Once Maverick and Trooper stared, pawed, and sniffed each other they decided being brothers was going to be fun. Trooper does not know how much smaller he is than Maverick and holds his own pretty well. It will be fun to watch the dynamic between them as Trooper gets larger than Maverick.
Maverick is very happy to have a playmate and Trooper seems to enjoy it too. 
Connor and Cambell were over early this morning and had to give Maverick lots of hugs. Maverick loves it when the kids are here. After the first picture we had breakfast and headed to the pool...yes, 0830 and we are swimming. The pool felt great and we had a lot of fun. We came in around 1030 and the kids showered and I turned on SpongeBob for them to watch while I showered. When I came out of the shower this is what I saw on the bed...Connor, Cambell, and Maverick enjoying SpongeBob together. Maverick will do anything as long as he is with the kids. What a trio!!!
Melanie's favorite player is taking a free throw shot and does make the shot. I believe her name is Diana Tarasi. I am not sure of the spelling...sorry Mel. She also scored the most points in the game.
This is the coach giving instruction to the players. I took the picture just because we were so close we could here what he was saying. The Mercury won the game by 19 points so everyone left happy. 
We had a terrific 4th of July. Connor and Cambell are still in Iowa but the rest of us got together for some lunch, swimming, homemade ice cream, and Nascar racing. Maverick made himself comfortable also.
Jennifer made here famous made from scratch salsa and delicious cupcakes. They were very festive with the red, white, and blue color theme. As you can see Kare was very happy with the cupcakes.
Swimming and the spa made for a relaxing day and it sure helped us all beat the heat...the spa was not heated, just bubbly. I sure love our family times!!
Candice and I did a little shopping this morning where I found a $79.00 purse on sale for $24.00. I had been looking for a light colored purse for summer for awhile but had kept looking because the prices were ridiculous. This one was perfect and a very good deal. After shopping we met Jennifer at Carlos O'Briens. It is close to Jenn's work so she was able to take a lengthy lunch and join us. Jenn refused to be in the picture, however she did volunteer to take the picture. We didn't have the kids today because they left this morning for Iowa with their Dad. They will be gone for a week. Candice got a call from them once they landed in Iowa so we know they are safe and sound. I am sure going to miss them but I am also sure they will have a great time with their other Grandma's and Grandpa's. I had a wonderful time with 2 of my girls today and always feel blessed to be able to spend time with them. 
Candice, Connor, Cambell, Kara and I went to the Arizona Broadway Theatre today and saw Charlotte's Web. It was a wonderful play and kept the kids interest by including a lot of audience participation. Wilbur the pig was running through the theater trying to hide from the farmer because Wilbur thought the farmer was going to kill him. The farmer was also running through the theater looking for Wilbur. There was a short break in the middle for standing up and stretching which everyone did in unison under the direction of the narrator of the play. I was impressed at how good the play was and how it kept the kids attention. After the play the cast was in the lobby for pictures and autographs. The kids had them sign their tickets and we took pictures of the kids with Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig. We had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing another play in July.
Look at those cute faces!!! It is so much fun to watch the kids and Maverick play. We were playing hide and seek and Maverick would help Cambell find Connor and me. It was so cute. Maverick would sniff us out and then stand and look at us until Cambell would come by. Sometimes Cambell wouldn't notice us but Maverick did his best. These three have a ball together.
