Molly

Alright, I know it has been a while and a few of you have been on me to update this blog. I have been avoiding posting anything because I didn't want to post the blog about Molly. Anyways, here I go - from Eric's email, many of you already saw: Just after noon today (September 12th), Molly passed away from pancreatitis and renal (kidney) failure. We first noticed something was wrong on Tuesday, when it looked like she peed blood. We took her straight to the vet thinking she probably had a really bad urinary tract infection. They took a urine culture and sent it to the lab, and prescribed an antibiotic for her probable infection. While at home that night after dinner, she threw up and then continued throwing up throughout the night. We took her to the vet first-thing the following morning. After a blood test, they found her values were extremely abnormal and diagnosed that her kidney was only working at about 25%. They put her on an IV and began treating her for renal failure. When they took another blood sample the following day (Thursday), her values had gotten worse, but they also found that she had pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). They began treating her for that as well in hopes that the pancreatitis was actually skewing her blood values. Sadly, the treatments failed to bring little Molly back to health and she passed away with us and her favorite frisbee by her side.
We are really, really going to miss her. She was an amazingly smart, athletic, loving dog and our best friend. It's going to be very difficult to get passed the fact that she will no longer be following us around everywhere we go, helping us in the yard, going out on the boat, saluting for treats, and giving us that goofy howl and wagging tail, followed by tons of kisses every time we come through the door.

Tanya and Dylan's trip (out on the boat with Jon and Jaime)

Tanya (my former co-worker) and Dylan were down in the panhandle to visit last weekend. They both joined Jonathan, Jaim, Eric, and I for some fun out on the water. It was Dylan's first time on a boat and he did great. Although he was pretty quiet, he perked up towards the end of the afternoon and played in the water. We also were able to meet up with some of the other AFAA people she worked with. We had a great time. Dylan is growing up fast.









Jon and Jaime enjoyed some time behind the boat as well. It was Jaimes first time skiiing behind out boat, and our boats first time pulling a skiier! She was fun to watch.

Mexican Dinner

This is a little late, but I wanted to share the fantastic Mexican feast which was hosted by my good friend Jennifer. She made everything, down to frying up the taco shells. She treated a whole crowd of us to a great meal. We all hope there are more of these meals to come. Thanks Jen!

Welcome Samantha and Gabriel!

Welcome to the world Samantha Annsley and Gabriel Michael Williams! They were born on August 19th (the day after Eric's B day - Ashley and Sean scheduled it to help them remember their children's B day). They are healthy and adorable! Eric and I have already speant some time with the proud parents and both babies. Sean and Ash are natural parents! It is as if they have had twins before! Watch out world, Samantha and Gabe are here! We love them!

Lil Willem

Eric and I are proud to announce that we are god parents to Willem Michael Dvorak - born on our wedding anniversary, May 28th (it was meant to be!). We are honored and excited his parents (Gillian and Travis) chose us to lead Will. We plan on attending his baptism later this year and visiting often. We love you will (and of course Gill and Trav too). Check out this cutie!!!!

BANG!

Check out Molly's new trick!

If you can't tell, I am pretending to shoot her, and she is pretending to be shot (she is not the best actress, but she tries!).

Tiff's Birthday

I know this is a little late. I had a fantastic birthday! I was able to spend it with good friends and food. Thanks to everyone (including my husband) who helped make it memorable. Here are some of the highlights.

Monkey??

Sue, this one is for you...

Fourth!

Eric and I had a busy 4th of July weekend. In addition to celebrating America's independence, we spent time with friends and out on the boat. On the 3rd, we participated in the sound of independence. The Williams were kind enough to allow us to hang out at their house and watch fire works. It was Ashley and Sean's babies first time celebrating the 4th (in womb!). On the 4th, we spent the day out on the water wakeboarding, tubing, and messing around. Although it rained on us, we made it through the day. Lastly, we enjoyed some BBQ at the Ffrench's the evening of the 4th. They had plenty of fireworks of their own. The rest of the weekend I spent encouraging Eric to complete his homework - this was probably the least successful thing we did all weekend.

Amid all the chaos, this past weekend gave Eric and I time to reflect on how lucky we are to live in the great USA. Thank you to all who have fought for our freedom, we appreciate you all!

Dudleys Visit

We had a great time visiting with the Dudleys (Rocky, Maddie, Michelle and Brad) this past weekend. After Eric took them for a tour of his plane, we joined them for a big dinner at McGuire's. Although Eric hasn't seen them in years, I could tell they were old friends! We had a fantastic time and hope to see them next year during their yearly escape to the Emerald Coast.