Baxter Boy by Denny Lynn

I love having a new puppy! Baxter is settling in at our house. Sometimes he hides from us because he needs a rest, but mostly he loves us.

I even fixed a picture of him to take for Show and Tell. It would have been fun to take the real Baxter, but he needs to go to dog school before he can go to people school.

John's Place by John Lee

It is very frustrating to me that Denny has a restaurant (Denny's) and I don't. One day driving home, Denny said there is a place with John's name. Now why my parents, who drive by Long John Silver's daily, did not think of this I don't know. Anyway, I finally got to try my place! It has cool pirate hats!

I like to be the mean pirate - Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrh!

If you had fun you get to ring the bell as you leave.

It wasn't my favorite place food wise, but at least it said John!

Park Fun by John Lee

Sometimes for vacation days we get to have adventures. One of our favorites is the park. We grab some lunch and head out for a picnic!

A little apply face for  your enjoyment.

Then we play, play, play.

We took Baxter along - he liked being out, but didn't seem to care for the slide.

We played tag and hide 'n seek and tried out all the equipment. We love to be outside and busy!

Play Doh Fun by John Lee

Play Doh is one my most favorite things to do! I got lots of new doh for my birthday. Of course, I have to check it all out. I made little cakes...

...and cupcakes!

Then I fixed up ice cream to share!

I tried out all the colors and planned out a whole party!

I didn't even make to terrible of a mess. I am very creative and love putting together pretend parties! Thanks for the new play doh set Uncle Shawn and Aunt Tabby!

Happy Birthday, Mama, by John Lee

Mama is 40! We celebrated with cake just for her! Denny, Daddy and I set it all up as a surprise!

We used the 4 from my birthday cake and since we didn't have a zero, we used a doughnut to make it say 40. Any excuse to buy doughnuts.

We had pizza and cake - we also gave her presents and sugars! It was a great party.

We tried really hard to make it a special day for Mama and we succeeded!

Dr. Denny by Denny Lynn

Daddy hurt his knee. He was working with the horses and stepped off wrong when Dude started to buck. I told him I would fix him up. I got out all my doctor stuff.

He didn't have fever, but we did have to ice his knee.

I wrote our the prescription - first I recorded his account of what happened. Then I prescribed my fix - my suggestion for next time is "Just say Whoa."

I know Daddy appreciated all our good care and helpful advice.

Baxter by Denny Lynn

Since we lost Nolie in July, we have been wanting another dog. I knew if I asked Santa and worked really hard, that one would come...and I was right! Santa brought us Baxter for our very own dog!

I loved him immediately!

He is a North Pole dog. Angus thinks he is a chihuahua (so he barks at him) and Mama says he is probably part cat. We will see as he gets bigger. He is about 6 months old and came with the name Baxter. We all love him.

John even taught him to use the doggie door at Grandpa's (ok, he shoved him through, but it worked).

He likes to run and play and the longer we have him the more he is learning to be a little boys' dog.

He won over the whole family - even Ma!

I got to carry him in when we got home and introduce him to his new house!

We even took him to the park to check things out - he is learning to walk on the leash.

We are so blessed as a family, and Baxter is a brand new blessing that we all love! Can't wait to see what he grows into - he is probably thinking the same thing about me!