Adios Ol' awful, terrible floor, HELLO CERAMIC TILE!

Ryan did it!!! He made up his mind to get rid of our lovely old flooring and replace it(on his own + friends). At first, I was skeptical because the thought of my kitchen being disarray and non-functionaling was unimaginable to me! Plus...I didn't have faith it could be done in one weekend. Well HELLLLOOOO, did they prove me wrong! Thanks so much Jimmy, Adam and Dan for helping. Ya'll rocked and I am so impressed and grateful!

Awww Ryan, you know that "crack" kills!!!

Going retro...with the Smiths!

In March we had some Canadian relatives come to Charlotte! Kristy(baby in belly), Craig, and Tristen all came down for "T.T's" birthday and their spring break. We got to enjoy some great weather, good food, and super company! Thank ya'll so much for coming to visit!

Macy and Tristen had good times in the backyard!!

Uncle Craig got to enjoy his Rolling Rock in the backyard...unfortunately he can't do this in Canada?!?

Ryan made Kristy's birthday candles into two "T"s....can you spot the 2 T's? He is so creative, eh??

After a few days at our house, we headed off to North Myrtle for some vacation time! Craig and Tristen were the only ones to go into the water while at the beach? Can you believe this Perverted Red Crab that that Ryan and Kristy met at Barefoot Landing?!

Actually...they look pretty excited to meet him. He must be okay sooooooo....

FAMILY AND PERV RED CRAB PICTURES!!!
WAHOO! THE SMITH'S TURN!!!
We did have a really good time during the week! It always seems too short though...so we look forward to our next time with the Smith's!!

Today...a day of new beginnings?!?!

Some of you may or may not know this, but about 2 months ago we found out Malinko... our sweet, sweet Malinko.....has cancer. We noticed a lump on his paw and took him to the vet the following day. Right away the vet, "Dr Mark", thought it was Osteosarcoma, which may be spelled wrong. However you spell it, it is a bone cancer that pretty much has no promise. The cancer had the shape of a spindle...and come to find out, there are 3 others that have that shape and don't stem from the bone. So...we go from thinking we are losing our pup in days to "okay, there is some promise here". It really was up and down the next couple of weeks. We had a core biopsy done and the pathologists could not give definitive results. They actually even thought it might not be cancer but more or less the results of a previous trauma. What the?!?!? So now, I think there is no cancer, but something terrible bothering Malinko's leg. Something sooooo terrible that he chooses to walk with 3 legs and not use the bad one. He is pretty good at it, especially if you throw a tennis ball near him. You'd think his bad leg was good, and maybe he got about 3 extra ones!!! After 2 more biopsies with indefinite results and xrays showing that the stuff is spreading quickly through his toes, we knew it was decision time. We both talked with Dr Mark, did our research and felt without a doubt, that the best thing would be to amputate the leg. As saddening as it sounds, I have a really positive outlook on this. I am thrilled to think he will no longer be hurting. I am excited to see him get his spirit back. I AM EXCITED FOR MY 3 LEGGED MALINKO TO GET HOME AND START AFRESH! I really hope that this is the end of it, but I do know there is no guarantee. I also know it will be tough in the beginning for everyone and him to adapt, but I know we will shine on through!!!