Happy Birthday Mom!

I love celebrating my MOM! And I love the tradition of a strawberry cake for her birthday.

He always has to warm up to my dad every time he comes over!

Friends again!

April Showers

Bring wet dogs!

Let me in...

...please!

Ashley Comes to Visit!

Ashley's life was interrupted with an inconvenient (for her and Davy) stay at our house while my parents were out of town. Davy never wanted to go into this room until there was a cat friend he thought he could play with!

We thought the drying rack would give the cat a chance to come and go without being trapped in the guest room but keep Davy out. He still tried.

Can't hide long!

Happy February!

It's not surprising how this turned out! :)

In a One Horse [dog] Open Sleigh [sled]

Davy knows exactly what to do with a sled!
Maybe its not a good idea for him to pull the string.

Let's attach him to his leash to pull us down the icy road.

Until he stops! He eventually would go with Raymond walking next to him. So. Much. Fun.

Posing in the snow...

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful!

Having a dog means it needs to go out at some point. And a blizzard is not fun weather to go out in. My dad was cool to do it the first time. Out they go, but quickly he changes his mind!

Then it was my turn. There is a lot more snow now and he loves it!

He especially loved eating it.


So pathetic!

Davy's Gifts

How cute are my parents? When they came for dinner, they brought Davy a bag of treats with a card!

and some more...

Happy Birthday Davy!

Today our sweet puppy turns 1!

He is an 80 pound bundle of energy that is sweet and ornery all at the same time!


Every time he hears the garage door open he races to greet whoever comes home.
He is super smart and completely stubborn. He loves to chew everything, but his favorites are slippers and fuzzy/thick socks with an occasional cord but settles for rawhide bones. He's great at playing catch, but then turns the game into chase as he doesn't want to give anything back.


Our favorite thing is that he loves to be close to us, following us from room to room...even between us when we hug! :)




He is very protective of us and our home and we are working on being friendly to other people...I think he's shy.

For his birthday he is getting a new chew toy (hopefully it will last longer than a day) and some treats. He grandparents even are coming over to celebrate. Conveniently to pick us up on their way to pick up Jamie but he doesn't need to know that!


He is one loved puppy!

Christmas Lights

We decided to take a short trip to see the lights in Midwest City. It wasn't super elaborate but a fun 45 minute drive through all of the displays. My favorite part was the section of lights they had to match Christmas music playing on the radio. I had not ever seen one as elaborate as this! Davy got to come with us and he loved sticking his head out the window to take it all in.

Wimpy Guard Dog

So Davy sometimes gets scared easily...which is so humorous to us.

Ray ran to the store and came home with a pumpkin too! So thoughtful! (And thinking he might put it in a place other than right where someone might walk to get inside might be asking too much!)

Our front door was open and Davy was walking/trotting into the living room from the kitchen. That means his view is of the front door. As soon as he saw the pumpkin he put on his breaks which caused his little paws to slide all over our wood floor. He got back up and then slowly inched toward the front door to check out the new visitor. We let him out to see what he would do. He cautiously checked it out and decided it would be OK. He even acted the same way when checking out some Fall decorations at my parent's house the other night. As my dad would say...dumb dog! :)

Harrison Meets Davy

Nikki and Harrison came down for a short visit. Even though it was right when school started we still found time to hang out. We went to the Harris house for dinner and brought Davy along to meet everyone. Harrison loved his new furry friend!

I love the sweet face!
Oh wait...nevermind!

Retrain the Dog

Davy got to stay with his Aunt Sissy while we were in Chicago. He loved it. His favorite part was jumping in the pool a few times a day. When he came home I was told we might have to retrain him a little. I wonder if this is what that means:
Davy is NOT allowed on the furniture. I came into the living room and it almost scared me because I was not expecting to see this furry mass on the the couch. I quickly/quietly took a picture and then I made him get off...well, I had to pull his stubborn self off. This was yesterday. He has tried several times again today to get up on the couch with either one of us sitting there. Uh-oh! :)

Love!

Davy loves his aunt Jamie...





and he loves his grandpa. Who else would make the effort to leave no one out! :)

Swimming at Sissy's

We brought Davy to Sissy's. He loved meeting new friends!

This was his favorite friend Duffy.

To get Davy in the pool Ray tricked him by calling him across the pool.

He just wanted to be close Raymond!

Dogs aren't allowed in the hot tub.

I think we have a stubborn dog even with the stairs moved away.

Jamie wanted to swim with Davy.

He didn't want to get in unless Ray was in.

Just stepping in.

Clearly Jamie doesn't like being splashed.

Loving to swim around

Jamie, with Sissy and Glenn, in the hot tub.