On April 13th we added two new members to our family: Lucy and Drover. They are 4 month old Labrador Pointer mixes that came from the Humane Society. We have been looking foward to getting the dog for the past few years but wanted to wait until we were settled in our own house. Now that the snow is melted and the weather is warming up we feel the time is right.
When we saw these two dogs on the Humane Society website we decided to go and visit them the following day. We took them into the visiting room individually and then together. Both of them seemed to have lovely temperaments. We were also very happy that Tara is still here because she came and stood outside the room to observe. She agreed that both dogs looked good. We went home to think it over that night and decided to get both dogs. It is a big committment but decided that they would be good companions for each other. Lucy is officially M's dog and Drover is the family dog. That doesn't really mean much as far as work goes (I will still do most of it - but have been getting good help) but it does mean that M likes to point out the things that Lucy does better than Drover!
Our visit at the pound
Drover
Lucy
We quickly became the hot spot for family and friends to hang out.
First night at home. I love how they cuddle up together.
M was up for school bright and early the next morning so she could play with the dogs.
Meeting Grandma
Corinne and the boys came up for the weekend and had fun meeting the dogs, especially Sam.
Lucy was content with relaxing and getting lots of love.
Sam was constantly calling Drover's name, although about half the time he called "Driver" and we'd have to remind him of the correct name. Sam loved putting out his hand for Drover to lick and every time he licked it Sam would say "Luf me!" (translates: love me).
Minnie jumped off the 10ft platform
M climbed to the top of the 10ft platform...
...but decided to take the steps back down and stick to the springboard instead.
M must be a pretty unique child because she chose to open the smallest present first. I didn't think that through very well, because the smallest present was...
...a cap and choker belonging to the Felicity doll. M's expression translates as, "But, I don't have Felicity."
"Oh, I think I know what might be in this big box!"
"I can't believe it'! It's Felicity!"
I think it is very sweet that M did not think she would get an American Girl doll for her birthday. She knows they are expensive and figured that only Santa would be able to afford to give those to her.
Grandma and Poppy got her Felicity's Christmas outfit.
Josefina also got a new Fiesta outfit.
As a 9-year-old, everyone gets bunny ears, including Felicity when she is modeling her Christmas outfit.
Nanny and Grandpa got M The Sound of Music soundtrack. She listens to it every night as she falls asleep. Nanny was still in Australia, but it was nice to have Grandpa here. I love this photo of them together.
We were very lucky that our New York family arrived on M's birthday for their skiing trip. They got here just in time for cake. Emily gave M a very sweet American Girl Valentine's dress for her dolls. I didn't get a photo of it but you can see it on M's lap in the next photo. I love that all of the girl cousins share that interest right now. I also agree with what it says on Emily's t-shirt!
