Our Birthday Girl

 The princess is twelve!

Our first born is as spoiled as they come.  As is tradition, we celebrated her birthday by having friends over to grill out, giving her the bone of a t-bone steak, and too many treats.  Christine and fam came over and brought her even more treats, including a doggy apple cake. She loved it!

Waiting for the birthday song to end so she can have her t-bone

Such a lady

We love our neighbors

Yummy apple cake time

Zoey gave us a scare on Thursday, not wanting her morning walk, breakfast, or anything.  She was lethargic and was trembling.  It didn't seem like one of her seizures, as her eyes were tracking, but she was not doing well.  I was so scared driving home from school that afternoon as to what we might find.  Thankfully, she was energetic and back to her normal self!  Daniel decided she must have needed a reboot prior to turning twelve! Ha!

She has been here for each day of her brothers' lives.  Zoey is brilliant, snooty, and devoted.  She may not have quite the energy she did as a puppy, but she still demands at least three walks a day.  Her favorite toy is her duck and her favorite person is Alexander.  She comes to me for her morning walk and attention, and counts on Daniel for the after dinner walk.

Her professional portrait

Shelter Picture

She's the one in the middle, squishing her sibling to get more attention

We used to run her twice a day, take her to this dog park for an hour every day, swim her in our pool and she would still want to play whenever we sat on the couch

Her third birthday - disc golf at Ferry Park

The best big sister

Here's to many more years with our darling princess.

Here are some fun videos from her rescue group:

Adoption Video - This is the video that I fell in love with.  I knew we were meant to be together!

Baby Girl - Zoey is the one her pees in the corner and then demands all the attention

Photo Drop

 It has been far too long since I have posted a blog, so forgive this enormous photo drop! 

Construction sites make the best playground!

Voctory of Daddy's challenge to crawl through the length of the tunnel

Hat Day at the Kastle

A burger during an impromptu trip to the slopes for Alexander and Daniel

Brothers

A quick trip home!

Niko and I drove home to celebrate the amazing gift of Thenor, Shorna and Colin's baby boy

We had such a great time at the shower!

This baby has been blessed by so much love already!

Daniel and Alexander had a lot of fun while we were in Atlanta

The boys made a bike ramp!

We brought Gammie home with us from Atlanta

Queen Imagination

Niko's storytelling hat

A sweet goodbye before the school day starts

These two lit up the school dance!

I absolutely loved the pictures, videos, and stories I received from the dance.  No surprise that my boys had the best time and exuded style, joy, and an amazing father-son bond.  I'm glad our Village got to glimpse Alexander and Daniel in their natural habitat!

Playing hangman at Applebees while the big boys were at the dance

Getting ready to bake some cookies

Alexander gearing up for the final game of the basketball season

Go Raptors!

Alexander made two foul shots and two in game shots to help his team finish an undefeated season

At the start of the season, I was worried this team would struggle, and yet they pulled off a perfect season.  Undefeated, with mutliple games ending in the scoreboard being shut off from the mercy rule

Joy Filled

Projects with the Boys

Daniel decided we needed to take Gammie out for her final night

Someone was excited for crab!

Book Character Day

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom coco nut tree and the Cat in the Hat

We love the climbing place with good friends!

Alexander beat multiple challenges he set for himself and reached new levels!

Ben made new levels, too! These boys are climbing masters.

Having fun with our rock polishing kit from Gammie

A trip to the Botanical Gardens with some great friends

A funeral pyar for Joey the frog

We have had so much fun this month.  I'm excited to see what March has in store for the Martin Crew!