Are you going out?

 This Co-Pilot Doodle LOVES car rides SO much.

It is PAWsitively his favorite thing!!

Perchance... Are you going out?

If you ARE going out, would you like to take me too???

It seems as if we are indeed going out!!!

Ahhhhh! Right where I should be. 

You simply can't forget your co-pilot!!!!!

Always,

Amelia

St. Patrick’s Day Mischief!

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! I don't know about you guys, but our household has had the most mischievous leprechaun visitor all day!! 

Last night we prepped for our upcoming visitor with new St. Patrick's Day pjs and a plan to help celebrate the holiday

With our green stars and moons turned on, we were ready!

Hazel said we needed scones and

Cinnamon rolls for the leprechaun, so Mommy worked in the kitchen until 5:45am making green dreams come true. 

With our green outfits on, it was time to go downstairs and see what our leprechaun has been up to

They turned our cinnamon rolls light green!

And Hazel's milk met a magical green touch

When we came back home from working at Yesteryear Acres, we saw that the Leprechaun had opened all our cabinets and drawers in the kitchen!

And ROLLED down our cinnamon rolls like a big grassy hill

And that was after he ate and drank his snack we left him!

But nothing was as surprising as Thatcher and Hazel's room when we headed upstairs for nap-time...

That silly leprechaun! 

What will they do next!?!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We hope you have just the right amount of Green and Mischief Managed today ;)

Always,

Amelia

Kipper Birthday

 'He's better than a slipper, he's Kipper, KIPPER THE DOOOOOOG!' 

It's Kipper's Birthday!!!!! I can't believe another year has gone by, and yet it feels impossible to have had a life without our tail-wagging devoted Havanese right by our side! Not only are they the sweetest pint sized packages of love, the best highchair dust buster crew (and sourdough bread crumb lovers!), but they are the biggest goofballs around. Kipper the Dog is no exception! Any time you look at him, he does his butt wiggle and big ole doggie grin right back. He is loyal, clever, and a very proud Papa to our adorable Havanese puppies. Hazel and Thatcher (who is excited any time Hazel says so) are so excited to celebrate the very good boy he is <3

Happy Birthday Kipper!

Here is a special treat for youuuu 

The biggest "I love you eyes"

I will always be by your side

Happy bouncy Boy

Thank you for filling all our days with love

And Tail-Wagging Devotion

Happy Birthday Kipper!

Always,

Amelia

Sourdough Creations are Here to Stay

 I have tried so many things Sourdough now that I am having a hard time deciding what to share this Sunday! My Sourdough Starter "Firefly" has taken off and keeps me up at all hours of the night with ALL the ideas. My little inspiration light has been turned on and I CAN'T STOP BAKING!! It's like the 25 days of baking for Christmas but my only limitation is "Can I make that with sourdough???" 

I guess if I had to ONLY pick one thing from this past week it would be my sourdough bread bowls!

I am so very pleased how they turned out and Hazel found it absolutely hysterical that not only could she play peek-a-boo with her soup, but she could eat her WHOLE bowl too!

 

My perfect sourdough dough baby!! 

Fermented and ready to be shaped- I mean LOOK at those gorgeous bubbles (I know, another Sunday, another day of me talking about bubbles)

For bread bowls I found it best to weigh the first few dough pieces - about 273/5g per bowl- and then model the rest of the dough after those. The other times I tried to guess how much dough was needed per bread bowl as Pre-soup day practice, I would get what could be described as a monster bowl OR a small loaf of bread. Practice makes perfect!

This batch produced 8 bread bowl potentials!

Each bowl baked for 15 minutes with the lid on the dutch oven and then 15 minutes with the lid off

Needless to say, we were in the kitchen all day!

Only one left to go. I was SO excited and SO nervous to see how these turned out - Did I make soup night even better or was it a big ole flop!?

My backup loaf of sourdough also made same day.. JUST in cases!

Drum roll please......

SUCCESS!!!!

It's bread, its a bowl... It's a sourdough bread bowl!!!

It was delicious and made our family dinner night even more fun! I think Hazel giggled more than ate soup, but her love for the dinner said it all. 

Sourdough creations are here to stay!!

Happy Sourdough Sunday!!

Backup bread not required ;) (But still eaten!)

Always,

Amelia

Ugliest Hammock Caturday

We have so many nice cat trees and cat beds and cat hammocks in our house.  We have one cat tree that is about 7 feet tall with so many hidden houses and slides and stairs and hammocks.  It is in pristine perfect condition.  Why?  Because all the cats love the ugliest oldest cat hammock we own.  It is their FAVORITE one! 

The kittens found a way to take a turn in the coveted hammock

Please tell the other Devons that this throne is occupied

It has just the right squishiness

And just the right sagging depth

We may never leave

It is PURRfect!!

Happy Caturday

Sensory Symphony

 William continues to thrive with the addition of his G-Tube. He is gaining weight and is steadily increasing his health status. William was finally well enough for a real adventure.  Not a visit to a hospital or doctors office or therapist but a REAL adventure. We took him to a special concert for families with sensory needs and autism. It was magically perfect.

William got to strum a violin before the concert.

He loved it

The lights in the auditorium were so beautiful to William

He loved the design the lights made in the ceiling

Ready for the symphony!

The music was wonderful and William smiled so much during the concert.

He had the very best time

He even clapped at the end

Thank you New Albany Symphony Orchestra for your sensory friendly concert. You have a devoted fan named William.

Fourteen is Awesome!

 Yesterday we shared some awesome 13 year old Doodles so today let's cheer for Marty's tail wagging devotion for over 14 years.

Here is Marty as a little pup

Marty welcomed 3 children home as babies and was their constant companion and protector. 

Marty's family said they could not ask for a better furry family member

True love and best friend FURever

Thirteen is Awesome!

 We love hearing from our senior Doodle Doggies!!!!! Dogs bring unconditional love and devotion to our lives. There is no doubt that they make every day a better day.

These 2 Doodle Doggies have been bringing over 13 years of tail wagging devotion to their families

That's a whole lot of adorable tail wags and happiness!!!!