Happy Birthday Alfred {1 YEAR}

Sep 19, 2013 /

I cannot believe we have made it a year with our little guy. I guess it’s been less than a year, but we knew about him about a year ago. His birthday was on Sunday and he was very celebrated. He got to chase some squirrels, bark at our neighbors, chew on a new bone, spend the afternoon with his best friend Boo dog, and got a new toy. Whoa. Do we put too much effort into our puppy? Yes.

{Alfred, you love to play, be outside, sleep under
the bed, jump, bark at neighbors and
squirrels, and snuggle. Your favorite treat is turkey and you have
mastered: sit, down, roll-over, touch (jump), wave, speak, kennel up, and leash.
You constantly amaze us by your quickness and you love to learn new things. You really love to please us and feel super guilty when you do something wrong. Our favorite thing about you though is your excitement when we come home or come back into a room. You rock.}

Our pup has been such a blessing to us.
Feel free to laugh at our obsession with him, but I’m so glad I have these blog posts to remember him when he was little. Now, prepare yourself for when kids come because if you think this is excessive…

Happy Thursday!
The Jaderstons

Our Day in the Sun

Mar 30, 2013 /

Yesterday we spent lots of time outdoors. I know our family up North is enjoying their Spring weather of 50 degrees while we enjoy our Spring weather of 70 degrees. Sorry guys… It’s so fun to step outside at 8 am and smell the fresh Spring air. It’s also really fun to see everyone come outside. Kids are playing and people are walking and riding their bikes. So good.

Anyways, at around 11:30 we took Alfred on a long walk. He has been a little bit naughty lately so we are trying to help him by taking him outside to burn some energy more regularly. We stopped at a park in town and let him off the leash. He just went crazy. He loves to run – and he can run fast. He definitely has working dog in his blood.

Now, I have a video of Alfie and I feel that I need to preface it with lots of back story. In Sterling, KS there is a siren that goes off everyday at 7:00 am, noon, 1:00 pm, and 6:00 pm. Well we were in this field when the siren started to go off and Alfred always gets a little spooked and excited. The siren is very close to our house so it’s loud. Well, Alfie has started to howl back at the siren. Everyday at noon when I am home for lunch Mike and I run over to the door to watch as Alfred reacts to the siren. It’s a highlight of our days. Now, you can see the video.

Maybe that was a little less exciting than I made it sound, but we absolutely love it.

By the end of our long walk he was pooped. He spent the entire afternoon asleep on the couch which means he has not been getting into trouble – and we really appreciate that.

Have a great Saturday, brave ones. Cheer for the SHOX and cry for the HAWKS…
See you soon,

March Madness

Mar 24, 2013 /

We have our brackets posted.

We are checking the tournament status after every game.

We have watched and read and listened to all sorts of opinions and stats.

We love March Madness.

It’s such a fun time of the year. It also is conveniently scheduled to help push the winter blues away. It’s technically Spring, but it snowed 4 inches last night, and I’m gonna say it’s ok because you can watch basketball ALL. DAY. LONG.

We’re basketball people.

Also, Rock Chalk and Go Shox.

Anyways – I’ve mentioned here before that Alfred had started to dig in the yard. Well turns out he only likes to dig when the ground is nasty and muddy and covered with a few inches of snow. These next few things happened quickly after finding him this way…

Happy March Madness, friends.
We are hoping for warmer weather and lots of bicycle rides in the near future.
Bye for now,