Korey's First Prom

Saturday Korey had her very first Prom! She has been dating Darian for a little over six months and they both looked very sharp! She sent phone pics to some of you after her hair was done and she and Darian have many more pics that we will try to post later. As you can see, she is growing up way too fast and giving Dad ulcers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cub Scout Awards

Kristian and Casey worked all last month toward their God and Country Awards with Pastor Bob. This is a special award through the Cub Scouts and the cool thing is they have awards for all different types of religions. Theirs of course is Protestant, but it is neat that all religions are represented and can be obtained.

The boys also worked at our local Humane Society last week as a scout activity. That was hard as we wanted to take home every animal they had! Casey loved the puppies the most of course!

"V", the newest Avise-Rouse

Many of you know that Nicky, our Border Collie that was a part of our family for a little over 14 years, had to be put to sleep two weeks ago this Thursday. She had developed a tumor underneath her heart that was growing around her esophagus and windpipe, making it increasingly more difficult for her to eat and even breathe. Korey and I, as well as her boyfriend, Darian, and a family friend that took care of Nicky and Babie while we were away and couldn't take them with us, all went to say goodbye.

I wasn't going to get another dog until our summer vacation/running around/trips were done, but made the mistake of stopping at the Animal Rescue League Shelter where we got Babie just north of Marshalltown last week and fell in love with a Shepherd Mix. Here are two pics of "V", our newest family member. Too bad we aren't White Sox fans with those white feet!

He was very good over night for the first night in a strange place. I only had to correct him about where to use the bathroom(OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!) 2 X. When I put him in the carrier for the night, he only whimpered once. This morning, I woke up, went to the bathroom, turned on the light, got partially dressed, and started talking to him before he made a sound! He seems very intelligent and it looks like he will be very easy to train.

Egg Dying 2008

Just had to put something on the site since it had been so long! We dyed eggs while Grandpa Jerry, Aunt Judy, Uncle Dennis and Denise were visiting the Friday before Easter. Both Kristian and Casey were very into tye dying their eggs this year. They turned out nice and we never ate them of course! Why do we dye eggs again???