In Thanksgiving

Well this Thanksgiving we had a tragedy at our house. Last Monday we lost our dog Jake. It was about 9PM and Aaron had just let the dogs out. They ran into the front yard and apparently Jake ran into the street. Bad timing I suppose, but Jake was hit by a car right in front of our driveway. Aaron was out there right away and held him, but he was already gone. It was fortunate that he died right away and didn't suffer. We sure miss the little guy around our house...which is now much quieter...as he was our 'noisy' dog. He was so lively and always cracking us up. We just loved him to pieces. We are thankful for the 7 years we had him.

The rest of our family is doing well. Alaina is really finding her voice these days and it is fun to see her experimenting with her new sounds. We had Thanksgiving Wednesday night with my family. My brother, Steve, came in town and we chatted with Mary and Justin on the webcam. We spent Thursday with Aaron's family and also got to see his sister Danielle and her family this week. It is fun to see our niece, Jordan, who is about 20 months old. interact with Alaina. She always wants to hold her and gives her kisses.