Russell Report

Welcome to the Russell Report!

We finally jumped on the wagon (I hope we won't need rehabilitation later).



Howdy to all our friends and family around the world! This is what is happening in our lives:



Dallin and Garrett are getting older and cuter.....is that a word, cuter?

Adam is a busy guy working 12 hr days and getting grey hair. He wanted a position where he felt needed and he got what he wished for.

He is the National Sales Manager (so important) for Lane Award Mfg. I keep telling him he works too much, and he reminds me of the house we live in, the cars we drive andthe food we eat...

In his spare time (ha ha) he likes to play racquetball, watch monster movies and wrestle alligators (namely Dallin and Garrett).


He got this big chocolate bar for Christmas last year...I think he's still trying to finish it!!



Dallin is five years old! He loves going to school and learning to read and write. His teacher is Mrs. Campbell. He walks 2 blocks to school with a friend that lives across the road.

Some of his favorite things to do are play with friends (he has found many in our new neighborhood) and write 'letters' to everyone he knows.




We told him if he made that face it might get stuck like that....you should see his school picture!


Garrett is TWO! He is everything you can imagine it means to be two years old. It's a good thing he's so darn cute or he wouldn't live to see three.

As I type, Adam is putting him back into bed for the 12th time tonight. This crazy boy is up at the crack of dark and sometimes doesn't go to bed until he's sure everyone else is asleep-he hates to miss out on the fun.



He is such a ham! Any time a camera comes close, he poses and says 'cheese'!


Parker is 7 months old! What?!? You didn't know about the new addition to our family? Adam took pity on a scroungy, louse infested puppy that was abandoned in the parking lot of Lane Award Mfg. (hence the name Parker).

We cleaned him up and think he's pretty cute. The only problem with cute puppies is that they turn into dogs!




This a picture of him the week we brought him home-so innocent looking!




Garrett and Parker are such great playmates! Garrett picks on Parker endlessly and vice versa.

Dallin is good at helping us train him to sit, stay, lie down and chase cats-he's getting really good at the latter.








We often find them lying on each other watching TV or after a good romp.

Parker has a sweet disposition and is really great with the boys. He's a timid dog but has warmed up to our friends.





Parker is now 7 months old and weighs about 40 pounds...we hope he stops growing. If you look closely, you might see the doggie door he still manages to squeeze through-it was part of our new house when we moved in and was made for much smaller dogs!


Speaking of new house-this is it!!! We love the house Leslie found for us at a yard sale! We literally bought the yard and the house! We have loved it!










Oh, and what do I do???? Well, I sit around all day eating bon-bons and watching HGTV! ;)

Bekki