Well, here's the newest addition to our home... Josie. 
Ain't she cute? And believe me when I say it's a good thing to, cause she didn't sleep through the night the first couple of days and wanted to play at 3 am. She is a 6 week old boxer (we are definitely boxer folk around here) and to say that the kids are smitten with her would be an understatement... obsessed is more like it. I don't remember my kids acting this way when we brought Tucker home. Of course Tucker never was this small. His breeder said he was a "big baby" when he was born . Funny cause that's what we say about Jackson and Tucker and Jack have a special bond...commradery really. But seriously...these kids are about to drive me nuts with this new puppy. The poor thing never gets to take a nap, cause some sticky-faced kids always man-handling it. They pack her around and take naps with her and FIGHT over her...it's very irritating. 
It's so bad, I've had to instititute special rules. Like : Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.
Lillie's interest in Josie is to nurture her "Mother Hen" complex...
I wish I had a picture of Lillie standing out in the yard with her PJ's and High Heels on taking teh dog out to potty...priceless.
Jackson is just happy to have someone who'll play with him without bossing him or making him do "girly" things...
Josie is incredibly good at playing "Tree the Preschooler"...
See, what did I tell you... 
And before you think Jack's all action and no love...this picture shows his softer side...
Chloe really likes to cuddle with Josie...
Pet Josie....
But Josie prefers to chase Chloe around and sometimes Chloe doesn't like it...
Have a blessed day!
He is two months old and a boxer. This dog has it all. Looks, personality , and most importantly( when it comes to how badly my kids like to aggravate animals) patient. Everyone loves this dog. He is just about nearly housebroke. Loves to snuggle. No one loves him more than Chloe and you can tell Chloe is Tucker's Favorite...
If ever there was a dog that had the patience of Job, this is the one...
Alrighty, I've been kinda under the weather this last week, so we stuck to just math and reading and some history, though I've not delved into any big projects. I have about decided that schooling year round is good for us, gives us a little more flexibility and I have made the executive decision to take Monday's off as a planning day. Sunday's are so busy and we are often a ways from home at different churches that it's a struggle to get everything back into shape to start school on Monday. So, Monday's will be used for planning and cleaning with any extra time devoted to school work like math and reading, if we find any extra time. We have started studying the American Revolution, so stay tuned for updates on what we're up to.
Okay, now I know the Bible is true, if for no other reason than in Genesis, after Eve's sin, God said he'd put enmity between her seed and the snakes seed. Well, I think enmity sounds a little docile compared to how I feel about a snake...any snake. Don't give me that, "it's not poisonous, it's harmless." I came out a couple weeks back with a big bag of trash and almost stepped on one just lounging on the front steps. Man, I tossed that trash and can't remember how I got back up the stairs, but I did. I HATE a snake!
I declare, the older Chloe gets, the more photogenic she gets. Is that true for all kids?
Hey, kid...Didn't your momma ever tell you it's not polite to point?
AWWWWWWWWWWWW!
The future of our country... why do you look so sad?