The Story of Carly

We have a puppy! And 5 weeks after her arrival I have a minute to write about it. What a ride! We lost our Abby 2 years ago and have been wanting a puppy for some time now. We went back and forth on whether to get her until the last minute. We were all set to say "no" when her photo arrived from the breeder and we just had to have her. So we plunked down too much money to reserve her for our own and made vacation plans around the date to pick her up from Terre Haute, Indiana of all places. I worked hard on researching the area to make it an awesome trip.


We had a blast, enjoyed our enormous suite and indulged the kids in room service. Twice. Highlights included.....

Go Karts for my future awesome driver, Logan

Teppan Dining with sake for him...

So, we got to the breeder where the kids were a bit nervous and Venice was obsessed with their cat who hates people.....

And we brought home the cutest puppy alive. 

And she is 12 weeks today and growing to be part of our family with a ton of love and plenty of treats. For all the saving the earth I have done using some cloth diapers we have one-upped things with plastic poop baggies by the carton-load. And it hasn't been easy to have a toddler and puppy under the same roof.

Bitey, whiney, barkey, and scratchy. Ruins things, eats things, is awake at all the wrong times. 

Loves us, loves the kids, gives the best "kisses", is super soft and squishy, hugs us back when we hold her, makes us laugh with her antics, our little Carly Puppy.Welcome to our family.