George is 1!

George (aka Georgie and Gorgeous George, which the kids say in a British accent) turned 1 in February. He is such a sweet pup. He can certainly be a stinker, but he is loving and loyal. Every single evening we know that he will be curled up right by our feet.

The dogs love to share one big dog bed. (George ate the first one, but this one has held up.) George also has an old towel that he drags around in his mouth like a security blanket.

Our Lily girl.

• We had a fun weekend. On Friday, Steve spent the night at a friend's house so they could make one of their movies (I can't keep up with the plots anymore...WWII, spies, the mafia, or maybe mafia spies in WWII?) and went bowling while Casey and I had a night out alone at dinner & the Bucks game. The guys also enjoyed the golf expo at State Fair, we went for pizza in Port Washington on Saturday, and I taught Sunday school. We were pretty busy, but also had some much needed down time at home. On Sunday the kids were in opera mode and sang every word that they said for good chunk of the day. They were pretty entertained by their inventive tunes.
• On Saturday, I stopped by my office with Norah, and we ran into my boss JoAnne. She asked Norah if she would write her name. (Good timing since she loves to do that now!) Norah also wrote JoAnne's name. She sat at the kitchen table for a long time this weekend writing all sorts of words that she can either spell or asked me to spell for her. I love the way she makes a little i because it looks like a balloon with a big circle for the dot!
• Steve continues to go to the high school for golf at 6:30 a.m. three days a week. He really enjoys it! He only has a month left in his third quarter, and his grades so far are excellent. We are so proud of his hard work. He had to choose his electives for next year, and it is just crazy to imagine that 8th grade is around the corner. All I know is next year needs to go A LOT slower!!! Steve also continues to grow like a weed. He is just about 5'9, quickly outgrowing recently purchased clothes, and has almost the same shoe size as Casey. Everyone asks him why he does not play basketball, but then he tells them about some of his favorite tall PGA tour pros who play great golf!