Happy First Birthday Ike & Turner!

Ike and Turner are officially a year old today!
Looking back over the pictures I can't believe how quickly they have grown! They have given us moments of laughter, tears and frustration but they are so worth it!

The day we brought them home!


Two months old and already best buddies!


Starting to look more like dogs than puppies.

Naps on the living room floor became a nightly tradition.

Um, Ike I know you like to snuggle but do you know where your head is?

Full grown ...we hope!

I dropped some bacon, unfortunately it appears that Ike's head is too big to fit far enough under the counter to get the last piece!

What a Difference Two Months Makes!

Parker was two months old on July 7th! I actually feel like he has been here longer than two months (but in a good way!) Looking back at the pictures it is amazing how much he has changed in such a short period of time!

2 days old

8 weeks old

Parker's impersonation of Edith Ann

Help Us Name the Boys!

Parker's fur brothers will be a year old on July 11th and Brian and I need to come up with middle names so we can register them with the AKC. The names I call them - Ike "$hithead" Masten and Turner "damnit get down!" Masten aren't very catchy. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

If you have never met these two, here are some pictures & info to help inspire you:

Ike and Turner are chocolate labs & they weigh almost 100 lbs
Ike is taller and darker than Turner
Ike is a destructive chewer...no dog toy, stick or house stands a chance
Turner is more aggressive when they wrestle and play
Turner is a digger and a barker/whiner

Don't let these cute puppies fool you, they were already

showing signs of being adorable destruction machines!

All grown up, handsome aren't they!

Four Days of Firsts!

Brian, Parker and I spent four days in Lake Tahoe to celebrate Chuck and Cari's wedding. Here is the list of firsts Parker experienced.

Parker's first time...
being in another state (California & Nevada)
on a plane
getting a diaper changed in an airplane bathroom
spitting up everything he ate on himself and his mommy
spitting up in mommy's hair
being away from home overnight
staying in a hotel room
being in a casino (don't call CPS we had to walk through to get to breakfast)
being at a wedding
being held by a beautiful bride
watching mommy & daddy dancing
wearing shorts
getting bit by a mosquito
sweating in 100 degree heat
wearing nothing but a diaper and socks in public

25 days old

Here is a quick video of Parker playing!