Congradulates us on our new baby Boy

Well Philip finally gave up and got us a dog. He is 9 weeks old and a shiz tu. The girls named him Charlie Sniffers. He loves to sniff around. The first time the dog saw the girls he ran up to them and started kissing their faces. If Charlie Sniffers could talk I swear he would be saying 'Marissa tastes like cookies'.
Charlie Sniffers has been with us almost a week now and is remarkably a good dog. He sleeps through the night and understands the word 'No'. I guess this means he already has one or two up on his older siblings. After writing that sentence it all makes sense why I like the dog. We heard him bark for the first time today at a toy chicken that squeaks and is dressed up in a Santa suit. He really likes to take out his aggression on that toy. I have tried taking pictures of Charlie Sniffers but as soon as I get down to his level with a camera he gets to close.
The kids loovve the dog. They fight over who takes him out to go potty and have already given him a bath (without bothering to tell Mom about the bath). Well now with four children our family now feels complete.

The silliness continues. Lillian official put Marissa into the 'kids with scars club'. Marissa came into my room, pulled up her shirt, and showed me a scar drawn on with marker. Lillian did the art work. The scar was just like Lillian's in both length and width along with chest tube markings. The silliest part is now Marissa, just like Lillian, wants to make sure that the shirts she wears each day does not show her 'scar'. She wants to take heart meds like Lillian as well. I think apple juice in a syringe is a bit much but it makes Marissa feel like part of the group.
Halloween was fun and much warmer then it has been in past years. I wished I could throw away at least half the candy but who's kidding who. I have a bigger sweet tooth then most.
Matt is walking almost 100% now. He thinks that anything he can reach is automatically his. It has been a week of learning that cups too close to the edge of a counter or table is a dangerous and messy thing.
The plane tickets have been booked for California. We will be there Dec 24 through Jan 1st.