It's a Girl (A Dog People...Come on!)

I got the call we had been waiting for a few weeks ago...my Diabetic Alert Dog has been chosen!  She is a black female pup!  It took a week before we saw her picture and once we did we could finally name her. So, introducing: Paisley!  (No, we did not want 3 dogs with names that all start with the letter P, but all the names we liked did...so another P name it is).

When I got the call we were told that we would get her in July (which was only about a months notice for us).  I was so excited but nervous because we had booked 2 vacations back to back thinking we would get our dog in late August at the earliest.  So a 10 day trip to Vermont, then a 4 day trip to Chicago right after we get back from Vermont.  I called Dan up and we agreed to wait until after I  get home from Chicago to get my dog delivered.  I will keep you all posted on details when I find them out...

Millions of Peaches

Nick is fruit obsessed.  He eats fruit CONSTANTLY.  He truly could live on just fruit...and steak.  Yes, fruit and steak.  Back to the story...  Nick feels the need to buy and plant a new fruit tree every single year.  It was getting kind of crazy for a while but its finally slowed down.  One of the trees he planted 4 years ago was a peach tree.  We have never gotten any peaches off of it because bugs usually get to it before we do.  This year Nick did some research and fixed the bug problem before it hit.  We now have peaches...millions of peaches.

 The peaches got SO heavy that we woke up one morning to a broken branch...and then another.

This next picture is the peaches off the above branch:

Wyatt is Potty Training Himself

Wyatt is something else.  There is no other kiddo like him.  He truly blows us away every single day.  He is so determined and will learn anything very, very quickly.  He decided he didn't like diapers.  He also doesn't like clothes.  If someone walks by the house they truly would think we have a little nudist in our house.  Its crazy.  It got so bad that we brought down the potty and explained how to use it.  He will say "potty" all the time.  And yes, he is totally training himself how to use it.

(can I just say how thankful I am for all solid floors in the house?  It makes any...spills...very easy to clean up!)

Oh, and if we need him to have his diaper on we have had to come down to duct taping it on him.  BUT, he figured out really quickly how to rip it down from the bottom.  He then walks around with his tape around the belly, but the diaper just hanging...not supporting. SIGH...

Coopers End of the Year Program

Cooper has been singing songs at home for weeks.  He surprised me with some of them too!  One day he sang every word to "you are my sunshine" and it blew me away!  Anyways, my parents and Nicks Mom both came to his school program.  His class all wore yellow.  They were all sunshines  :)  SO sweet!  Here are some pictures of our little guy!

Moms Night/Dads Night at School

Coopers school did some really great things this year.  Back in March there was a Dads Derby.  The kids could bring their Dad's to create a wooden race car then race it down a track.  Cooper and Nick had a really great time doing it.  It was so NICE for them to get out on their own and have their adventure.  Adventures are Daddy/son dates...since boys don't have dates...they have adventures.

In May it was Mommy time at school.  No siblings, just Cooper and I.  It was so much fun.  Cooper wanted for us to wear our matching shirts.  We looked amazing if I do say so myself  ;)  We built sailboats and raced them in water filled gutters.  It was great!  We also decorated cookies to eat.  What a fun night!

Phone Call....

Tuesday was a crazy day here at the Middleton house.  I got a very special check in the mail from a family friend for X amount of money to put towards my Diabetic Alert Dog.  Inside the envelope with the check was a paper for me to fill out to have the donors company match their donation 100%!  I was blown away.  I don't know this family all that well and it really hit me hard with how special some of these families surrounding us are.  I had lots of emotions come over me too because these past few weeks have been a flooding of support from people around us and it finally hit me.

I decided to call Dan Warren from the company I am getting my D.A.D from.  He was busy so I left a message.  I ran out of the house and went up to the bank (which is less than 2 minutes away).  I was home in no time.  The boys were in the pool with Nick...and missed the call back from Dan.  He left a message saying "Hey Krista, returning your call....I was going to call you today."  My heart froze.  Why would Dan be calling me?  It can't be my turn to get my dog can it?

I called him back, but he didn't answer...

He called me back 2 hours later.  He asked me if I had been on facebook at all today (hello, its me Krista.  Of course I have been on facebook.  And yes, I have seen all the posts about you calling people to let them know they are getting their dogs within the next month to month and a half.).  He then told me "congratulations, you are getting a female black lab."  I was in shock.  I cried on the phone for a second, then regained my composure, then remembered how badly we wanted a chocolate male.  Oh well, I moved on pretty quickly.  So, there you have it: I'm getting a female, black Diabetic Alert Dog!  WOW!