5 more acres of grapes for their winery! Check out the awesome building and the beautiful field of {future} vines! Pretty cool!

The building will feature a very cool tasting room and outdoor patio with a small kitchen that will specialize in pizza and other foods that are yummy with wine. The large production room will be a great venue for hosting wedding receptions and other large events.

Here are the vines from last year. They are already pruned for this year's growing season so I guess there isn't too much to look at :) But isn't that clover on the ground cool. It stayed green all winter!

These are the newly planted vines!

Who wouldn't want to enjoy a glass (or whole bottle) of wine here??

Calum was helping plant too but mostly wanted to eat the dirt :)

I'll be letting everyone know when the grand opening date approaches!

Special Dog/Mommy time!

I'm just waiting for Kalvin to wake up from his nap (he's already been sleeping 3 hours!) I thought I'd cuddle with Vera and take some pictures of us! She was mighty happy to sit on my lap! She wasn't shy about crawling right up!

My parents beagle, Roma, wasn't so happy about all Vera's attention!

PS...Any tricks for keeping my eyes open for pictures???? I'm thinking eyelid removal surgery maybe?

Kalvin is definitely my child!

Kalvin can't seem to get enough of my parents vacuum! He'll crawl across the house just to get to it! He's definitely my child if he enjoys cleaning! I'm A-OK with him playing with it because it seems to keep him occupied and if he's occupied...he's not pinching and scratching at my neck!!

Kalvin also learned a new trick (yeah...I know...that sounds like he's a puppy). Since he was a tiny baby I did the thing where you say "Kalvin, how big are you?" and then you raise their hands above their head and say "SOOO big!" Well now Kalvin raises his own hands when I ask him! He can't really get his hands completely over his head...mostly just to his ears :) It's pretty cute!

Poor Puppy :(

I picked Vera up from the vet today. She's been so sad and droopy all day. As nice as it is to have her so calm...I wish she felt better. She's not even pestering my parents dog!!

Kalvin and I have just been hanging out. My mom has been busy all day and my dad is FINALLY in the fields! YAY! It's nice hanging out in a spider free/snake free house!!

I think it may be time for a glass of delicious wine :) Happy Tuesday!

Cute Cousins

Aren't they cute together??? I really enjoy Kalvin having little cousins!! He likes it too! This morning Kalvin got lots of hugs and kisses (and a few random pokes in the eye) from his cousin, Henry and then spend the afternoon with Calum.

These two love to do everything together. If one is doing or holding something, the other wants in on the action! They even mimic each others noises! VERY CUTE!

I think it's time for bed now! I go to bed MUCH later when I'm visiting my parents!! I'm exhausted!

1st communion

My favorite (and only!) niece had her first communion this weekend. My sister asked me to take a few pictures. She looked beautiful in her fancy white dress and the vail my mom made her! Maybe I'm a tiny bit bias but I think she looked the best!! :)

I'm at my parent's house all week so Kalvin and I are happy for a week of hanging out with family! Bring on the fun!!

Vera gets her womanly parts taken out tomorrow. Call me a bad dog mommy but I'm SUPER excited for a 24 hour break from her!!!!!! 8am can't come soon enough!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!