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Call us crazy....

Within a months time we went from having one dog to having two dogs, one kitten, and a fish.

One morning Abby woke up saying she heard a cat outside her window.  As our neighborhood is full of cats, we didn't think anything of it.  Later in the afternoon (on our way to piano lessons), we heard it again.  After investigating (and being late for piano in the process), we found a little kitty stuck inside a garbage can on the side of the house.  We attempted to find a good home for him, but fell in love in the process.  Tobi is now a part of the Lopez household.

A couple weeks later (Father's Day), Juan came home with Sage, an 8 month old pitbull.  A co-worker could no longer care for her.  Of course, we all fell in love with her and her very cute, expressive ears.

We decided that Maxx should raise Sage as his own.  The crate is in his room, he's in charge of scooping and walking, etc.  We gave Tobi to Abby, as she is the cat whisperer in the family.  Sofia felt left out and luckily agreed a fish would be an awesome pet.  I tried to convince her how wonderful a betta fish would be.  She, of course, had other plans that included Goldie, the goldfish.  Well, Goldie passed on to fishy heaven within 24 hrs.  I am unsure whether she was flushed or just thrown away, since Fia took in upon herself to take care of it.  We now have a betta named Gooey.

How is Daisy with all of this you might ask?  Awesome!  You couldn't ask for a better dog.  For those of you that know her...she has 7 cats under her collar.  Juan introduced them and informed Daisy that Tobi was a friend.  At first Daisy wanted nothing to do with the enemy.

Pic taken on Juan's phone - sorry it's blurry.

Then Daisy became curious.  Now they are friends.  Tobi even eats/drinks out of the dog bowls.  When Sage came into the picture, Daisy put her in her place.  I never, ever thought I would see the day when my cat killing pitbull would defend a kitten from another dog.  Even Sage and Tobi can been seen playing together.  Of course, every time I try to get a pic of it my camera is missing, or they stop when I try.  Hopefully soon, I can post "proof" of the amiability.  Sage is a more submissive dog.  Daisy had to teach her how to play.  Crazy!  Sage is even mellower than Daisy.  They fit really well together.  There is no Alpha-dog battles between them like there were with Fergie.  

Now the question is "What do we do with them all when we go out of town???"

PJ Day

Just found this picture, and realized I didn't post about pajama day at Sofia's preschool.  I think she was more excited for PJ day than for her play, graduation, and celebratory water party.  Of course, in true Fia style, she had to wear a skirt and mary janes.  (She's on an "I don't like sandals!" kick.)

Red Writing Hood

Maxx's 4th grade class performed the play "Red Writing Hood" on May 25th.  It was very cute.  The video is really hard to hear, so only the most devout Lopez kids' fans should attempt. :)  If you really want to know the story, Maxx can recite the whole play for you.  Maxx was Agent Grimm from Fairytale Believers Inc. (FBI).  He's toward the end.

Piano Recital

Both Maxx and Abby had their piano recital yesterday.  They both did really well.  Abby started taking lessons in April.  She made a last minute decision to play in the recital, so she only had a week and a half to learn this piece.  Maxx's piece is harder than he makes it look.  Each "hand" has a different timing....good thing timing is his specialty. :)

Abby played "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter.  Maxx played "Linus and Lucy" from Peanuts.

Stomp

Abby had her band concert on May 19th.  She started in a percussion class this year.  Her group put together a "Stomp" project.  They had a great time!

Sorry, it's so blurry.  I'm not so great in the camcording skills!

Jack and the Beanstalk

Sofia's preschool performed Jack and the Beanstalk.  Sofia was the Old Woman who gave Jack the beans.  They had rehearsed it moments before the parents arrived and did fabulous.  Once the audience was in place things went a bit south.  The performance was classic and very fitting of preschool aged kids. We loved it!

Sofia and Hannah were the only two graduating onto Kindergarten this year.  We will miss preschool and Miss Jessica.  She is fabulous.  Luckily she's a good friend whom we see often.

I took pics while filming so they came out a bit blurry.

The lady in the background is "Grandma" aka Miss Jessica's mom.  She is the genius behind the play and music.  The kids love her!

She was done smiling and cooperating for the day. 

Maxx's Animal Report

Maxx had to do a report on the Mexican Raccoon.  The class invited families and other classrooms in to see what they learned.  He had to make a 3D image/habitat of his animal.  He had a good time creating his habitat!

We are still working on his "mexican" spelling issues. :)