Family Portraits

This sweet boy is Tucker.  He is the same age as Kelsey.  He is an absolute sweetheart with tons of energy.  He will instantly become anyone's best friend.  Tucker loves balls and anything that squeaks.  When given something with a new squeaker, he will squeak it until it dies.

Tucker and Kelsey are best buddies.  

They absolutely love chasing each other.

Tucker was adopted about a month and a half after Kelsey.  And you can tell that Kelsey has been comfortable with him since day one.

And here is the family portrait.  From left to right is Kelsey, Simon, Dixie, and Tucker.

We adopted Dixie when I was still in high school.  She is around 15 or so years old now.  She is starting to get weaker, but still has the spirit of a puppy.  Simon is about 7 now and is still the most mellow guy I have ever known.  He loves coming over to visit.  Hope you enjoyed seeing the whole family.

Precious

Is this not the sweetest thing ever?!

Kelsey loves basking in the morning sunshine on cold days.

And I love how she used her toys as pillows.

Happy Saturday!

Thanksgiving...A Little Late

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We are most thankful for a great family (the two-legged and four-legged varieties), supportive friends, a roof over our heads, and food in our bellies.  Kelsey had a great time.  We went to my parents' house for some yummy enchiladas (I  am a super picky eater and the smell of Thanksgiving foods really bugs me, so my mom was super sweet and made cheese enchiladas since they are one of my favorites).  Kelsey got lots of loves from her Grandma and Grandpa.  We also did some super cute photos with all four of the dogs together that I will share later.  And today, we were surprised with a few drops of rain, which was awesome!

Happy Halloween 2013

My beautiful little Kelsey, modeling her new Halloween bow from Isabella Foo Foo's Bows.

I love her sweet little face so much. 

Can't make it through pictures without that tongue slipping out at least once.  She is so good at that.

Kelsey was the cutest little Snow White for Halloween this year.  Grandma added the bling to her costume to make it look more princessy.  Julie, who made Kelsey's Halloween bow, made the little custom hair bow for Kelsey's costume.

Last year, Kelsey was interested in the trick-or-treaters, but was also scared of getting close to them.  This year, she was very brave and did so well.  She had a special moment with a tiny baby girl dressed as a lamb...the two made eye contact and could not take their eyes off of each other.  It was the sweetest thing ever.  Then, Kelsey got to hang out with our neighbor friends by the fireplace.  I think she enjoyed herself this year more than any year so far.

Costume Fun

On Saturday, Kelsey went to her first costume contest.  We aren't revealing this year's costume here until Halloween (you will have to check back later for that).  But, this is her costume from her 2nd Halloween...still fits (wish I could say the same for my clothes lol).  Kelsey did not win, but I truly think she was the cutest, prettiest, and her costume fit her very well.  She was also the only dog to be able to perform a trick when it was her time to show her costume.  I am so proud of how well she behaved.

This is what Kelsey earned for her participation.  The grand prize winner was a cat in a very detailed construction outfit.  It was very detailed and well thought out, but we would have disqualified him for unsportsman like behavior.  During the group photo, he reached across and smacked Kelsey in the face so hard, that everyone gasped and turned to see what happened.  Kelsey didn't even bark, growl, or bite back.  She wasn't even looking at the cat or causing him any distress; it just came out of nowhere.  We still had fun, and the guy at the checkout loved her sweet costume so much, he went and picked a few cookies from the treat bar just for her!  We hope you all have a wonderful Halloween and we can't wait to show you her pretty new costume very soon!