Sledding with Mom!

Getting Some Fresh Air...and Gus some exercise!

Gus Update-10 Weeks Old!

 Gus is doing great!  He is almost 10 weeks old (on Sat) and had his first vet appointment.  He is still having a few accidents around the house now and then, but for the most part... knows where to go to do his job.  He is sleeping really well at night... he gets up once around 2 am for about an hour and then goes back to sleep until 5:30 am.  (Not much different then dealing with our 3 kids!) :-)  He loves to play and chew on his toys... (sometimes he nips at the kids.... were working on that) And doesn't care for the cold very much... can you blame him?  We converted our "shoe closet" into his bedroom and so far he is pretty happy to go there throughout the day.  He is still sleeping in a large cardboard box in our room.  And seems very content. (He never barks or whimpers in the night.  I usually only know he is up and ready to go out because I hear him stirring in the box.)

 

 

 

 

Our Family-2016!

Meet Our New Puppy-- Gus (or Gus Gus!)

Breed: American Boarder Spaniel

Born: November 7, 2015 (Sara's Birthday!!!)

Mother: American Border Collie

Father: American Springer Spaniel

We had quite a debate over what to name our new little addition.  

Moms choices were Charlie, Jack, Jake, Duke, Porkchop.

Ryan wanted Gumball and Spot.

Ava wanted Dash, Buddy or Gus.

Kyle wanted a name the kids picked out.  

Gus or Gus Gus (the mouse from Cinderella) won out!

Telling the Kids about our big surprise!

Happy New Year!

We had our traditional fondue dinner and told the kids about a big surprise in the new year... A PUPPY!  Then we went to a party at the Bastians house and came home just in time to see the ball drop in NYC.  Off to bed just after 11pm and then up with a sick Ava a few hours later!