June 2014

June is long overdue and I'll tell you why. Last week during the third hour of church as I watched Foster play with toys on the other side of the nursery room, I was updating the blog. As I finished the last sentence of a very long and extremely well written post, I heard James next door. He was refusing to put away Buzz Lightyear and was letting out screams each time his teacher asked him to put away Buzz. I let it go on for a few minutes hoping it would resolve itself but those few minutes came and went and it was time for an intervention. So I jumped to my feet, closed my phone and took care of business. Meaning, we all went home for a little time out. To my shagrin, I did not save my extremely long and well written post. So now I have to do it all over again which seems redundant but if June of 2014 is going to exist in the history of the Olson family, I have to do it.

Deep breath....so here's what happened in June. We bought a dog. Yep, you heard that right, we bought a dog. We had lots of Del Mar Fair fun and had lots and lots of appointments. I know the last bullet point doesn't sound very interesting and it's not but it's true so I'm including it. 

Farley

Here's the whole dog story. We were at the mall on a Friday night and per tradition, we stopped at the pet store (I am now ending this tradition). Of course there were many cute little puppies and the boys were loving them. But I saw a really big puppy who I found out was 5 months old and had been living at the pet store for over two months. I asked to hold her since I figured she wasn't taken out of her kennel very often. She was matted and really dirty but so sweet. My heart just broke that this sweet little gal had been living in a box for so long. She was $199 which is basically free for a mall pet store. But logic kicked in and we left the puppy there. I couldn't stop thinking about the poor pup so I went back three times to see her. On my third visit, I knew I would not be leaving her behind. So I traded the pet store my sanity for a five month old puppy named Farley. Four shots, two parasites and lots of fleas later, she is well adjusted to her new home. 

Del Mar Fair 2014

We went to the fair twice this year and both times were totally amazing. But this is coming from someone who is basically a carnie so take it with a fried grain of salt. The first time we were joined by Mi Ani and Joe. The highlight in the food department was the kettle corn. I know, anticlimactic but it was sooo good. James hit the rides hard this year even daring to go on the super tall slide that I would be nervous to go on. 

Our second trip to the fair included Pete who spent the weekend with us, mom, dad and Alexander. Pete was our photographer and took some amazing pics of the night. There is nothing I would rather frame that our family at the fair! The highlights for me were an intense helicopter ride where James did all the steering. This is a warning: do not ride with James in a helicopter until he has some rigorous training. We also rode The Grand Wheel which I haven't been on in years. Beautiful views and a great time. Long live the Del Mar Fair. Long live chocolate covered bacon. Long live $50 stuffed animals. Okay, I'll stop. 

Appointments

I'll keep this short. 3 dentist appointments, two vet appointments, two grooming appointments and a dr. Appointment. I can't complain. It's my fault. I decided to have kids and dogs. Oh, and I love them!

Honorable Mentions:

• We had such a great weekend with Perer! So glad he came for a visit.

• James is officially 100% potty trained. Hallelujah!!!!

• James has memorized Mulan's theme song and sings it at full volume most of the day. It really is the best thing ever.

• Foster is obsessed with the bunny that eats our grass around 4:00 every afternoon. He sits and the window and screams in delight. He is my little animal lover. He also loves all the crows that fly over our house in the evening. He can almost say bird.