Merry Christmas!

Santa pictures from K&W Greenery - all proceeds went to the Rock County Humane Society.

We took Kobe's green harness off last night and it's like we have another dog around! He rolls all over and is so happy. When we try to put the harness back on, he tries rolling and stretching away from you.

Kobe wanted to lay in Jade's bed for some reason last night. Jade was not thrilled he was there, but she was deteremined to lay in her bed with him. LOL :)

That is Kobe's teddy bear from VES West (vet clinic). The vet techs gave him this toy while he stayed there with them. Then, when he came home, they sent it with him. He hasn't destroyed it yet, which is pretty surprising.

Making cookies for Santa. Mike and Rylee, Jon, me and Cale, and Ashleigh. It was great!! The kids love to shake out the sprinkles.

Cale and Rylee sharing sprinkles.

Cale helping me shovel the driveway. He was having a lot of fun 'helping'.

Kobe in the snow. He seems to like snow. His previous owner said he used to run around and bury himself in the snow. Next year, he'll get to run around again.

Cale making a snow angel.

Jon and Cale making a project at Cale's school's Holiday party.

Cale's class getting ready to sing for all the parents. It was so cute!! I got videos of all 4 songs they sang. I had a hard time not laughing. It was so cool!

Pictures got a little out of order. Two below are from K&W Greenery last weekend. Took Cale and Rylee to see Santa.

Jon and Cale looking at the Koi fish at K&W. They are huge!

More pictures from Megan, a couple of weeks ago.

K&W Greenery last weekend - waiting for Mike and Rylee to show up to see Santa.

Put up and decorated the big tree last weekend....

One ornament got stuck on his foot - not sure how...

Kobe's first time with his custom leg brace on his right leg. Had to send it back because it keeps his foot and toes straight, not bent, so hard to support.

Family pictures from last weekend - LOVE 'EM!!

Cale hardly smiled naturally in the pictures. It's kind of funny! Can't wait to show him when he's older!

One of our favorites of the day! This picture captured Kobe so well.

Natural smile!!

Today at VES. Bandage change and new custom brace for the right, nerve damage leg.

Kobe, me, and Cale after Kobe's foam/dry bath.

Kobe sitting up, which he's doing a lot more latly.

Cale, Kobe, and Jon playing with toys last weekend. Kobe had a great time!

Kobe and all his toys....he doesn't pick up after himself very well....

Thanksgiving

Football with the cousins.

We went to Jon's sister's yesterday for Thanksgiving. We stayed for a few hours and then came home. It was fun to see all the kids and talk to them. They all are growing up so fast!

We also went to Heidi & Jason's for dinner. It was nice to see all of them too. It was a very long day!

Jon ventured out for some Black Friday shopping this morning too. He ran to Sears and took advantage of their sales. Cale and I stayed home, sleeping.

This week

Kobe sitting up. He sits up a lot more now.

Kobe begging for treats. Sydney was over for a visit.

He tires out so easily.

Custom harness to help us help him move. He can't really move on his front legs all that well yet. Maybe a few feet at a time.


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Cale is doing great at his new day care. Julie used to be a teacher and it shows. She makes sure the kids learn something new every week. He's worked on the sound of letter G, D, and E so far. His projects from her house a great too! He still goes to P4J and he loves it there too. He learns a lot there and brings home great projects.

Cale is learning to talk back a little more too. It's kind of annoying. Why? Why not? Maybe later? Maybe tomorrow? Always asking questions if we tell him no or not now.

Kobe is doing pretty good too. His pneumonia is gone. He's feeling a lot better too! He's starting to act more like Kobe. He's trying to move more on his own, which is good and bad. He's not supposed to move too much until we have surgery on his wrist, but at the same time, he's supposed to figure all this out.

Updates

Bed time stories. Kobe wanted a story read too.

And this is the reason why we're doing all this....

Trooper - Kristie's new barn cat. Or kitten. He's so cute!!

China and Tessa last weekend. We had to help catch a horse that got out of its fence. We tied our girls to the trees while we put the horse back in his pen.

Roxy and Willow. Willow is starting to fill out in her chest and put weight on all over.


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Cale has been fighting off a bad cold and we believe the flu too. Hopefully he's on the mend now...

Cale is still enjoying school and tells us of all the fun things they do and also all friends he's making. I think he has a new 'best friend' every other day.

We did switch day cares again. Stephanie is going back to school and we found Julie. I think Julie is a good fit for us. She's got 4 kids of her own. Her oldest is in high school and the youngest is a year older than Cale. He likes it there. She teaches them things on top of the things they learn at school. We really like her.

Quick

Sorry for the lapse in blogging. It's been hectic around our house ever since Kobe's accident. Nightly trips to Middleton to visit him for over 2 weeks is very time consuming.

Kobe is now home. He goes to our vet in Janesville for daily bandage changes for now. On the weekends, we have to take him up to Madison for changes. Unfortunately, the big guy has pneumonia now. He was diagnosed on Tuesday with it. His antibiotic was changed so we're hoping he starts feeling better soon.

We're still running the fundraiser too. Plus, we're trying to get organized for a rummage sale next weekend. All sales go to his vet bills. And, we're hoping the Badger Animal Fund will assist in some way with part of his bills. It'll be a few weeks before we hear from them.

It's a huge adjustment having Kobe home, but I think it's working out well. We get to spend so much more time with him and he gets to rest quietly now. He seems happy to be home.

Cale - he was a cheeseburger for Halloween. He got a pumpkin full of candy. We made sure he had fun and got to be a kid for one night! We're trying to play with him more and spend more time with just him now that Kobe is home. It's been slightly unfair to Cale with all the changes, but he's been so good about it all!

Kobe Fundraiser

We've teamed up with Gold Canyon Candles for a fundraiser to help pay for Kobe's vet bills. Please let me know if you are interested ---

* 8oz candle that burns for 50-65 hours - $17.00
* 16oz candle that burns for 120-140 hours - $21.00
* 26oz candle that burns for 175-200 hours - $25.00
(**THIS PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING & HANDLING!**)
PLEASE PAY AT THE TIME OF ORDERING

Plus there is 15 scents to choose from!
Apple Spice
Autumn Walk
Cinnamon Vanilla
Clean Sheets
Cozy Christmas
Cranberry Orange
Days of Christmas
Holiday Wreath
Moroccan Amber Vanilla
Mulled Cider
Pomegranate
Pumpkin Pie
Sugar Cookie
Sweet Pea
Warm Welcome

Pumpkins and Kobe

All the pumpkins lined up on our bench outside.

Pet pumpkins - L to R - Miles, Sammie, Jade, Kobe, Willow, and China.

My pumpkin, from a stencil.

All the pumpkins lined up. Heidi and Jason and Jon did most of the carving.

Kobe on Saturday. We got to visit him outside. He's a lot happier outside, even when he was home with us before the accident. They took the bandages and splint off his right front leg on Friday. It wasn't really helping support and he was getting annoyed with it.

Me and Kobe. He's a good boy!!!

Kobe and Cale.

Kobe on Friday night. They put a smiley face on his bandages. It matched his mood! He was so happy to see us!