Loving the summer sun....

We are having so much fun this summer. We have been busy playing outside. This is Mason in his pool in the backyard. He loves water, but not big bodies of water =) He doesn't hate it, but he's not sure of it just yet. The crab pool is as good as it gets so far. Wish us luck at the beach next month!

Gig 'em Ace!

Two months ago we noticed Ace was not being very active and laying around a lot. I kept saying I was going to take him to our vet, but I honestly didn't want to know anything could possibly be wrong. One morning I noticed he was having a really hard time breathing. I called the vet and we went in that day. Dr. Koonsen could not find anything wrong so I requested an xray of his chest just in case. After he took an xray and walked back into the room Derek had just walked in. By the look on the doctors face we knew something was wrong. Ace's chest was completely full of fluid and part of his lung had collapsed. When he drew fluid off of his chest it was milky...even worse. He asked if we would consider going to the A&M Vet Hospital because it was something more serious than he could treat. We were in College Station by 2pm the same day. After sitting in a waiting room crying all afternoon, they told us Ace had a chylous effusion. Way too complicated to explain, but basically his lymph ducts are leaking fluid into his chest. They wanted to go in and remove the collapsed part of his lung and remove the "shell" that had built up around his heart. They also inserted a chest tube to drain off the fluid on his chest. We went into this knowing that there was a chance we may not bring Ace home, but we never gave up hope. After many prayers and a week in ICU Derek and I visited him everyday. Yes, we drove to CS to visit our dog. I know it sounds crazy, but we love this little dog and we wanted him to know we were rooting for him. What an amazing team of doctors and students!

Ace is doing so GOOD and we pray that the procedure and medications will continue to work. Lilly and Mason are so happy to have their little buddy back home!

And yes Derek is now an Aggie for life...Gig em

Together again.....

Cheers to 80....

We celebrated a very special birthday in May. Derek's dad celebrated the big 8-0 and we celebrated in style. Derek and I were in charge of hosting his big day and he wanted all his friends to join. I'm always looking for an excuse to celebrate something special and to plan a party, but this was extra special. I have the most amazing, supportive, loving father-in-law ever. We had a wonderful time and look forward to celebrating many more.

The Dessert Bar (Inspired by Amy Atlas)

Wine and cheese

My parents and sister.

Grandkids bringing out his cake.

Cheers to great friends!