New Puppy Pics (isn't that what you want to see anyways?!?)

Here are some more pictures taken this week. The puppies are beginning to open their eyes and are a little more mobile. They are figuring out about their feet and how they all work together. They are growing fast and getting SO big. Today was their first official day at home without Miriam or Mike since we both had to go to work. But, they did just great! Polly is a great Mom and really seems to know what to do and when. She is great about feeding and cleaning them and likes to snuggle with them too.

Here are the pictures:
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We hope you had a Merry CHRISTmas!

Here are a few pictures from the GA Christmas. Mike stayed back with Polly and the puppies in NC while Miriam went to see her family in GA for Christmas.

Miller Christmas in GA consists of:
* meeting at the community center in Adrian for a huge lunch with more desserts than you can count
* going back to the house "down the railroad bed" where Dad grew up
* spending the night wherever you can find a bed
* meeting for breakfast at Uncle Wayne and Aunt Wrena's house which includes eggs, grits, biscuits, cooked apples, and yummy grilled meats (smoked sausage, pork tenderloin, and country ham!!)
* sitting around and visiting after the big breakfast
* figuring out what to eat for lunch and dinner even though EVERYONE is still STUFFED from breakfast!
* new this year - paintball!!
* new this year - marshmallow roast!!

All of our immediate family (Mom and Dad and my 2 sisters and brother) were all able to be together with our extended famiy. This was Mom and Dad's last year to join us for a while as they will be leaving to go on the Mission Field (language school in Costa Rica for one year and the moving to Antigua, Guatemala). We had a special time of prayer and encouragement over them after our lunch on Christmas Eve. Dad also had the priviledge of leading a dedication of the new babies in the family.

We sure love being together as a family and especially spending Christmas together in Adrian.

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Puppy Pictures

Here are more puppy pictures! These are a few taken over the Christmas holidays through last night. As you can tell, they are getting SO big. I took the puppies to the vet today and the largest one weighed 2lbs. 11oz. Their eyes should begin opening soon.

As you can see in one picture, the puppies have outgrown the pool that we originally had them in. They were beginning to crawl out which is never good! So, Mike built a bigger box for them to live in. Polly has plenty of room and so do the puppies. They especially like to climb under the ledge (which protects them from having Polly squish them against the wall).

Enjoy!

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The Mark Adams Holiday Classic

Each year, Cary High School hosts a holiday wrestling tournament. In years past, Cary News has sponsored it and thus it was the Cary News Holiday Classic. This year, the school decided to re-name the tournament in memory of Mike's brother, Mark, who was killed in Iraq. Mark wrestled at Cary High all 4 years of high school and after serving 4 years as a Marine, he helped coach the Wrestling team while attending college.

Mike's family was proud and honored to be able to attend the 1st annual Mark Adams Holiday Classic. They also assisted in the hospitality room and with the awards ceremony. Here are a few pictures of the event.

Hard Night

On Saturday night, we got home and discovered that one puppy had died. We are not sure what happened to her. It was a hard night but we were thankful that the other puppies were doing well. They all seem to be healthy and feeding well.

Polly is still doing well but we are beginning to tell that she craves as much attention as ever right now. She will sometimes get out of the pool that we keep the puppies in and come over to sit near or on us. After a little loving...and a few squeaks from the pups...she quickly returns to them.

Dinner Time and Snuggles

Polly and puppies are all still doing well. We are heading to the vet tomorrow (Saturday) to get their tails docked and due claws removed. They are so fun to watch as they scoot around and walk over each other, especially when they want to eat! They will push another pup out of their way to get something to eat. At least one will snuggle with Polly during group dinner time and will wait for the others to finish before going over. We're going to try to keep watch to see if it is the same one each time that snuggles or just random ones that don't feel like fighting at that time.

Here are some Day One videos and pictures

Polly is doing great and is a great Mom. She has stayed close by to her puppies all day and gets a nap in when she can. It still amazes me that she knows exactly what to do to take care of the pups. The puppies all seem to be healthy and active. They are all about the same size...no runts here!

They are figuring out the feeding process and doing a great job of knocking others out of the way to get to the "nibblet." Sleeping, eating, and squeaking seem to be the highlights of their day. Their eyes will not open for a week or two so they just scoot around to where they think they want to go.