Who is Toby?

Nicole and Toby!

Lauren is acting like a pillow!

I was thinking that you might be wondering how we chose our blog name, so here is a quick update. We received a Malti-poo (Maltese/poodle) puppy as a Christmas present, and his name is Toby. It's not easy to come up with a catchy blog name that isn't already reserved, so we resorted to using "Toby's family adventures" without the apostrophe. Even after our trip to Puerto Rico, we may occasionally post photos about our camping adventures and such, especially if the girls have fun keeping up this site.

I'm learning how to post photos before we leave, so here is my first attempt. Actually, it was pretty easy! Nicole has been so busy this week with school commitments that she hasn't had time to learn about editing this blog. I know she wants to make it look more hip!

This was just last week when Morgan's fever lasted for three days. Toby was happy to snuggle and keep her company during a movie. God has blessed us with good health this week as we finalize our plans.

At this point, we plan to pack on Thursday and Friday evenings. I'm so grateful to friends that are keeping Toby while we are away, and to other friends that are taking care of our two cats, gecko, and guinea pig. We sure love our pets, but it is a lot of effort to be away and arrange for care. Thanks so much to everyone that is helping us meet these needs!

We still plan to publish our trip expectations before we leave on Saturday to Chicago. We so appreciate all of your prayers for our journey.

Have a great day! I'm off to school to turn a jump rope for third graders for the Jump Rope for Heart program.

Beth