The newest member of the Penrod family

After months and months of contemplating...we finally decided it was time to get a puppy! What perfect timing, now that Aaron has the time to spend with her, and Rowan is at the age where he can play with her and respect her. Her name is Paisley! She is a 13 week old Staffordshire Bull Terrier. She is doing great! We are working on house training her and getting her adjusted to us and her new home. Max would have loved her, and I know he is happy for us, smiling down from doggy heaven :) We look forward to many fun times with her....walks, hikes, camping trips, and just some goold old snuggle time. We are also happy that Rowan will get to grow up with a great little friend, who will teach him so many lessons and responsibilities, as Max did for me. Welsome to the family Paisley!!

Merry Christmas!

I know I am almost 1 month late, but I wanted to share some photos from 2009 Christmas! This year was fun because Rowan is starting to grasp the concept of Christmas, Santa, and the spirit in the air! Even though this will be the last year I can take him along while shopping! We took him to see Santa, but he was not impressed. I think he had more fun, playing with Grandpa.

We had a blast decorating our new place for the holidays! We put up lights and got a few new decorations.


We made it to the Festival of Trees, as we do every year. It has become our tradition.


Here is our tree, and the gifts Sant left!


Rowan got a little more than I planned, but hey, he's a kid and it's Christmas!!!!


His big gift was a slide, which he LOVES!


We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are so grateful for our many blessings.