happy february

so i have been noticing i haven't been blogging much and i've been trying to think of what i could blog about, but i realized, there just isn't anything. it's winter. it's cold. the air sucks. the snow sucks. so we stay at home and watch our reality tv shows. so i wish i could say i have just been a lazy blogger, but really, we are just boring people lately.
however, february is off to a good start. we have been having some major dog park fun. marley is a surprisingly good snow dog and he loves running around, playing with the dogs, and trying to keep up with all the fast dogs in fetch. he's had so much fun in fact, that he can barely jump up on the bed or into the truck because he's so sore. the poor pads on his feet are practically raw from running on the icy cold snow for so long.
my beautiful mother is here visiting for an entire month! her company has an office in salt lake so they allowed her to work out of that office for this month. she is here to help with my sister's kids while she is in her last semester of nursing school. it will be fun to have her close by and get to see her more often for the next month.

and lastly, but definitely not least...meet jack.
he is our new german shepherd puppy. a timid little thing, but getting more comfortable each day. we love him already and have had an interesting time learning how to housebreak a puppy. when i got marley, he was about a year, so he was already housebroken and knew basic commands. we are starting from scratch with this little guy.
marley has been pretty great about having him around. he's very interested in the new little guy, but leaves him alone for the most part. if anything, i think marley feels a little put out that there is a new four legged friend in the house. so i'm trying to be good at spreading my love around equally. though ssshhhhh...secretly, marley will always be my #1 boy. steve can have this new puppy. but hopefully by the time we have more than one kid around here, i will have mastered making them both feel plenty loved.
february is also great because our anniversary is coming up on the 28th. i can't believe it's been a year since i married my best friend. he's seriously the coolest guy around and i have loved being married more than i can say. i can't wait to celebrate our first year together and all the ones to come after that.