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October 22, 2017 ~ 22 weeks

This was a big week around here! First, we got the news back regarding Brutus’ growth on his back right leg – it is a benign histocytoma. Whew, I was thankful to hear the news. He saw Dr. Mansfield at our vet practice and I really like how she interacts with our dogs and her personal phone calls to give us information. She is great!

Next up: a trip to Portland, Oregon for me! I agreed to go on this trip for work back in July, and honestly since then I’ve been wondering why I said yes! I’ve never been away from Reid and certainly didn’t leave Griffin when he was this young. It ended up being a good trip and a fast one as I was gone less than 72 hours! Sadly, we were in meetings the entire trip and I had no time to see the city. Literally, didn’t even see it in the daylight as we left for the seminars when it was darkish in the morning (it was raining there) and we were finished when the sun had set! I didn’t snap a single photo other than my breakfast one morning and a coffee I grabbed at the airport on our way home. We flew in at night and out on a red eye so I didn’t even see the city from overhead. Maybe one day we’ll head back for a vacation. I’m thankful that Jim and Pat were able to come stay with Kevin to help with Reid and Griffin. Reid spent the first night in his crib during the night while I was away!  These are a few pics from the morning I left. As always Brutus tried to insert himself for some lovin’ too.
Brutus reminds me so much of Cammie. He loves the sunshine and loves to just soak it in. He’ll lay in the sun on the hot black driveway or on the patio. I regularly find him inside in our bedroom or in the dining room soaking in the rays.  Griffin had lots of fun while I was away too. Debbie and the kids made applesauce and even Reid got in on the action. Oh, and Brutus too, of course. He’s never far from the activity.  Debbie took Griffin to his soccer practice this week. I was happy to see this pic in the app while I was traveling to Portland. 🙂 Grandpa got a lot of outdoor time with Griffin during their stay. Here they are getting in a game of Lacrosse after I got home. It was a beautiful and sunny Friday morning! Here is some more of Griffin’s artwork from this week. The fire department visited preschool and they learned all about fire safety and were able to see the fire truck visit school.  On Saturday we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to Young’s for Reid’s first fall trip there. We got several of our traditional pics that we took when Griffin was little, sitting on the cows and riding the wagon to go pick a pumpkin. Griffin picked a lovely orange fella. Afterward he and daddy played putt putt and then we enjoyed dinner at the Jersey Inn. Reid is so ready to eat big boy food. He talks and moans and watches me eat every time I’m holding him while I’m eating. Soon enough big guy!