Cooper’s second vet visit: Eye aye aye!

He’s up a whole lb and 1/2. Good ‘ol boy!

He got his second booster for Parvo. Only one more left.

This time he had a little under eye yeast infection. It smelled so I knew it was infected. The vet recommended to shave the area and then treat it with an antibiotic orally.

Cute little guy! He was so brave.

And pooped!

Tatum’s Delights is NOW OPEN!

She is very excited about her new restaurant. The summer is turning out to be very busy with this new business. It’s buzzing! Cooper is the first customer.

He has resurrected from under the table because of the delicious smells! What do you think of your meal Cooper?

He thinks we need to have a GRAND OPENING!
Tatum gets all ready.

Making change…making smoothies! So busy!
How does it taste?

She must make a menu! I help her out.

Now we need to laminate and VOILA! She is ready for business.

The customers are pouring in!

I hope they love it as much as Cooper and I do. Stay tuned!

Guess who is an OCTOPUS now?


Today, she had one more skill to master; the pre-butterfly move. She practiced all week. I asked Chris to peek at her and see if she got it. He watched and said, “She nailed it.” DONE! She is finished with Jellyfish and onto Octopus!

Hooray! I’m sooooo excited for you and proud of you, Tatum; you earned it!

14 ft; 800 lbs. It’s MIKE!

We go to the aquarium quite often since we have a membership. They are featuring some LARGE creature right now. Can you guess?

Yep, it’s MIKE! The very hungry looking crocodile.

See him? He is waiting to get ya! Well, I know I would not volunteer to feed him a trout or chicken.

We then came upon a temporary-located crocodile here at OdySea.

Tatum said it looked like he had blood on his mouth.

Could be!?
Either way, I’m glad that we have a thick glass between us.
I do wonder why they never blink; it’s a bit creepy to have a large animal staring at you.

Till we meet again, OdySea!

We love you, Mama!!! Surgery love

Today, Mom was supposed to go in for a bit of surgery to remove a lymphoma from her neck.

Tot made her a flying Dumbo to help her spirit SOAR!

Then she recorded a love note on her watch to play for Mama.

It was a prayer and well love wishes. WE LOVE YOU!
Stay tuned for follow-up.

When I’m away…

Doug does such an amazing job keeping things not only afloat but happy and active! He encouraged me to go on a little girl’s weekend to Flagstaff with my dear friends Sharon and Shannon.

While I was away, Tatum played with her kids like Nixon.

She played ball with Daddy at the McCormick house while he worked.

Then they had a date to PGA for their official golf outing.

She always makes me feel loved and missed.

And feeling a bit green (maybe because they were sick without me? HA!)

But it does look like they had some ice cream, so maybe that took away the pain, right? Daddy and Tot have grown large ears from their ice cream cone.

Well, good thing Cooper slept comfortably.

It’s good to be home and be back with my family. My sweet husband made me feel so loved! He did the whole bathroom lighting while I was gone too. It is so bright and cheery! Especially with his love notes. (heart melt)

Love you all so much!!! (Absence does allow the heart to grow fonder).