Pizza and trains... and some other random stuff

Trey LOVES trains... I guess like most boys his age... There is a WONDERFUL pizza place just up the road from us that sits right on the CSX rail line (yes, I am becoming a train buff myself) and the place even has a great patio. In the span of 8 days we visited 3 times! It was impossible for us to go during the winter because Trey would get so excited when the trains would go by that he just couldn't calm down- he kept thinking he was going to miss the next train and wanted to be outside- so now that we have warm weather we do just that!

Here are some pictures from our last few visits:

My folks and Chip's folks for lunch

Here comes the train- WAVE!

Shelby is growing up so fast! She'll be 4 months old next week! She can roll from her back to her tummy (but still gets stuck with her arm under her!), she laughs and smiles and TALKS all the time! She can stand (the balance will come soon- but she loves being held so she can stand). She also enjoys watching Dora, train documentaries, Max and Ruby, and VeggieTales along with Trey. Trey is finally starting to show affection towards her- he will put her paci in her mouth and when she wakes from napping he'll declare "I hear Shelby, lets get Shelby Mama". Shebly still loves to watch Trey play and wants to just be around him. In fact if she is crying him walking in front of her will calm her down! Its very sweet. And no fail- to make her stop crying singing the Dora the Explorer theme song works EVERYTIME! LOL!

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks!

Trey dressing like Daddy:
And- the other exciting news! Trey started potty training almost 2 weeks ago and it has been going so well!! He gets so excited and even likes to go when we are out places (yay.... LOL!) Shelby is a super sport and waits patiently during the process! I have no pictures to post of potty training- LOL!

Fry Guy

In 2003 Chip's parents found some kittens at the end of thier street- I ended up taking 2 of them. Nugget and Fry - yes I named them after McDonalds food! Fry became the big lazy one and Nugget the skinny crazy one. They each had differnt personalities but both so sweet.

Fry went to the vet on Monday and was diagnosed as having kidney disease- the Vet said she'd seen cats live as long as 2 years with it- not what I wanted but at least he could live. Poor Fry went downhill very quickly and we had to put him to sleep today- his kidneys were shutting down and so was his heart- there was nothing else that could be done.

My heart broke. We stayed with Fry the whole time and petted her as she slipped away. I was glad I did- I think it was nice for her to have us there in her last moments.

I will miss that kitty so much. I will miss her sitting on my feet in the middle of the night as I feed Shelby, her keeping my legs warm whenever I lay down, her drooling mouth when she was so happy, the sweet way she was with Shelby and Trey, the company she kept me while I watched tv, her indention on the bed each morning.... She was the best cat I ever had. Thank you Fry Guy for being such a great kitty to us!