Meet Smokey!

Oh what fun a new puppy is. We all enjoy Smokey, except when he forgets his bathroom manners. I told the kids it took us 3 years to teach them the right place to go to the bathroom so we should just be patient with Smokey! Claire agreed until he peed on her Princess couch . . . .

Merry Christmas!

The kids got wheels for Christmas!

It was a wonderful Christmas with lots of fun spent with family and friends.

After Christmas, we decided to go see a lady about a puppy. As predicted, we did not come home without a puppy. Meet Smokey, our newest addition! He is happily peeing on the floor as I write this. I forgot how hard house-training is. One cute moment (of many) was a conversation Claire was having with Smokey on one of the first days- she was kneeling, staring intently into his eyes and whispering "Please don't pee, please don't pee, please don't pee."