"Look at all the silly things, take joy in all the little things"

I know it's been a while.  Things look like they are calming down in the near future - knock on wood, so I am making it my goal to blog more frequently.

Anyway, with it being so crazy, I was reminded tonight - and almost every night, as this is an evening ritual - of how I need to take time and be thankful for the little things in life.  I was reminded of this while feeding my girls and seeing how much joy and excitement they have when they are fed.  Without fail, every time I feed them I get barks of excitement and spinning puppies.  Maybe we all should take a cue from my girls and have this much excitement over the little things in life!!

The Purpose of Pets...

Is to provide endless hours of comic entertainment for their owners, right?

Doesn't your typical Friday night involve a laser pointer and driving your dogs crazy?!?

Happy Birthday Scout!!

Yesterday, my little baby Scout turned six!  I can still remember the first night we brought her home.  It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.  Kris made the suggestion that we should think about getting a dog.  It didn't take anything more than that comment for me to have called every golden retriever listing in the papers.  One that was five minutes away from us had one female golden retriever left.  I said we would be there in ten minutes.  We got in the car, went to the house and I was completely smitten with Scout the first time I met her.  There was no discussion.  Kris was writing the check and I was in the car with our newest family member.  It is amazing the love people have for their pets, and vice-versa.  We were truly blessed the day Scout was born!

Below is Scout the first night Kris and I had her and then on her 6th birthday yesterday sharing her birthday penguin cookie with Luna.

Baby Scout the first night we had her

Scout (on the right) sharing her birthday penguin cookie with her little sister Luna

My Baby is Growing Up Too Fast

Today my little baby Luna will be 18 weeks old.  I see her everyday and I see the scale at the vet visits saying how big she is, but being with her every day, I sometimes overlook just how fast she is growing.  My wonderful neighbor Tania came over the other day to let Scout and Luna out.  She sent me a text telling me how for the first time, Luna looked like a big girl and not a puppy anymore.  I thought I would share some then and now pictures of my girls with you.

The second day we had her at home

The first week we had her

Luna last night

Luna and Scout the first weekend we had Luna

Luna and Scout last night

 It blows my mind as to how my tiny, little butterball of a puppy is now almost the same size as her big sister!