Awww, Parker!!!

My other baby, and my only baby boy, Parker, got his little paw bitten by a mean old grumpy dog today. And, by bitten, I don't mean just a little nip and that's that. That dog bit his paw hard, piercing his skin, and held onto it for 5 minutes before our neighbor came out to stop him. Andy was even poking the other dog with a metal rod, and it wouldn't let go! Now, what happened was Parker and the next door neighbor dog both dug under the fence so they could get to each other. (This hasn't been the first time we've caught them doing this.) The difference between the dogs is that our Parker just want to play, the other dog actually wanted to attack.

No, we're not hating on the next door neighbor. He is super cool. He felt really bad and wanted to help. Good thing both the dogs are currently up to date on shots, or this could have been worse.

So, he's told us about his dog before. It's just a small Jack Russell, but the animal is like 14 years old, or something like that. And, as he explained to us, the older that dog gets, the meaner it gets. He knows this, so that is why it stays in the fenced back yard, with no contact to other dogs or people, (not that he's ever been mean to a person.)

Anyways, we got Parker back in the house, took him into the bathtub where we doused his paw with H2O2, aka Hydrogen Peroxide. Then we took him down to Petco to get some doggie bandages. The helpful employees there led us to them and also told us to use neosporin on it, just like you would for your own cuts. (Now, that's something I would have never thought of!) So, we got home and bandaged him all up. Here's a picture of our bandaged baby boy.

Poor thing. Even though he seems to be smiling in this picture, I think he feels like he lost his swagger. For the last 2 hours he's been so super mopey. I just hope he gets better soon!

Fall in Front of the Fireplace

Remember when TV hadn't been invented yet. When kids just sat in front of the fire and read books and played. Okay, me neither. But..... I did catch Madeline and Parker doing just that.

Those two love fires. They will sit there forever.

Don't they look content?!?

Parker Lovin'

Parker and the girls posing for some more pictures.

All smiles!

Sydney and a very alert Parker

Kassie and a much more relaxed Parker

Madeline blowing kisses to a pooped Parker

All my children......

To a mom like myself, taking these pictures never gets old. :)

Fulfilling A Request

A Tuesday Morning picture of the girls with Parker by request.

You're welcome, Sydney. :)

Curious Puppy

So, I built the first fire of the season in my fireplace tonight. It didn't dawn on me that Parker had never seen a fire before. The following are the pics of him discovering the fire.

"Hmmmm, what's this? Sure does look interesting....."

"Oh my goodness! What was that loud noise? It scared me!"

"I'm not sure this is so safe Mom. I'm outta here!"

And then he scurried away as fast as he could to across the room from the fireplace. When he laid down he started hiccuping. Yes, he got so scared, he gave himself the hiccups. (Just the insanity of that is why he sure does belong in this family!) What a goofball!

My Boys

Parker & Me

Parker & Andy

I sure do love those two!