Fun with photoshop

Tonight Frankie and I had a little photo shoot so

I could play with my newest toy...Adobe Photoshop!

Uncle J

I just witnessed the sweetest thing.

Jeff's friend Jason is over hanging out tonight. He didn't see me watching from the stairs, but....I watched him fold Frankie's blanket, lay it in her bed, pick her up from the floor near Jeff's feet (she was sleeping...again....) and lay her in her bed. He then pulled the blanket around her and tucked her in. How sweet is that? He played with her and even held her in his lap while she slept for a while. It was so touching to see how gentle he was with her.

Our friends really are like our family.

hard at work

On Monday, Frankie went to work with Daddy. She got to meet everyone at the Northland office. She spent her day playing, sleeping, and eating. Actually, she spends everyday doing this.

Meeting the Murschel Girls

On Sunday, Frankie, Mommy and Lyso went to a fantastic BBQ at the Murschels.

Frankie got to meet Kiley and Grace among many other new friends.

Everyone got to hug and squeeze Frankie. Her size was surprising to everyone.

"I thought she would be bigger" was the theme of the day.

Frankie didn't "do" much while visiting. She slept..a lot! She really only got going when we went outside. Then she was hopping all over the place, and I literally mean hopping.

I think she thinks she's part bunny.

She also met Buddy the Golden Retreiver. That didn't go so well.

They may not meet again until Frankie has some more substance to her.

All in all, it was a good day.

all photos courtesy of Lyso

Home

Today we brought Frankie home. We drove to St. Cloud to pick her up. The family (Don and Chris) we got her from drove down from Eagle Bend (near Alexandria). We met at Petco. Don was holding her, and brought her to me first. The minute I had her in my arms, she started nibbling at my ears and licking my face. That first wiff of puppy will forever be welded to my memory. After a few minutes of instructions and well wishes, we were off towards home.

The drive was pretty easy. She whined a little at first. I put a few pieces of puppy food on the blanket on my lap, and she got busy gobbling it down. After eating she poked around a bit then crawled into the space between me and the center council and promptly fell asleep.

Before we got home, we stopped off to introduce her to some of her new family.

First, we stopped off at Uncle Pat's work. We walked into the AT&T store and everyone started "gawking" at us. We heard lots of "aawww's". Pat held her for a few minutes (no sneezing! YEAH!) and then we headed off to meet Grandma and Grandpa Anderson.

Scott and Kathy instantly fell in love. How can you not? Grandpa held her first. She got busy licking and nuzzling before she was passed off to Grandma. After the initial introductions, we brought her outside to potty. She went right away. Then it was back in to snoop around and get down to some serious play time. When we first set her down she started to limp a bit, which immediately caused concern. We quickly realized her leg had fallen asleep and after a little wobbling around, she seemed to have walked it off. Whew...my first mommy scare.

Her routine for the next few hours was as follows:

Play

Sleep

Potty

Play

Sleep

Potty

She's very good about going outside. We've only had one accident all day and that was our fault, not hers.

After "Mommy & Daddy" finished dinner, it was time for the Anderson's to head home.

Frankie slept the whole way home cuddled up next to daddy. Once we got home we went potty outside again, then headed in to get familiar with our new home.

Frankie has lots of new toys and a very plush new puppy bed. We played for a while then it was nap time again. She's sleeping right now cuddled up next to me as I write. She is absolutely precious! We couldn't be happier.

Tomorrow we're going to a BBQ at Katy and Keith's where she'll meet lots of new friends...human and canine!

and we have a name...

Frankie. Ain't that cute?!

I plan to spend tomorrow "puppy" proofing the house. I'm not that excited about the chewing random items, peeing on the carpet (and the other) along with the first sleepless night. But...in the end it's all going to be worth it. I also want to go shopping and find her a little pick collar, possibly with some bling and I want to get her a little princess bed. I was never girlie as a kid, but as I get older...I'm definetly a girlie girl. I plan to spoil our first "baby" with all the best!

AH! I can't wait!!

And the winner is........

We pick her up on 4/12! I can't wait to get my sweet little girl!

tough choice

very adorable boy

super cute girl

oh puppy, oh puppy, where are you???

Trying to find the perfect puppy is so HARD!!! The hunt has begun....now the questions that need answering:

Boy or Girl??

Cocker, Cockapoo, ????

What color???

And what about a name???

ahhhhhhh.........