Puppy Auditions

For YEARS the boys have been begging for a puppy.
Our last few attempts hadn't gone well, so we were reluctant...
but the constant pleading wore us down and we gave in when my Aunt Vicky's dog had puppies they were trying to get rid of.
Aunt Vicky, Tim, Amanda and Choya came into town and brought a few of the puppies so we could decide which one we wanted.
We initially thought we would only want one, but after thinking about it...
we decided to get two to provide a playmate for the other.
Merry Christmas to the Simons!

By the time we got the puppies home, they were pretty tuckered out.
Snoop doggy dog, snuggled right up with Dylan and fell asleep.

Luke loves playing with Riley

Nicholas picked out Ashes before they even brought the puppies

Puppies getting spoiled with all of their new playmates

Our first two picks were Snoop and Ashes, but once we met Riley we just couldn't let her go

Ash is always wrestling with Riley.
He has a very fun, perky personality

Nicholas originally wanted to name him Toby, but he looks like he rolled in Ashes...
so we call him Ash

The puppies Mom was a yellow lab (she died one week after the puppies were born)
and the Dad is an Australian Shepherd/Collie mix

Play time

Trying to teach her to chew on toys, instead of fingers...
but she definitely prefers fingers

Snoop playing with toys

Bubby and Sissy

Riley has the sweetest personality
She is definitely a lover
She always comes up after I feed her to give me her thank you kisses

Riley in a basket

Riley and Ash
The favorite Christmas Presents of the year

Li'l Miss Riley

The puppies like to be close to us and then they start to wrestle
It's really cute

Nicholas is thrilled beyond words!
He loves the puppies!

We ended up deciding that we wanted to keep Ashes and Riley!
Everyone was heartbroken to send Snoop back with Aunt Vicky, but this household just couldn't handle 3 dogs.
There were lots of crocodile tears and there is a picture of Snoop in a frame by Luke's bed.
Hopefully they'll get over it quickly