Santa Baby

December 20, 2010

I loooooove getting the mail in December. Holiday cards are my favorite thing ever. I really enjoy seeing family portraits and reading updates on what everyone did over the past year. Putting a card together is always so much fun for me. Of course, I always wait until the last minute, so Maddie and Rigby [...]

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Gone To The Dogs

June 7, 2010

After Mike wrote this post about his adventures at home with Rigby while Annabel and I were in New York, a number of readers seemed up in arms over my banning Mike from eating on the couch. Well, in my defense, it should be noted that: A) We have a new couch; and B) Mike [...]

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And Now For Something Completely Different

May 20, 2010

PALATE CLEANSER! They say that when you spend enough time with your dog, you start to look alike. Well, that has certainly been the case for Rigby and me. story behind the picture here. I took a closer look at our family, and I realized something: Annabel and I always seem to be wearing similar [...]

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Peanut Butter Filled Dog

March 24, 2010

The other morning I woke up naturally. That happens almost never with a new baby, so I decided to take advantage. Mike and Annabel were still sleeping, so I got up, made myself a cup of coffee, and went to watch the morning news. When I walked into our living room, I noticed there was [...]

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A Day For Love

February 14, 2010

Valentine’s Day is a big day around the Spohr Haus. Five years ago, Mike told me to get in the car because we had to pick up my Valentine’s Day gift. We drove 45 minutes north, and when we pulled up in front of a nice ranch house I was thoroughly confused. Mike laughed at [...]

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New Friends

January 28, 2010

Within hours of being born Annabel met her parents, both sets of grandparents, two aunts, and many family friends. There was one very important family member, however, that she didn’t meet until she left the hospital and went home…Rigby! Rigby took notice of Annabel immediately once she entered our home, but mainly focused on Heather [...]

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