Sunday, March 20, 2011

the joys of potty training

First off, I have to give kudos to our little Jimmer.  These last couple weeks the potty training thing has really began to stick. He rarely has accidents anymore and half the time they are just as much our fault as they are his.

With that said, Jimmer peed on me today - something neither of Hunter or I ever expected to happen. Despite the gross factor, it was actually quite funny.

We have a pretty good sized balcony that we have a dog igloo on and a doggie litter box full of bark similar to what he pees on outside.  When we first set this up, we taught him to go potty in the litter box and he seemed to pick up on it rather quickly. Today, however; we have decided he no longer uses it to go potty.

After church we let him in - he is always so excited to see us after we have been gone for a while. When he came in, I was playing with him and petting him like I normally do when suddenly - mid play mind you - this little yellow stream starts hitting my shirt. Needless to say, I was a little surprised. I think that Jimmer was equally surprised though. Because he is still a puppy, he doesn't have 100% control over his bladder and when he is really excited or active sometimes loses control - which is what happened today. He quickly ran around the ottoman - peeing the whole way - because I'm fairly certain he was horrified. His little puppy face looked so sad and his ears were all pulled back like they get when he is uncertain or scared which made it nearly impossible to be mad.

We decided we can't really count this as an accident against him because of the circumstances. I had to clean up so much pee though! I quickly changed my clothes then scrubbed the carpet all around our ottoman. So. Much. Pee. It very well might have been his biggest pee accident inside.

The joys of potty training.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

March is a good month

Here are 5 reason why:

1.  Hunter and I officially started dating
2.  My birthday on the 7th
3.  We get to celebrate 6 months of marriage tomorrow!
4.  Hunter's birthday on the 27th
5.  The dreary cold of winter is finally turning into the warmth of spring!

I hope everyone has a happy March!

Saturday, March 5, 2011

a year with the Paddocks

It's truly crazy how time flies. A year ago today I agreed to be Hunter's girlfriend. Little did I know that a short year later we would be married for almost 6 months. And a good year it has been! Here is a short recap in pictures of the last year...

March 2010
Our first trip to Memory Grove (in downtown Salt Lake)

April 2010
Our incredible trip to Moab! This picture was taken hiding from the wind after our trek to Delicate Arch.

May 2010
 He proposed! This is one of our first picture as a newly engaged couple.

June 2010
 Round 1 of engagement pictures...

July 2010
Round 2...these ones turned out just as good as the first ones, if not better.

August 2010
My first time in Colorado with Hunter! Among many other things, we went to a Rockies game.

September 2010
 The big day was finally here! I couldn't choose just one picture, so here are 2 wedding pictures.


October 2010
The picture speaks for itself. 

November 2010
We joined the world of having our own phone plan in style - both getting iPhones.

December 2010
Ice Skating in Denver...isn't Colorado supposed to be cold in the middle of winter? Not this year. haha.

January 2011
 One of many Sunday night trips to feed Hunter dinner at work.

February 2011
At last, Utah has Yogurtland!

Friday, March 4, 2011

the debate

Does this little guy need a friend?



He absolutely LOVES other dogs! Anytime he sees another dog - it doesn't matter what breed or size - he gets sooooo excited. Our line of thinking is that he very well might be happier with another puppy/dog to run around with. 

 Any thoughts?