Our New Puppy!

This is how she rode most of the two hour drive back. She slept just about the entire trip, only waking to give me a couple kisses on the cheek.


Hailey was so excited to see her new puppy and wanted to hold her right away.



Her and Jacob sat on the couch petting and holding her.



They wrapped her up in a blanket like a baby.




Max sure loved her too and didn't stop smiling as he held her.









Hailey held her on the drive to Nana's house to pick up Jack. She had her wrapped in a blanket again and Abby fell asleep as soon as we started driving.







Hailey couldn't wait to show everybody when we got there.

Max leaning over to tell Grandpa "You don't hab any hair."









Jack kept crawling over to her and giving her hugs.


Everybody took a turn holding her, even Papa.

After getting Jack buckled in his carseat, we let him hold her.


Daddy enjoyed some playing playing with her when we got home.

Ready for bed.


We all woke up very excited this morning as we will be getting our new puppy today. We quickly got ready and then left to go take Jack to Nana's house. She will be watching him for the day while we go pick up the puppy. Around 9:30, we headed over to meet Kimmy and Jared at Salvation Army. They will be watching Hailey and Max. (The breeder does group pickups only and also goes over alot of information, kind of like a puppy care class, so they asked that anyone with kids get a babysitter.) The kids were all very excited to see each other. And Hailey and Max were excited to get to ride in Aunt Meme and Uncle Jared's van. As soon as Hailey and Max got in the van, Jacob asked them if they wanted a piece of his donut. He had saved some of it just so he could share with them. He broke it into pieces and handed them out. He couldn't reach Max in his carseat so he gave it to his mommy to give to him. When Aunt Meme handed him his piece, Max told her "You're nice to me." The kids waved and blew kisses out the window to us. Then we were on our way. It was about a two hour drive to get there. It really was out in the middle of nowhere. We came through a very small town and knew it was the last chance we would have to eat lunch so we stopped at the little restaurant. We got hamburgers and fries. It didn't take us too long from there. They had us come in and sit at the dining room table. There was about five other couples there to pick up puppies too. The breeder handed out some papers for us to fill out and some information packets. She went over a bunch of things with all of us. One guy said "I think I'm more nervous bringing home this puppy than I was our first baby." Then she brought us out our puppies. I just fell in love with her the moment I saw her. She was so sweet. Right away she cuddled up into my chest and fell asleep. She slept most of the way home too. On the ride, she woke up just to give me a couple kisses on my cheek and then fell back to sleep. We decided to name her Abby Doll (one of the many names Hailey liked). When we got to Aunt Meme's to pick up the kids, around 4:30, Hailey was so excited to see her new puppy. She asked to hold her right away. Her and Jacob sat on the couch petting and holding her. They wrapped her up in a blanket like a baby. Max was taking a nap. After a little while we woke him up and when he saw the puppy, he said "Did you get me a new puppy? Is dat my new witto (little) puppy?" He also kept asking if she was a "gwreel" (girl). He sat down on the floor and held her. He pet her so gently and said "She's cute." Hailey, Max, and Jacob all sat on the floor with their feet together and made a big circle for the puppy to run around in. Then they took turns calling her to get her to come to them. They were all so gentle and careful with her. Adam woke up from his nap and smiled when he came out and saw the puppy. It took him a few minutes but soon he was holding and petting her too. He would look up and smile at us while he was holding her. We left around 5:30 to go pick up Jack. Hailey held the puppy on the way. The puppy again fell asleep as soon as we started driving. Max said "I wuv my new witto (little) puppy. Wah, I do." Grandpa and Vikki and her family were all there waiting to see the new puppy. They all thought Abby was so cute. Everyone took a turn holding her. Jack really liked the puppy too and kept reaching out to pet her. He'd crawl over and give her hugs when she was on the floor. While Grandpa was sitting on the couch and Max was standing up next to him, he said "You don't hab any hair." It was so funny. Max leaned right over into grandpa's face to say it. We were all laughing and we even got it on video. We ate dinner before we left (Thanks mom!). Max took a turn holding her in the van. When we got home, we gave the puppy some food and she ate it all. Then we all sat on the living room floor to play with her. Hailey and Max each gave her the toy that they had bought for her. They had fun playing with her and having her chase their toys. The puppy really loves the kids, even Jack. She reminds me of Champ how she just goes up to give Jack kisses and then lays right by him. While I was feeding Jack, she crawled right up onto his blankie on top of his belly and fell asleep. Jack kept stopping to look over and smile at her. Before getting the kids ready for bed, we let them open their Easter goodie bags that they got in the mail today from Grandma Brenda and Papa Dan. They ate a couple pieces of candy and then had fun running around the house with their pinwheels for awhile. Jack would really get laughing hard whenever Hailey held her pinwheel out for him to see. When we tucked the kids in bed, I took the puppy in to say goodnight to them and let them cuddle with her for a few minutes. They really enjoyed that. Max said "I wuv my new witto puppy. She is nice." After getting the kids all tucked in bed, Bruce and I enjoyed playing with Abby. She chased her sock around and played with her little toys. She was very playful. Now she is all tired out and sleeping on Bruce's lap on the couch.