All My Kids

Poor little Dex spiked a fever yesterday morning. We battled through a whole day of rising and falling temperatures. The upside is that he was able to spend a whole day at home with Mommy and the puppies.

Judging by the smiles in these pictures, you would think he was just playing hooky!

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Dexter + Dogs

08 Thursday Dec 2011

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Dexter is more and more curious about the dogs every day and his face lights up when of them walks by. As evidenced by the photo, Charlie seems to be his favorite.

Weekend Getaway

08 Thursday Sep 2011

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Last weekend we took our first vacation, just the 3 … err, 5 of us.

That’s right – 2 adults, 2 dogs and 1 baby.

To celebrate a friend’s birthday, a group of 14 of us rented a hacienda in Malinalco. It was beautiful, tranquil and something straight out of a postcard. And then our family showed up.

Chloe got into a “scuffle” with one of the hacienda dogs. Twice. Charlie very happily dropped the balls that flew out of the paddle-ball court into the pool. Every time. And Dexter developed a temporary dislike for his portacrib, which lasted about the duration of the trip. Our friends were kind enough to say they never heard him cry at night. But in a building made of stone and concrete with open-air hallways, I am certain they were just being nice … very nice.

Despite the craziness, we really did have a fantastic weekend. It was so refreshing to get out of the city and spend time with friends.

We even had a chance to snap a few photos (well, OF COURSE we took photos!)

Puppy Love

19 Friday Aug 2011

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Chloe loves her Dexter!

(She is no longer allowed to “snuggle” with the baby … this was a one time deal for the camera)

Good Morning, Dexter!

16 Tuesday Aug 2011

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I feel incredibly lucky for the enormous amount of help I got during my first 6 weeks with Dexter. (Thank you Grandmas and Grandpas!)

However, all the help made me a little tentative on my first day … alone. But it’s only 11:00 and already we both have had breakfast, a bath and a breath of fresh outside air.

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