And they called it...

Puppy Love

Sadie has been asking for a puppy for a very long time. She promised she would take care of it, pay for it, blah, blah. I told her that because she has school, I would be the one to take care of the dog.  So, we put her off.

Then, last week, I was on facebook and saw that my long-time friend had one puppy left.  Getting another dog was not something we'd been considering, but one look at his cute face and I sort of fell in love.

I showed his picture to Sadie, and she joined me in my adoration.  So, after a couple days of messaging and calls, the Handy Man and I went to Salt Lake to pick up Chandler. (Sadie's name for him.)

Riding home.

My kids are all smitten. Noah follows him around like a bodyguard.  If he comes up missing, I'm sure it'll be because Noah swallowed him whole.

I will eat you up!

 Even my husband likes him.  It's sort of hard not to.  (Unless you're the resident dog, who's been around for 8+ years. He, Patrick, avoids Chandler at all cost. Maybe he thinks if he ignores him, he'll go away.)

Napping together.
(Please ignore my messy bedroom.)

After just two days, he already knows he belongs to her and he follows her around the house.  It's adorable.

Mommy and her baby.
He adores her already. She's smitten,
except for all the times he's peed on her bed.

Best part? She gets to clean up after him & pay for his shots, grooming, etc. I'd say that it'll teach her responsibility, but she already has that. Which is one of the reasons she got him.