long winter's nap

the holidays are for lounging, resting and relaxing right?

that's what mowgli seems to think.

but, we don't mind one bit, because our exhausted school brains

and sore ballet muscles are accepting every ounce of rest they can get. 

mowgli met so many people at lovebird's family's christmas party-

it took the energy right out of him.

he managed to crash right in front of the christmas tree, 

not minding the big red bow we tied on him.

he was in for a long winter's nap.

it's a tuff life, when you are the center of attention-

having everyone awing over your cuteness,

petting you at every chance and playing with you endlessly.

he is certinaly spoiled.

i'm not sure lovebird and i can give him nearly as much love, 

 as all of his adoring fans, friends and family are giving him, 

when we go back home.

a few things are for certain:

we love mowgli, christmastime and long winter naps. 

oh, and mowgli has decided this is his favorite time of year too-

he can't seem to get enough of the snow.

in between his naps, he joyfully pounces in the snow.

it's like pulling teeth to get him to come back inside. 

obviously, we are all completely satisfied with how this christmas break is going.

hope you enjoy your last day of 2012!

see you in the new year!

xoxo

outweighing tiredness.

ah! a whole week has come and gone,

and i only managed to post a couple of times.

life was awfully crazy this past week.

we, as ballerina's call it: "theater week."

meaning, we live at the theater for the week.

nothing but dress rehearsals, make-up and tiredness. 

i debated moving an air mattress into my dressing room-

i was that tired at the end of each night.

{which explains the lack of blog posts. ops!}

on top of many hours at the theater,

being a mum to our new pup was quite tiring in itself.

if i wasn't out walking him or playing with him,

i was spending all my minutes thinking about {and adoring} him.

or... worried that he was okay in his kennel all alone at home.

puppies are the best thing in the world- hands down.

but, they do take tiredness to a new level. 

lastly, on top of all of that, my parents came into town on thursday.

it's always the biggest treat when they visit.

they met their first grandson {aka our pup},

went to my performance {they've always been my number one fans},

and we all enjoyed a day in gorgeous yosemite.

it was a week to remember.

nothing beats the thrill of performing,

hugs from your parents {who live too far away},

and cuddling a ball of soft puppy fur. 

every ounce of tiredness was forgotten thanks to these great things.

happiness is love, life and family.

{and of course- husbands, ballet and puppies.}

hope you had a lovely weekend.

i'll be catching up {on lots} of your fun posts from last week.

xoxo

{picture above: courtesy of milano photography}

drum roll, please.....

just like that.... we became a family of three.

obviously, we are elated and totally in love.

he's stolen both of our hearts already. 

i'd reveal his name... but, i think i'll wait until monday to do that.

{we are pretty sure we've picked it, but we'll make our final decision this weekend.}

as a side note for our future little ones {as in kids, not pups} to read:

this is a big day in the history of the stice's.

lovebird agreeing to a dog is a big deal;

just ask anyone who knows him.

i knew i could soften lovebird's heart and convince him that we "needed" one.

however, i'm not sure i did the convincing.

i think our new pup convinced him in just the last 24 hours. 

our pup has lovebird wrapped around his little finger paw. 

we're happy he is ours to keep forever.

we can't wait for all the future adventures and memories with this little guy.  

happy friday, indeed.

plans for the weekend...?

nothing but playing with our new pup.

i mean just look at that face,

how could we not?

hope your weekend is lovely as well.

your always welcome to come over and play with us.

just bring a doggy treat, and i'm sure our pup will invite you right in.

xoxo

meet kramer.

hello friends. 

it's time for an official introduction of 

our very first family pet. drum roll please....

meet kramer.

kramer meet our friends.

kramer has enjoyed his new little home for a couple weeks now.

i would have posted sooner, but i wanted to make certain he 

survived longer than a week. and he did!

so far he's the first best dang goldfish we've ever owned.

active, crazy, fast and hungry.

he fits in well with us lovebirds.

so, friends. it's official.

you have met our favorite pet.