welcoming Ace
- on: September 19, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: family life, life with vizsla
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We have been counting days for the last couple of weeks till the day when we could bring Ace home. Today was finally the day! The whole morning felt like a Christmas day. Huge excitement in the air and everyone smiling and checking out the clock if it’s time to go and pick him up. When we came to the breeder, we had a choice of two puppies. We requested a calmer personality. Ace (one of the two calmer ones) came up to Ivo and started chewing his shoe laces. It was decided. He is the one!
The way back home wasn’t as bad as I expected. He was biting and moving around a lot but at the end he calmed down and about 10 minutes from home, fell asleep. When we got home, he started to explore his new home. It was really fun to watch.
He is seriously the cutest little thing EVER!! We are all. in. LOVE!
He got tired quite fast from all the newness around him.
We are so happy to have him in our family.
Welcome home, Ace!
Leave a comment...sometimes
- on: September 16, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: inspiration
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Original found here.
Leave a comment...play
- on: September 03, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: focus on everyday
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After a summer break, we are back over at Focus on Everyday blog posting weekly pictures.
This week’s theme is all about play.
I took this photo of Patrik sliding the water slide during our short family vacation. He and Katrin had so much fun going down all over again.
Leave a comment...Ace
- on: September 01, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: family life, life with vizsla
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Oh my, could this little fella be any more cuter?!!
The decision has been finally made and this little cutie will be joining our family soon. Katrin has been asking for a dog like forever, she asked and asked and Ivo was denying and denying. He’s finally changed his mind and agreed. He had one condition though – an athletic dog, not a “pillow” dog and we found the perfect breed – Vizsla. We have been very lucky to find an amazing breeder who has just happened to have a new litter of beautiful puppies. I don’t have to tell you that we’ve fallen in love immediately.
Ace (a name we’ve chosen for our little guy) will be joining our family in less than three weeks! Eeek! He is five weeks old now.
All the puppies have stunning blue eyes now but the color will eventually change to a beautiful golden color.
I told you, he is the sweetest little thing ever!
Kids couldn’t get enough of all the little puppies running around.
We are counting days till we can bring our little Ace home!! Few more days to go, few more to go….
Leave a comment...four people twelve times | 08.14
- on: September 01, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: family life, four people twelve times
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August.
I know I say it every single month but this past month flew by with a cosmic speed!
We did a lot of traveling in August. We started with a trip down to the states for Patrik’s cycling 2 days race event. We stayed in Elma and also visited Seattle.
We went to Cultus Water Park to have some family fun. We also spent 4 days in Squamish hiking and biking and finished the month by traveling to Summerland for kids’ and Ivo’s triathlon race. I love to travel but I’m so happy we are finally at home.
August was definitely month of movement. I bought new running shoes and have started running again. It feels good to be back outside and run. And it’s even better when I can do it with a dear friend.
The biggest thing for us this month was definitely a decision about having a dog. Katrin has been asking for a dog like forever and Ivo finally agreed. I will post some photos in a different post.
Both kids have grown up so much during summer. I definitely don’t look forward to going through their closets to sort out their clothes. I bet half of Patrik’s pants will be short. As the teachers’ strike is still on (since mid-June), the school is not starting tomorrow. We, as parents, are really upset about the whole situation but there is nothing we can do about it. Hopefully the schools will open their doors soon.
The summer went by too fast, the change of seasons is noticeable already. The trees are changing colors and even the weather is more fall-ish. I will try to do some sort of summer summary in photos soon.
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. Marrying Ivo was the best decision I’ve ever made! I love him dearly.
Goodbye August.
Hello September!
Leave a comment...currently
- on: August 17, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: around here, everyday life
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The summer has been flying by so fast! The days are getting shorter and it’s getting dark outside so early. But I don’t mind, I love the end of summer | beginning of fall. Here is what we have been up to in the last couple of days.
Currently we are enjoying the everyday little moments to the fullest.
Hope you do the same thing.
Life is good.
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change
- on: August 16, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: everyday life, self care
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The change in weather makes me excited. We went straight from a tropical heat into fall-ish weather and I’m loving it. I’m not big on fresh starts and new years resolutions (they don’t last anyway…) at the beginning of January but I sort of celebrate the upcoming end of summer and the slow transition into sweater weather which has always been my most favorite time of the year.
I’ve been wanting to cut my hair for a few weeks now but I was waiting for my biking race to be done. It’s more comfortable for me to put my hair into ponytail under the helmet during long rides. So finally I booked a new stylist and went to get my hair done this morning. And I love it! I feel so fresh and my head is so much lighter.
It’s a good start.
Hello, change. Hello, new me!
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