Robyn's Bliss: January 2009

Dolly

Last week Olivia's Dolly died. Livie got her when she was 5 months old, so needless to say it was really hard. Fortunately Livie understands that eventually everything dies, and that when we are sad we need to lean on God and He'll help us, she did, and He did. This was the first time that I watched my daughter's heart break. I'm sure that I will see it again and again, but I was hoping that it wouldn't come so soon. I have never felt such a pain for my child and at that moment I would have done anything to take it away. I guess that just means I'm a mom.

Dolly

Buck

This is Buck. Surprisingly he looks nothing like his mother. Apparently dad was a Rot. Fine with us. He is the sweetest dog you could ever know, and I believe he may be part elephant, just look at his feet and you'll understand. I will continue with more pictures as he grows.

Puppies

As you may or may not know, about 2 months ago a friend gave us a Brittany Spaniel one day before giving birth to 9 puppies. Yes, she is still my friend. Here are some of the pictures of the puppies. We found homes for all of them but one, Charlie Buckets (AKA Buck). He is staying with us.

Puppies

Santa

Livie was so excited to get to meet the "real" Santa. She ran up to him and threw her arms around him and didn't hesitate to sit on his lap (unlike every other year). It was really cool.

Santa

Ashley

We recently had a wonderful visit from Ashley, Rick's youngest daughter from his first marriage. She and Olivia love each other and are best friends. They are so lucky to have each other, and we are blessed to have them.

Japanese Sunken Gardens

Right before Christmas we went to the zoo and the sunken gardens. Of course while we were there we took pictures. These are Rick and my favorites.

Japanese Sunken Gardens

Christmas 2008

This year, instead of going to a photography studio and getting the standard Christmas picture, I decided to take Olivia to mission San Jose and see what we could get on our own. I was hoping that we would get on picture good enough to send out, well, we got tons of amazing shots and it was really hard to pick just one. Here are the ones that didn't quite make the cut. I hope that you enjoy them as much as we had taking them.