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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Puppy love....{Sunday Snapshot}

So I thought it was time...
I introduced you to, two of the fuzzier members of our family.

This is what they looked like TWO years ago.


Two years ago when we finally decided it was time for A dog.
ONE dog.

ONE.

Yeah, didn't quite work out that way.

It was a secret.
We didn't tell anyone.
Not even the girls.

So when we pulled into to pick up our new pup...
and saw 10 little fuzzy yellow faces looking at us...
it was all over.

WE.
WERE.
ALL.
DONE.

We saw this guy first.



Fenway, our boy.

Named after the most AWESOME place on the planet.
He was the most laid back.

We held him...
We fell in love with him...


and as we were about to walk away...
I spotted...

HER.


She was quite possibly the cutest thing I had ever seen.

and I got sucked in.

to this face.


and all of the sudden Ryan was holding one puppy...
and I was holding another puppy...
and
neither
one of us were willing to put them down.

As I looked into those brown eyes...
I asked Ryan what we were supposed to do...

Ryan said the only thing he could...

"Write her a check..."

and our lives haven't been the same since.

There have been times when I was like....Oh my goodness...

Two dogs is TOO much...

But all in all...it has worked out

(except the piles and piles of dog hair and pooh I clean up every single day!) 

Having these guys in our lives..



Is so very very worth it.

When I walk into a room and my kids are watching TV, using one of these guys as a pillow...

It's so very worth it...



When the kids are outside playing...
and the windows are open...
and I can hear them giggle...
with their pups...

It is so very worth it...

Every time Reagan draws a picture of her family...
and NEVER ever leaves out her pups...

It is so very worth it.

Fenway




Is a big baby.
I have been informed numerous times lately that he is a smidgen over weight.
To this I reply like any over-protective Mother would...
"Really... He looks fine to me..."

Fenny as we affectionately call him...
He's still as laid back as they come...
He doesn't bark unless one of the kids leaves the yard...
and he will continue to bark until they are back...
safe and sound..

He LOVES food...
especially cheese...
and
is
the BEST retriever EVER.
If your willing to kick it...
he's willing to retrieve it!

Roxy


If Roxy were a human...
She'd be the pretty snob.

Don't get me wrong...
She's a lover.
BUT...
boy does that girl LOVE attention.

She is super high maintenance...
but..
I love the way she waits for Ryan to fall asleep so she can sneak up in bed and sleep at my feet.
I can't stand how she jumps up on the front door to let me know she wants to come in...

I can honestly say getting those pups
was one of the best things I ever did for my kids...

They both love them to pieces...

and I love it that while Reilly is off doing "teenager" stuff...

Reagan has these guys...



and YES...
I know 2 puppies seems like a crazy thing to do...
and it was....
(I have the holes in my sheet rock, the frayed carpet, the missing stuffed animals, a couple of flip flops missing a match, a hole or two in my yard, a ruined screen door, a messy kitchen floor (all the time), more dog hair than I could EVER really clean up and more dog pooh than anyone person should EVER pick up in a lifetime)
but...

I would still do it all over again...
a hundred times...
I'd do it all over again.

These two



have changed our lives...
added so much too our lives...
made it a happier place to live...

These two...
who ask for little more than...
food, water and a pat on the belly now and then...

In return they
offer...
unconditional love and companionship
unparalleled loyalty.

There is no name more fitting than...
Man's best friend.

Not sure if I always deserve what they give me everyday...
but I strive everyday to...

 be to everyone else...the person my dogs think I am...




Ni Hao Y'all





5 comments:

JustineL said...

I would just like to remind you that in an event of a horrible tragedy-
those pups are MINE.

Especially my Fenny....but I love them BOTH. And growing up with dogs (my family has always been a 2 dog family too) was amazing. Your girls will always remember their first pups!

wishinstarbaby said...

yeap... i need another one. yeap... gonna do it now.... yeap.. all your fault if nick asks

Annie said...

LOVE it!! We have 3 dogs and a cat who thinks she is a dog and they are a huge part of our family. Right before Christmas last year we fostered not one but 2 puppies and oh my goodness was it hard but oh my goodness were they ever cute and they both got wonderful homes! Dogs just add so much and teach kids so much. Our big 95 pound dog sleeps in each of the kids' rooms and if one of them is crying, he is there before I am! Love your post and your furbabies are just too cute!

Katie said...

My lab just turned 7 years old and I totally understand the hair every where but I would not have it any other way.

Hanna said...

Hi! I found you on snapshot Sunday. Many blessing to you and your beautiful family:) You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com

These dogs are adorable