Our new pup

Last Monday, we adopted an 11 month old puppy from the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region. He reminds us a bit of Stella (the dog we lost a few years ago) in appearance. So far he is pretty laid back and easy going, but with a dash of playful puppy. I'm glad that he has a good temperament. We are working on commands like "down", "off", "come", as well as some house training and crate training. He is learning quickly! He's a real cuddler and is attached to me especially.

When naming him, Big Bro initially wanted to call him Little Noodle, but later decided on Kipper.

Big Bro is quickly learning that having a puppy is not all fun and games. I spent a lot of time training our older dog, Chloe, back when she was a pup. Kipper has to learn all of these things from scratch and needs quite a bit of attention as well as being taken out multiple times a day on leash. But he is still glad about the decision to get another doggy.

The boys (and an update)

We have been busy on and off for the last 3 months. I spent all of January dealing with my mom's estate. February 16th is Troy's birthday - we enjoyed a nice meal, family time and then the next day he went kiting. In the end of February I got to enjoy a FANTASTIC and much needed getaway with my best friend, Kasey. We had a great time shopping, eating delicious food and then staying the night at the awesome Cliff House hotel in Manitou. March 1 is my birthday - again we had a nice meal and enjoyed time together as a family. We adopted a puppy (see my next post) last week. On Friday we will celebrate Z's SECOND birthday. A month from today we'll have a party for Big Bro's FIFTH birthday. Where has the time gone???

Here are some recent pictures of the boys...

They are growing up way too fast.