One of Addy's favorites is to mess with daddy's computer and cell phone. She has called her grandparents to chat and deleted some of her pictures from the laptop. Thank God for the recycle bin! She really gets a kick out of my screen saver too.

Our little angel is getting teeth of her own and... a mind of her own. It was hilarious when Jen was trying to get her to let go of the fireplace!  
 

Lisa is doing a wonderful job at her new job. I am particularly excited because she is focusing on getting rid of dog fighting in her town.

LMPD officers star in reality TV show.
Click here to hopefully see the video clip!

February 18th was my Mom's Birthday!! Happy Birthday Mom! The same day I went to the Navajo Reservation in the Gap, AZ. After doing a presentation at the elementary school we dropped food and water off at the local dump. There are thousands of stray dogs on the reservation and because there are no vets or humane societies near this particular town we check the dump for puppies and injured animals. Last month we found four dead puppies who's eyes weren't even open yet and a dog that had been shot and put in a box. This time however we found no dead dogs and one little puppy that was alive and VERY happy to see us. A few days before a friend of our found 12 puppies and lady found a litter of kittens in the actual dumpster. There is a free spay/neuter clinic in April on the Reservation so we are slowly trying to stop the overpopulation of animals there. We brought a Moloccan Cockatoo named Seppi to show the students and the Fredonia humane society took the puppy in when we got back home. Thank goodness. Best Friends doesn't take drop offs and they get over 2000 request a month from people and places wanting us to take their animals.

Valentine's getaway! Jen and I had a romantic weekend for Valentine's this year. We hiked to the Toadstools with Addy, had a great dinner at the Dam Bar and Grill in Page, stayed at the Marriot, and then hiked to Horseshoe Bend. Addyson was a champion traveler, and we had a great time together as a family! Not to mention that we got some really good photos!
 
 
 
 

David Andrews Master Craftsman
Look at this amazing chair that David made. It is so beautiful that I wonder if he has time to build us a log cabin...

The Bunting Trail

Molly, her daughter Audrey, her dog Kona and Heidi and her dog Ruby showed us a cool trail about 3 miles from the house. We had such a great time. We hiked for 40 minutes and that was plenty for me with Addy on my back! Molly looked like she could keep climbing but I had to bail. Addy absolutely loves to hike and when the dogs ran in front of us she would start kicking and squealing.

Later in the afternoon Addy and I went to the park with Amanda and her daughter Isabella. We saw Jill and her son Harry and Howard and his daughter Gabriella. A little four year old boy named Evan took a liking to Addy. He showed her how to go down the slide and commented on how well she could crawl and walk (while assisted of course). She doesn't like the slide too much but when Evan slide down a small slide next to her she seemed to like it just fine. Ohhh next thing I know she will be going to prom!

Superbowl Sunday
Addy was decked out in her pink UT jogging suit from Mrs. Woodring! Daron was sporting his UT jersey (none of us had Steelers or Cardinals gear) and I was wearing a boring old shirt. The weather was beautiful and the Superbowl Party was full of friends. One of Addy's friends even came. Bodhe. He is 18 months old and very sweet. Addy did great until the end of the 2nd quarter when everyone started cheering and the noise upset her. She cried a little and then was fine. I don't blame her it was a little overwhelming :)