Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy

Maren: 

We have been home with daddy again this last week but his time off is coming to a close too. He only has one week left before be goes back to work and I have to go back to school. 

We have been having lots of fun together and I have been a great helper for him. The other day we got a swimming pool for our ducks and I filled it up. Those silly little ducks were so excited about that new pool! They jumped in, splashed around, and wiggled their little tails all around! We all sat and watched while they played. 

Mommy and daddy celebrated their anniversary this weekend too! They have been married for thirteen whole years!! To celebrate we spent the entire day together as a family. Mommy said it was one of the best days ever!! We started the morning with a nice hike up the table rocks. I did my best, but it is pretty steep and it wasn't long before I wanted a ride in daddy's pack. When we got to the top, we spread out a blanket and had a pic-nic! It wasn't long before the local ground squirrels figured out that we were there and were trying to steal our food. I thought it was fun to feed them.  When we got home that day we spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the creek and having a fire. 

Maddox (16 weeks old) :
This week has been a bit tough for me since I officially got my first cold.  I wasn't horribly sick but I definitely had a snotty nose which made it hard to breath.  My first night dealing with that was really tough but mommy acted quickly with the humidifier and saline drops so I felt better.  My little voice is really hoarse and you can really tell when I try and talk.  It makes my mommy really sad to hear but I have still been in really good spirits overall. 
I have officially found my toes!  I have been noticing them for quite some time now but finally realized that I could reach down and grab them!  Mommy put me in the big tub with her the other night and let me soak in the warm water for a really long time hoping that it would clear my chest a bit.  While I was floating around and all floppy these cute wiggly things kept popping up in front of my face and now I can't get enough of them! 
The other day mommy, daddy, sissy and I went on a really nice hike.  Mommy put me in the front pack so I could look around and I really enjoyed myself.  I fell asleep on the way back down for just a bit snuggled right up to mommy.