We had to let her go...... Our Allie.

Allie (Indian name - big bump on head) (or Allie Baba) (Lady Bug) - list of names is endless.

Our precious Allie.

There are no words to describe or thank her for all she did for us through the years.

She was my baby before I had one

She was as neurotic as they come - seriously....

She loved her raw-hide bones.

She loved her stuffed animals.... and why she chewed the nose off of every single one, I'll never know.

She could shake - left hand and right!!  (yes we're easily amused)

She LOVED camping - to know us, you know we pack a lot when we go camping but Allie decided that she needed her own camp chair around the fire (adding to what we needed to bring, which of course we did)....so at the time there were two humans, with three camp chairs so everyone had one.  Then when there were three humans...there were 4 chairs and so on......

She definitely loved cuddles- if you would cuddle her, she would be your best friend!!

Then she needed a friend, we felt she was lonely.

She needed a sister.

So the two of them Allie and Abbie became inseparable...... I can't say they always got along but they loved a good game of as we call it at our house, "grab a$$"  or "grab butt"

Then our little group of 4 became 5 - Thank You God!!  (Allie on the left, Abbie on the right)

Time went on.....

She loved cuddles and sleeping more and more

She was a big talker, she would tell me all about her day, I would actually ask her and she'd report in, it was hilarious.  She would also talk to you when you said the words "Obe One Kinobe".... I have no idea why - she'd turn her head side to side..... and then start talking to you....

Always happy to lay in the way of a project hee hee. 

More and more cuddles.

Every night for the last couple weeks of her life, this is how they slept (I came and covered them but they were really together like that).

The big bump on head (Indian name) was completely benign - just a bump....

It's so hard to lose her....

We would feed her one bite at a time to make sure she took her medicine and that she would actually eat.

We miss her like crazy and all her crazy ways....

It's SO quiet without her....so quiet.

We each have our own grief....

but this.... when Mikayla would give her lovings (Allie loved when Mikayla would talk with her). 

and this.....

add to my sadness.

Mikayla "gets it", she understands that Allie is gone, she still cries for her, the only thing she asked for was to get her ashes back, we hadn't planned on doing that but we did it for her.  

Poor Abbie....she is still looking for her, her eating is still hit or miss, still more misses than hits, she still sniffs around for her.... and then she goes to bed like the picture above, it's so sad.  She has major abandonment issues (yes the dog does...she's a rescue and has never fully recovered from her previous trauma)..... so we are pouring on the love to her, it's all we can do. 

Our Beloved Allie - may she rest in peace.

August 1999 - March 24, 2013

Tip Toe Through The.......

NOT tulips...but rather Blue Bonnets!  We found an amazing patch of Blue Bonnets that we strolled through the mud walked around in.

They were beautiful, I wish the pictures would do them justice - I am so happy we found this spot!  I have never seen them like this :)  it was beautiful!

 

Such a poser.

in the picture below - she was mid stomp to scare snakes away.......  we thought it was a good idea..... LOL

  

Good times!!

Hoppy Easter!!!!

Oh what a JOYFUL Easter we have had this year. 

I really hope we gave some good memories to Mikayla - I know I am walking away with a heart full of them.  We started out our day with a quick pose before we went to church.

And then when we got home, Mikayla and I were in the bedroom picking up and Michael was at his desk upstairs working and OH MY GOSH the doorbell rang, we ran to see who it was and lo and behold, the Easter Bunny came and left some eggs to hunt and a basket of goodies.

She didn't even look in her basket before she started hunting!  She was SO SO SO excited!!

She's getting so grown up on me.

It was a super small group (just the 4 of us) and I had thrown out there to the men (my dad and Michael) about what we should do.

Option 1 - Cook a big ol dinner and invite a ton of people over to share with us

or

Option 2 - make reservations at a really nice restaurant and just go out and enjoy the day without all the work.

What did they choose???

They chose Option 2 - without question - hands down they both said "lets go out".

Ok!! Katie recommended a really REALLY nice restaurant in College Station to us so that is where we decided to go!

Naturally a special child friendly cocktail had to be ordered (Shirley Temple) complete with a cherry on top (hence the stem sticking out of her mouth LOL)

It was so bright out but was sort of raining - so weird!  So we're all glary but rain dropped on LOL

It was so special in so many ways.  It still makes me really sad that our group is so small now :(  it's really hard to lose your people. 

Mikayla's friend next door told her that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist....UGH, she told Michael and the next day we were all talking about it together.  I told her that everyone's house has a different kind of magic.

Our house has the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny...that IS the special magic at our house.  Everyone's magic is a bit different, and it's ok that he thinks that, we just have our own magic just as they have their own.  Michael was totally silent during my magic rant and then he piped up...yea...it's our own magic.... I felt like I was talking them both off the ledge....LOL

She hasn't mentioned it again...and well, it's true, this IS our own kind of magic.  I love making and watching it happen.  It's what I dreamed of for so long before we were blessed with her.  So even as she gets older we will still always have our own kind of magic.

Always.........