Cooper Updates

We had quite the scare with Cooper a few weeks ago and had to face the sad possibility of putting him down. :-( It was such an unexpected thing. He seemed kind of off and weak for a couple of days and we were making plans to take him to the vet for a check-up. I let him out of the garage the next day and he immediately started having a seizure in our front yard. It was very scary and sad to watch. He ended up having 5 total in my arms within the hour that it took for Travis to rush home and for us get him to the vet. By the time we made it to the vet, he was in a constant seizure so they started him on high doses of Valium and muscle relaxers with no luck of stopping the seizures and eventually put him on a gas mask, which finally calmed him and put him to sleep. The news of a probable brain tumor that was causing this was pretty painful to hear and the vet didn't seem to have much confidence that he'd make it through the day and suggested that we would probably be making a difficult decision later that evening. Long story short, we weren't prepared to say goodbye to our pup and decided to bring him home to be comfortable with his family and let whatever was going to happen, happen. We tried a combo of high dose meds. He started out taking 15 pills a day and now he's down to 6. We're not sure what the culprit was/is to the seizures, but we are controlling it with meds now and he's definitely not 100%, but we're just happy that he's still with us. For me personally, this was a huge wake up call. I have spent so much time griping about Cooper.... just being a dog, but the thought of losing him was unbearable. I'm so thankful that we didn't listen to the vet that day and we can really appreciate what time we have left with our first baby.

All things February

Celebrating our friend, Reid's birthday party with a ride in a firetruck!










Jumpy house play date with our friends, Neala, Makenzie, and Ambrie.


I came across this great idea for Tyler's class Valentines that allowed him to practice sorting, patterns, spelling and writing! Fun AND educational! It took a week for him to complete these, but I just love the way they turned out! And it's so much better than junk candy or cheap toy. Definitely won't be the last time we make these!








Tyler's homemade Valentine box. :-)


The Valentine class/sundae party another mom and I organized. The kids loved it!






Opening Valentines






Valentine surprises at home~


Hanging at the park with our friends: Callan, Chance, Ryder, Ethan, Cash and Evan. That's a lot of boys!!


A little quality time, just me and my little dude. :-)

All things January

We have attempted to see the Architects of Air display for the past two years and miss it each time because they were sold out by the time we got there. This year, I took Tyler out of school early (Shhh) and we got to enjoy the display. Very neat!! The kids had a great time in this giant kaleidoscope!









































Jumping with our friends- Ethan, Cash and Ryder~


A little fishing action at the Austin Boat Show~


Checking out a new restaurant in Dripping Springs with our neighbors while the kids put on a little musical show for us~