Maxie has joined our family!

Meet our new puppy, Maxie. We rescued her from a not so great first 9 months of her life. She is settling in wonderfully with Ruby and the boys. We love you Maxie, thank you for coming to our family!

I Love Lucy!

My brother and his wife had their first child yesterday, Lucy Valentine! Isn't she sweet, our little niece :)

Lollipops rock!

The boys on the fireplace in the front living room. We painted the fireplace the terra cotta color to bring out the beauty in the handpainted mexican tile. I think it looks really nice and will look better when we make a few more improvements in that space (not to mention add some furniture!)

Ostrich Farm

Kirsten and the boys came up to Phoenix to meet me at the EEBA conference. The hotel was wonderful and we had a great escape, even if a little too short. On the way home from Phoenix, they stopped at the local Ostrich Farm in Picacho Peak. Very unique tourist stop on Interstate 10.

Marketing with Papa

Emmett's school had a festival today that included a "marketplace" for families involved with the school. My dad hosted a pretty good table for his home inspection business and was proud to have his grandsons in company shirts. Pretty good marketing campaign, huh?