Baby Riley

Yesterday, we got to meet our newest cousin, baby Riley. We left our visit with him feeling so content. Riley is an adorable and sweet baby with parents, grandparents, and an auntie that love him so much. Kelly and Geoff have such a happy home and we loved spending the afternoon together and introducing the two (second) cousins.

Cousin love

Proud Daddy

Holding on tight to Uncle Dave's handle bars.

One Cool Dog

Guinness Whalen has now completed basic dog training. He even received a certificate telling us all the cool things he can do: sit, watch, down, wait, okay, come, stay, off, place, and heel.

If only all this were true... Guinness is still (very much) a work in progress.

However, what the certificate doesn't include:

He doesn't mind when his face is clawed at...

His nose is poked...

Or his tail is pulled.

For these reasons alone, we think he's one cool dog! We love you Guinness!

Happy Furlough Days

I just received an email from my school district asking me to complete a survey about our upcoming contract negotiations. They wanted to know if I would rather rescind my furlough days (unpaid holidays) and lay off teachers instead. Ummmm...I don't have to think twice about that one. Not only is my good friend #2 on the hire list (second to last person hired and second person to go), I am LOVING my furlough days. So bring on the furlough days...Furlough me some more! I love being home with my little man!

A little slice of furlough heaven!