We have such smart pups. Chico knows how to sit, shake, lay down, and roll over. Mia has sit and shake down pretty well and we just started on roll over; she’s catching on very quickly. She has much better balance than Chico so I’m hoping to teach her a few balancing tricks as well. Watch them show off their doggy tricks. I love these little babies.

We’re almost through February 2012 and I have to say that this year has been really good for me so far.

I started out strong with my health and fitness motivation where Nick and I regularly visited the gym several times a week for a whole month in preparation of our upcoming 5K race. We’ve slacked off the last few weeks but our motivation is still strong so I’m confident we’ll be back in the swing of things in no time.

I’ve also been following through with my New Year’s resolution. The first new thing that I tried (twice, actually) was a pole fitness class which was so much fun that I’d love to do it again and again. I’m sure I’d be a great pole dancer! Another first, that I probably wouldn’t have done without setting my resolution, was to cook dinner for a co-worker who just had a baby and her family.