My little lady....growing up so fast......

Our little lady is growing up.....

So no luck selling our house. Which is really a bummer but, hey....what'd ya do? But we've been having fun this summer and trying to get out and do things. Been to Lagoon a couple of times and got some fun trips planned. Going to Vegas this weekend and then to Chicago in September. Livi is growing like a weed and getting so big and soooooo smart. She lied to me the other day....I was scolding her for something she did and she bit the ottoman and took a piece out of it....this was the conversation:

Me: we don't chew on things or bite things....it's naughty.

Livi: oh...ash-eww (pointing to the door where Oscar had gone outside ....15 min ago. she was trying to blame him)

Me: No, Oscar didn't do it. You don't lie to Mom. (trying really hard not to laugh)

Livi: Why? Why? Why? (hands out, palms up)

Me: because it's naughty (trying REALLY hard not to laugh)

Livi: oh, dawn-it (darn it - sulks over and sits on the stairs where we do time out)

I had to shut myself in the bathroom I was laughing so hard and didn't want her to see me.

She's getting sooo big and smart and she's just a little person. Found out that she's allergic to penicillin. that was not fun. Poor kid had been sick and we'd been giving her antibiotics for a week. We both felt like crap for that one. But she got over it pretty quick once we figured out what was wrong with her and she's doing fine. Here are some pics to show what a little lady she is becoming. I could NOT be a happier/prouder mom. =)

So we're trying to sell our house and just got an offer on it. It's been one stressful process but hopefully it will all be worth it soon. The thing I keep trying to tell myself is that it will happen when it's right. It's not up to me. Prayers have been our good, good friend these last few months. If our counter offer is accepted then things will move pretty fast. We still have to find a house (we've been looking just haven't found 'the one' yet) and then packing and all that fun, fun stuff. We've slowly been getting ready for the moving aspect of things. packing up boxes here and there which will help when it comes time for the big move but there's still lots to do. It's all very exciting and scary and sad and frustrating and.....well.....exciting. We're sad that we'll be leaving our first house and Livi's first home. And leaving our neighborhood and friends will be hard too. But moving on and forward is exciting. Hopefully we'll find somewhere just as nice and friendly and settle in there too.

How I love my two peas in a pod....

These two are inseparable. I love watching them play together and often wonder if some of the things Livi 'says' are in Labrador. lol....they have their own language and can 'hang' for hours without so much as looking at me to acknowledge that I just gave them food or a drink or a treat....or life. But whatever - they make me soooo happy and watching Livi learn to be loving and gentle with Duke and watching Duke learn that Livi LOVES having her face licked is one of many joys in my life when it comes to these two. Heaven help us when the inevitable comes and they are separated.