sunny sunday

we have officially christened our new patio furniture. this afternoon it was a balmy 12 degrees and sunny so we decided to have a couple people over for an afternoon bbq. i probably should have done some homework but really, it was the first nice afternoon in what has seemed like forever so we had to enjoy it. it was extra special since derek brought kayden over. he is getting so big and beautiful it blows my mind. i love him.

the beautiful kayden james - he's going to be a heart breaker

so, the patio furniture worked well. we bought and 8 piece set and it is still not big enough. we only had a couple people over and we still definitely did not have enough seating. luckily, the previous owner left 4 plastic reclining chairs that are in pretty good shape; i figure i can buy some outdoor pads and they will be great extra seating. also, jesse, caleb and derek are currently designing me a crazy folding picnic table which we are planning on putting on the concrete pad in the back (apparently, it has to be folding so that we can bring it camping and to revelstoke? haha). our back yard will have more furniture than the rest of our house combined at this rate...

yes, there is still snow on the ground

 it was only about 10 degrees out this afternoon but the dark wood on the deck made it feel even warmer. i am beginning to worry about how hot it is going to get back there when we start getting some seriously warm weather. oh well, it will be perfect for tanning!

once everyone left i checked my email and our breeder, lianne, had sent another update with pictures of emi. she is even more beautiful than i imagined; apparently, her eyes are officially open and she is steady on her feet now. jesse is really excited because it looks like she has blue eyes. unfortunately, i have a feeling that puppies are like babies - 90% of them start off with baby blues and then they fade with age. only time will tell.

lil emi: 3 weeks old

she's a curious little monster

ridiculous, i know. i already set up emi's little spot

all and all we had a pretty good weekend.  yesterday night we went out with my parents and sister for mama jones' birthday (happy birthday mom, i love you!); we went to kefi, an amazing greek restaurant here, and it was really fun. the food was fabulous as always but since it was mama jones' birthday we got to dance and sing and break a plate - definitely an experience. that coupled with the bbq definitely made for a nice, relaxing weekend. unfortunately, i didnt seem to get a ton of homework done this weekend but after my busy week last week i think i needed a bit of a break.