The Boys & Their Dog

I was looking through my pictures the other day, and found all sorts of sweet pictures of the boys and our big ol' sweet Gunner. 

The boys love their big dog so much, and I think the feeling is pretty mutual.
 

Happy Birthday Gunner!

Look at that teeny tiny little thing!

(He is only a few days old here! Maybe 2 days?)

Hard to believe that in just a year, he turned into this big ol' sweet thing...

He is still a rotten wild crazy puppy sometimes, but he has the biggest heart in the world. When his shoulder was hurting him a few months back, they had to sedate him to take a few x-rays. The techs at the vet told me that he was the only dog they had ever seen still wagging his tail while going under. They said he was just the happiest dog and wanted them to know that even half way under anesthesia! 

He still thinks he's little and tries to fit into our laps (we let him as best as we can.) He is so sweet and patient with both of our boys. He plays and chases Case but somehow always stops just in time before completely bull dozing him. He gently sniffs and licks Rhett on the head, we know it won't be long before Case and Rhett are both running around with him! He checks on both of the boys when they are crying, and whenever I have been sick or upset he's always right by my side. Him and Matt play like little kids, and he sleeps in the funnest positions. He always sneaks into our bed at night, I still don't know how we don't notice a 80 something pound (maybe even 90 something not sure) dog getting into our bed in the middle of the night! He still loves me after I accidentally slammed his tail in the door on Sunday morning. (I cried all day long, I felt so terrible!) Minutes after, he was already wagging his tail again and licking me to death. He follows me around wherever I go, and gets so excited when Matt gets home from work he can't stand it! He lets Case put matchbox cars along his belly when he's napping, lets Case jump off on him, lay on him, sit on him like a horse. He is the most patient dog I have ever seen when it comes to our little boys. How can you not melt when you see a 29 lb two year old sitting on his humongous dog while watching cartoons?

It has been a wild little year with him, but we are so in love with our big puppy.
Happy Birthday boy!

Best Buddies!

A Boy & His Dog

Welcome Home Gunner!

Gunner is home! 

The weekend finally rolled around, we were picking up our new puppy Saturday, April 10th! Nanny & Poppy drove in Friday evening so they could go with us to get him!

He was waiting in the crate of the office for us when we got there, he was pretty nervous at first, but was so sweet!

Gunner is such a sweet puppy, we are all in love with our new addition! :)

Updates & Rambling

Well Case has decided he doesn't like his baby sleeping schedule anymore. I don't know what it is! Does he all of a sudden think he's a big boy or what? 

Granted, the boy is a year and a half now but he still should need/want a decent nap and go to bed at a decent hour right? I think we were a little spoiled by our champion sleeper, and anytime he switches up his schedule (which is actually quite normal as he grows I know but...) we flip out!

A few weeks ago, I realized Case was ready to drop his morning nap, every time I would try to put him down at his previously very normal nap time around 11am he would laugh, giggle, and jump in his crib until I would finally go get him so he could continue playing and running around. Well this worked for about a week because I would put him down around 1pm instead and he would take a good 2-3 hour nap.

Worked for me! 

However....the last few days he's been sleeping about 45 min- 1 hour a day and that's it!!! It would be fine except that he has his cranky pants on for the rest of the day ugh! 

Tomorrow, I'm determined to figure out this nap thing. Maybe we'll go down at 2pm tomorrow instead of 1. We'll see how it goes!

That was my rambling, now here's my Update...

We went to visit our new little addition this weekend! 

Our puppy "Gunner" is 4 weeks old now, and he has grown so much! Matt and I were so excited to go visit him again, but I think it's safe to say Case had the most fun! He squealed when he saw the Mama, Lola and wanted to hold his puppy over and over again. He would plop on the ground, and pat his legs so that we would put Gunner in his lap! He was was very gentle with him when he touched him, but we had to remind him to be easy when he picked him up, he picked Gunner up like he was a stuffed animal poor thing! Although, we won't have to worry about that too long, he'll be twice Case's size in no time at all!

Also, had to show off how beautiful Gunner's Mom and Dad are!

Mama, Lola

Daddy, Howitzer...(hence the name Gunner) :)

We're going to pick our little guy up the second weekend of April, since the first weekend is Easter weekend and we'll be visiting everyone in Ashland (Yay! So excited to see everyone, and it's about time we get to see Mamaw & Papaw! They've been in Texas since the day after Christmas!) 

I think this post definitely fits the title! :)

Gunner, our Chocolate Lab!

Are we crazy for getting a puppy while we have a one year old? 

Maybe. 

But we are also crazy about the idea of Case having a companion and best friend! 

Case absolutely LOVES dogs. Unfortunately, Max isn't the friendliest dog, I have nick named him "Grumpy man", and we think he's more like a cat than a dog. He's very moody and only wants to be loved on on his terms. He's terrified of Case unless Case wants to feed him, and would rather be left alone then touched. 

We've done some research, and with help of a friend found a wonderful Kennel in Bloomfield, Ky. It's a family that breeds Labs and Bulldogs, and live on a beautiful farm. We've been in contact with him, and went to visit when the puppies were a week old! We picked out a sweet baby boy chocolate lab, and have decided to name him Gunner. :) 

Gunner was born February 21, 2010 and  he'll be able to come home with us April 4, 2010, and we're planning to visit our little guy again this weekend! 

We're so excited to add another member to our little family, and can't wait for Case to have a buddy. :)