Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Valentine's Baby




So, I've been meaning to post this on my blog and just remembered to do it tonight. For V-day, my sweet hubby got me a baby...a Great Dane baby that is. She is the perfect companion to our now 2 year old female Great Dane, Boo. They were fast best of friends...or more so a mother/daughter relationship. Boo looks after her and keeps her company when it is outside time for the both of them. Otherwise the baby, Olly, cries. Boo has helped tremendously with the separation anxiety that most puppies go through. I was the disciplinarian when Boo was a puppy because Bret couldn't stand to get on to her because she was so darn cute. I completely understand that now. It's hard to do, but I have to do it. There's nothing like trying to control a dog that's 135lbs...well behaved or not. I hope some of Boo's good behavior rubs off on Olly. It will certainly make my life a little easier. We've decided we're going to breed her when she gets old enough. Here are a couple of pics...one of just Olly and the other of Boo and Olly. Enjoy!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

KC, MO competition


Hey Hey Friends and Family---We just got home from Emily's Jamfest competition in Kansas City, MO. What a shining star that girl is. First day they did awesome. The second day there was a major mishap during their pyramid where Emily went up and over the top of her base and smacked the floor. The true performer in her (as Anyiesa Johnson put it) jumped up without even a twitch and continued doing her job helping Anna pull her positions so that the pyramid would not be a total bust and the team did not get DQ'd. She held it together until she got to me and then broke down. My heart just broke for her. I am sooo proud of her for making the perfect split second decisions she made and realizing she had 19 other girls depending on her to pull it together. That she did! Enjoy the pic of her pulling a scorp...I just love watching her shine.