New Puppy

My family and I recently got another dog, and to many this is a surprise. If you knew our family you would know that is a big step but we did it anyways. We got a seven week old mix of Rhodesian Ridge-back, Lab, and Shepherd. We decided to name her Riley (even though it should have been Grace since she is very graceful). My sisters and I have been taking turns keeping her at night since she is still little and is in the process of being trained. Our biggest fear was introducing our puppy to our other dog, which is a twelve year old pure bread beagle. She has ran the house since we got her and the little one was not taken likely by her. After about a week, our older dog jumped on board and now they like each other. She had her first vet appointment yesterday and we found out she weighs 8 pounds. She starts Puppy Preschool on Saturday. :) She is also scared of everything and anything; plastic bags, trash cans, cars, black shoes (really anything!).

Movie Review: Despicable Me

An absolutely adorable movie that every family should see. Besides the quirky and fun one liners (i.e. It's so FLUFFY!!!!) there is an honest and cute story underneath. Despicable Me is about a Super Villain who is trying to come up with the best hijacking out of all super villains (he is trying to one up the other villain). He decides to steal the moon with a shrink gun, but he has to steal it from the other villain. By making a plot that involves his cute little yellow minions and adopting three little girls he successfully achieves his goal but realizes that family is more important. My only downside to this movie is that it was in 3D. I am not a big fan of 3D and think this movie would be just as good in 2D. I give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Happy Birthday America!!

I and the rest of the United States just recently celebrated the Nation's birthday on the 4th. It is one of my favorite holidays and this year was very eventful and fun. We basically did the exact same schedule that we did last year just with more family and friends! On the 2nd, my family and I went downtown to watch Red White and Boom one of the best firework shows in the Midwest. Following the best fireworks finale along with an awesome soundtrack, we slept in the next day and attended my dad's company picnic that ended in another awesome fireworks show. Sunday was family day where we had a major cookout, water balloons, slip n' slide, and fireworks! Besides my dad burning himself on the hand during a fireworks mishap (note to self do not sit while lighting fireworks) we had an amazing time. Monday was the closing of a fabulous weekend by spending the day at the water park.