I took these pictures of Steele and Sedona with our dog Bailey the day we made the hard decision to put her to sleep. She had outlasted her years of living for a rottweiler. All winter I was just hoping she would hold on until Sedona was born and she did. The first time Bailey heard Sedona cry she just perked up and came over to the door ready to welcome her new baby. We have always had great luck with rottweilers and when the time is right we will be getting another one.

This year Mike and Nik were only able to come out for a short time so we planned a staycation at the Mandalay Bay. Steele was excited to have his cousins here and to have his friend Gunnar go with him to Mandalay Bay. We had fun at the pool Wednesday evening then of course the food court is always a great time. On Thursday Mika came into town with Grady to meet up with us at the pool. We were so sure Steele was tall enough for the wave pool, but we were wrong. The male lifegaurd gave him a wrist band, but the not so nice female lifeguard took it away. I was cursing her under my breath. So, the next day he just went in with a group and was able to catch a few waves before being caught. He still had a great time in the lazy river and the hot tub talking to girls. That boy can start a conversation with anyone. I got so lucky with the weather since I had Sedona with us. Grandma was also there to help with the boys and Sedona. Could not have done it without her.

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