He's Growing Up!

Hard to believe this little guy....

Is this little guy....

Playing Catch Up? Not Me!

Yes, I know it's been a while since I've been in touch.  I'll skip the usual been busy why's and go right into some fun photos for the next few posts.  As they say, a picture says a thousand words! :)

Daniel went to visit family in California at the end of April so I took advantage of the opportunity to head home again and spend some great time with some family.  My lovely cousin, Mandy, came over along wither her daughter Addy and two dogs.  Yes, we had four dogs in my parents house!  Of course, mine were huge compared to hers.  Mia, a teacup Chihuahua, is 2 1/2 lbs and Duke, a Shipom (Shih-tzu/Pomeranian mix) won't be more than 10 lobs but is a 4 lb puppy now.  As you'll see below, Kobe found a great friend in Duke.  They were soo cute!

(This last one is horrible quality because it's from a cell phone, but it was too great not to share!)

Not So Fast Friends

As I said, Noah wasn't so keen on Kobe being a permanent member of the household.  He wasn't jealous, he was just anxious and totally freaked out by him.  He's finally figured out Kobe is just another dog and loves to play as much as him.  Yay!!  They crack me up, too.  Noah loves to paw - always has - and he doesn't get that Kobe is so little that when he paws at him he throws him to the ground.  So, I still have to keep an eye on them to be sure they're playing fair.  I always knew that Noah would enjoy having another doggie friend in his life, and I'm super excited he and Kobe are going to make great brothers! :)

Kobe: Our All Star

For those of you I left wondering on Friday, yes, we got a puppy!  Daniel's been going back and forth on wanting his own dog for a while now (Noah is technically mine), and March 13 he finally found his beloved Kobe.  After Kobe Bryant, of course.  For those of you who haven't visited his blog to know, he's a huge Lakers fan.  Of course, you probably gathered that from my family photo at right. :)

Anyhow, he's a boxer mix.  The mom's a full blood boxer, but the dad is unknown.  They saw a beagle running around so he may have some beagle in him.  He definitely walks like a boxer!

Noah is still not sure what to think about him.  The first night he had some major anxiety about it and wouldn't even come to Daniel or me if we smelled like Kobe.  He wouldn't even take a snack from me!  He just sniffed and walked away.  He's getting better.  As I'm typing he just walked up to him to sniff him out and he tried to play with him earlier.  Basically, Kobe sat and watched as Noah ran circles around him! We're hoping they'll be great friends soon!

Meet Kobe

I have so much to catch you up on.  Our trip to Branson with Daniel's family.  And the new member of our household!  But, for now, this sneak peak pic will have to do, so I can get outside and enjoy this beautiful day!