Marbles finally makes the blog...

Well, I've been feeling bad that I haven't featured our other little one in the blog yet so...here he is! Marbles! A sweet and mischievous beagle who still has a sneaky streak even at 12 years old. He's starting to lose his hearing now or perhaps he has very selective hearing - especially around dinnertime and the girls. He's Eliza's little shadow when she's got a snack in hand.

Even though he may look rather innocent and sleeps a lot during the day, we're always having to doggy-proof the house when we leave. He knows how to push a little tractor chair that we keep under the kitchen desk over to the counter to find any goodies that we may have left out (e.g. cupcakes, cookies, etc.)! He definitely keeps us on our toes.

"Happy Lizzhee!"

Eliza turned 2 years old on September 18. The day of her birthday she woke up on the wrong side of the bed. We all sang Happy Birthday to her and she just sat down and cried. However a few days later and probably after another singing at school, she got the hang of the whole birthday thing. By the time we had a birthday celebration with some family, she was saying "Happy Lizzhee!" to herself. And she didn't mind opening the presents either.

It's Game Day!

Mizzou won! Woo-hoo! We had great seats in the Mizzou end zone just next to the band. The girls were decked out in Mizzou gear; Molly wore her Tiger cheerleading outfit and Eliza wore a Truman shirt and she wanted to show everyone with whom we talked - Truman on the front and his tail on the back. Eliza loved sitting next to the band and kept wanting to hear "more-more". It was a late game but Molly managed to stay awake the whole game; Eliza fell asleep sometime during the 4th quarter through the most exciting parts (both girls have always managed to take a nap during football games even with all of the hoopla - I wish I could sleep so soundly).

Oh and earlier in the day we visited the Arch. Molly and Eric took the south tram to the top and took some great shots of downtown. Eliza and I just played around in the lobby doing whatever to keep a 2-year old happy...