asher's walking! (and wrestling snowmen)

i have to admit, i was a little worried. after we bought him the car for his birthday, he wouldn't even try walking. he'd just hop on the car, drive to his desired destination, get off and play awhile, then hop back on and drive somewhere else. at church last week there was a cute girl walking around and he wanted to impress her, so he smiled and walked on over to her. oh the power we have over men.

fall pictures

bonnie watched asher one afternoon and took all these great pictures. i LOVE the way they turned out. thanks bonnie! favorite?

scotty the dog

scotty the dog, 105 went to doggy heaven on friday november 23, 2007. scotty was born in early december 1991 and met his adoptive mother, lindsey, on christmas day. he was very happy in his home on aspen way. it was there scotty met the love of his life, simone. they spent many happy months frolicking before the fateful day when nancy took bob barker's advice to heart. it was a low point in scotty's life, but before long he was back to his old self (well... almost) playing with doggie toys and pretending to bury bones. when the family moved to their new home on scenic drive, scotty had new places to explore and enjoyed many adventures. perhaps his biggest achievement was earning a role in pat's hit music video "i can only imagine" starring lindsey and sean. besides acting, scotty's other talents included finding bags of treats, playing fetch, and making children laugh. in his later years, scotty spent his days on the deck, sipping rain water, eating grass, pooping, and eating the grass out of his poop. scotty is survived by his mother lindsey and his step-father jacob, his sister and brother: soph and liam, his aunts and uncles: damon (tiffany), candace (alan), pat (kelli), and mindi (will) and his grandparents:michael and nancy. he was a smart and friendly dog and will be missed. time will not erase the little yellow spots he has left in all of our hearts.