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...