Best.dog. EVER.

 

These boys maul Tucker to death by laying on him, tackling him, kissing and hugging him, chasing him, playing with him, teasing him, and wrestling with him.  Somehow Tucker just takes it.  He is the best dog because never once has he whined or nipped at them.  Boy does Tucker put up with a lot.

 

We are so blessed to have this dog in our family.  I know it seems silly because he is an animal, but Tucker is one of our family members.  We love him so much!  He is the best dog and I love that the boys will grow up with him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The incident

 

 

Well, it happened.  Austin got attacked by a dog--our neighbor's dog.  As a parent, of course, you hope this never happens to your child.  Austin has always loved dogs and has known no boundaries with them though, (even with constant reminders from us) so I guess this kind of incident was just waiting to happen.

 

 

It could've been worse too.  One day Austin and Eric were coming home from football practice, when they noticed the neighbor's dog out running around (a frequent thing).  The owners were nowhere to be seen, so they decided to try to capture him.  With Eric coaxing the dog from the opposite side of the street and Austin on the neighbor's front lawn doing the same, the dog decided that instead of run away, he would attack Austin (probably because it felt threatened).

 

 

He bit a small piece of his ear off and scratched up his head and side.  The ear was by far had the most damage, and it bled for a good while.  Austin was pretty inconsolable, as it hurt pretty bad.  Luckily, we were able to get control of the bleeding and dress it and he calmed down.

 

 

When I came home and heard what had happened, my "mama bear" instinct came out big time!  I stormed over to the neighbor's house and let them have it (ok, maybe not quite like that, but I was pretty upset and stern)!  They almost didn't believe me though because (supposedly) their dog has never done that before.  I told them I would gladly show them Austin's ear and I also threatened to call Animal Control if their dog got out again.  Let's hope they take it seriously.

 

 

For now though, Austin doesn't seem to traumatized by the incident.  Many kids are afraid of dogs after getting attacked, but not Austin!  Thank goodness for that! :)

Out of the mouths of babes

I try to record the things our kids say, but I often forget.  Here are a few samplings of the some of the latest (and some not so recent) utterings of our two crazy, hilarious boys:

 

 

Carson: "Dad, you need to change your breath. It's funkalicious." (Love that word!)

 

Austin:  "Mom, you're 34 and I am 7.  Do you just expect me to know everything you know?!"  (Haha, little does he know that I do NOT know everything.)

 

Carson:  "I know who owns the gym. Heavenly Father does." (Well, I guess, technically...)

 

Austin:  "I am not a very efficient sandwich maker."  (Efficient, really?  Wow.)

 

Carson:  "Do you know how dogs sniff each other's butts when they meet?  Well, I'm sure glad people don't do that.  I don't want to smell people's butts and toots."  (This one might be my favorite as of late!)

 

Austin:  "Mom, how come you expect me to eat things I don't like, but then you don't eat things that you like?  Don't you think there's something wrong with that picture?"  (Yes, it was one of those "eat my own words" moments.  And he's SEVEN.  Oh boy, are we in for it.)

 

Carson:  "Mom, you can't kiss me with lipstick on. Except for Sundays."

 

Austin:  "I don't believe we have been acquainted yet!"

 

Austin:  "Mom, when you get together with your friends, all you do is blah, blah, blah!"

 

Carson:  "Hey, you're just a Mr. One Man show!" (from the movie, 'Cars')

 

Carson:  "I am 3.  Austin is 6.  Mommy is OLD."

 

Austin:  "Mom, you are beautiful, but only when you are dressed all fancy."  Me:  "So, not right now with my gym clothes on?"  Austin:  "Not really."

 

Austin:  "Did Heavenly Father paint the snow white?"

 

Carson: (while saying his prayers)  "Thank you for fast cars.  Super fast cars."

 

Austin:  "Did you know that my dad's head looks like a tomato?!"

 

Austin: "Mom, did you know that Walmart is the low price leader?"

 

Carson: "I toot ALL the time.  Even when I'm sleeping.  It's super funny."

 

Austin:  "Did you know that I know all of our descendents?" (meaning neighbors)

Carson:  "I have a GIANT nogan which means that I have a GIANT brain."

 

Austin:  "I think I need like 14 more muscles to be able to carry that!"

 

Austin: (while saying his prayers) "Heavenly Father, thank you for this big, gigantic world you created and all the animals.  Except the spiders, they're kinda creepy.  And the flies, they're super annoying.  And the mosquitos, Mom doesn't really like them."

 

Carson:  "Did you know that I'm pretty cute?"



Austin: "Do I have retractable teeth?" (like the dragon from "How To Train Your Dragon")

Little soccer player!

Carson finally gets his turn to play!  He has been gunning to play soccer for awhile now, after watching Austin at his own soccer, baseball, basketball, and football games (oh, and swim meets), he is ready to shine!  We kinda had a feeling that Carson would be pretty good at soccer because he is pretty coordinated and athletic, a fast runner, and loves to chase the ball.  He also isn't afraid to get right in there and go after the ball!

 

 

Well, we were right...Carson's first game he got 2 goals!  He was sooo excited and so proud of himself.  It was the cutest thing.  After his first goal, he came running down the sidelines cheering (see last picture) and then jumped into my arms to get a hug!  The look on his face was absolutely priceless.  Probably the highlight of the game though was when the other team scored their first goal.  Without uttering a word, Carson got down and stomped his fists into the grass and then on his head!  Everyone sitting along the sidelines witnessed his frustration and just busted up!  It was too funny.

 

 

We are so excited to watch Carson play each week and I'm pretty sure by the looks of it, he has a long career of soccer ahead of him!

First day of soccer!  Someone is excited!

Doing drills before the game

 



 



Getting a little pep talk from the coach

 

No real "teamwork" here, every man for himself...

 

I love how Carson always goes after the ball.  He isn't afraid to get right in there!  And it helps that he is quite the fast little runner!

My favorite picture from the first game.  After his first goal, he was so excited, he came running down the sidelines clapping and cheering!  So stinkin' cute!



Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!

 

 

 

 

Austin's first year of playing flag football began a couple of weeks ago.  He has loved it so far!  He has a great team (the Steelers) with AWESOME coaches!  So far, they have won their first 2 games, let's hope they can keep it up!

 

It's been really exciting watching him learn a new sport and game.  He especially loves to play defense and "pull flags"!!