Our little family is not so little any more. At 5'4 I am the shortest in the family. So we added another member so I would be a little taller. Meet Dobie...Our little Min Pin... He chases the cats around the house like a mad man. The poor cats. They are getting used to him more everyday. Now Kiki just sits and

growls and hisses at him. She has even swatted him a few times. She's letting him know who the queen of the castle is. LOL its been a week..I am told it will get better. Picaso is just skittish and hides; but at least he is coming out to eat. He has even sat on the other side of the couch opposite of Dobie while he sleeps. But as soon as he opens his eyes it sounds like world war 3 has just broken out in my house. Maybe he just has little dog syndrome and that's why he is picking on the cats..who knows just pray for us. We are attached to them all we can't give any of them up.

We decided to go for a ride today. We went to the Geode beds in the West desert. We brought the newest member of our family too, Dobie. (the cats really needed a break) We stopped at the pet cemetery and the Pony Express Monument on the way up and stretched our legs, 80 miles on a dirt road does a number on you.
We had a lot of fun and the boys loved it. Digging in the dirt collecting rocks. Sweet!

We are enjoying all the family time we can get out of our fast growing ever maturing teens. I am reminded almost weekly that Dylan will be 18 in a little over a year. He recently announced he was going on a mission. YES!!!!! We will continue to pray over the next two years that he will stay the course. He got his patriarchal blessing last Sunday; it was an amazing experience. I am grateful he shared it with us.