Our favorite dog

With Zach needing to work so much during August, the girls and I went to my parents house 3 of the 5 weekends this month. After we leave they miss grandma & papa and ask to go back, but the one getting the most requests from them is this guy:

His name is Chewbaca (my parents got him already named), but we call him Chewy or Choo-Choo. His is the most patient and gentle dog, Sydney has tested him out several times and he has never even snapped at her. He may be ugly, but he's a good dog.

A Momentus Occasion

Today we had a milestone day...Brynley lost her first tooth! She actually pulled it herself (not in bravery, she just couldn't stop fiddling with it). It was a blessing that little tooth came out the way it did, because Brynley had been very worried about how the tooth would eventually be taken out of her mouth. It popped out on the way home from a short run to Wal Mart. Check out her new, jack-o-lantern grin:

We're getting pretty late into summer, but when I had the chance to go visit my parent's farm again last weekend the opportunity to take some summer pictures of the girls was open. Clearly, I'm not a professional photographer, but around Bolivar there aren't a terribly large amount of prof. photographers that are very good and the ones that are good require a dowry-size payment for one or two photos. So, I'll keep snapping the photos myself and see if they gradually improve as time goes on. There aren't many of Sydney, as she would much rather chase the dogs or dig in the dirt than sit still for a picture. We'll get more of her later when daddy is available to help out.

First Day of School

Here are some pictures of Brynley on her first day of preschool. She was very excited and I don't think she would've minded if I dropped her off at the door and drove off without walking her into the building. Sydney has yet to miss her while she's gone, mostly because Brynley is at school while Syd is napping. Things seem to be going well and I'm thankful that she remains excited about school.