Goodbye Sweet Professor :(

We were so heartbroken to say goodbye to our sweet boy Professor Langley. He's been a complete joy for the past 3 years and leaves a big hole in our family. We will never forget how special he was and will miss him terribly...:(

Summer is almost here:)

As we finally emerge from the dreaded pandemic, we decided to take a test 'mini-vacation' to see if we could remember how to pack a suitcase and wear shoes again:). We stopped at the epic bucc-ees on the way to St. Augustine - Mike was in hog heaven...

Professor slept his way through our trip at Disney's luxury VIP Pet Resort experience. I spent most of the trip checking on him via webcam:) 

We had cocktails at the beach bar the minute we arrived. I was asleep about an hour after these bad boys - couldn't handle the pace:)

It was so lovely to walk around the old town maskless and worry free now we are all vaccinated...:)

We had a blast playing 'tourist' at the wax museums and local attractions...

I showed Annie Oakley how to wear a mask wrong...

At Ripley's we saw the second of only two full-sized replicas of Michelangelo's statue of David. We saw the other one in Florence back in the day when cruising was a thing...

We watched a yacht race...

And walked on the beach...

It was really lovely:). A great dry run for our big trip to the Dakotas in June - I am beyond excited!!

I also finished my first dollhouse reno of the year recently. Love how it turned out and can't wait for the fun part when we give it away:)

Now I need to try and get into the real, full-sized Shrunk magazine to see if I can get this idea of 'creating and donating' to catch on:)

Happy Adoption Anniversary!

I can't believe it's been only a year since we brought Professor Langley into our lives. We love him so very much and celebrated his Adoption Anniversary with some toys for him to destroy!

Professor Langley

Professor Langley’s first time at the dog beach!

Professor Langley

Professor Langley is such a big part of the family now! He seems to be really happy at home and makes us laugh all of the time with his funny  little ways...

He can't take his eyes off Mike it's so cute...

And can't get enough of Maddy when she's home...

And he quite likes snuggling on the couch with me too...

Love him so much - even when he's sitting on the furniture he knows he's not allowed on!

It's the run up to Christmas...

We decided to go to the UK this year so that we can wake up in England on Christmas Day for the first time in 20 years:). Since we are not going to be in the States, we decided to keep things simple on the home front and focus on enjoying our beautiful home and each other for the last few weeks of the year:)

Professor Langley is getting spoiled rotten...

He's just so stinking handsome...

Maddy even lets him sleep on her bed:)

...or she joins him on the couch...

Rich, Jen and Mya came to stay for the weekend and I finally saw the new firework show at MK - it was gorgeous!

The lanai is getting a lot of use and we love it when the neighbors pop by...

Maddy and her college friends took a little trip up to Georgia and rented a cabin. I love that she shares our love of the outdoors...

Just a few more days and we will be on our way. And Professor Langley will get to reunite with his adorable foster mom. We are all going to have an amazing Christmas and great start to the New Year!

Happy Holidays to you all!

Happy Thanksgiving!

So much to be grateful for this year...like these lovely people...

And this gorgeous food...

And this sweetheart:)

And this guy...

And especially him:)