Mojo & Bella

Nothing like a couple "babies" in the house to make sure the camera doesn't get dusty! The puppies are doing fine. Two is certainly more work than one though! They like to play, not realizing the great difference in their sizes. Bella has slept through the night the last three nights. I'm hoping that's a trend that continues! We try to walk the dogs everyday to make sure they are good and tired so they'll sleep good.

Here's TJ & Bella watching tv.

Bella & Mojo taking a nap in Bella's crate.

Mojo & Bella, crashed again. This time on TJ's lap. They are definitely sleeping buddies.

Here's Bella trying to squeeze into Mojo's crate. Mojo's on top letting her know the crate belongs to him!

From Day 1 Bella had a preference for Mojo's food and vice versa. Thought this was so cute with them eating out of the wrong bowls. We solved the problem by mixing their food together. Why fight it?!

Ooops! We did it again!

Meet Bella. She's a 2-month-old Pit Bull puppy...and TJ's new best friend. She is the sweetest puppy ever and has already melted my heart. Let's hope I still feel that way when she chews something important! Gotta admire TJ's strategy in letting Harley work for months to talk Tom & I into getting another dog, and then sneak in after the fact and ask for one of his own. TJ and I had seen a beautiful pit bull at the puppy store last weekend, but when we went to check on her yesterday, she was gone. We stopped again today, and there was Bella. We considered her rambunctious sister, but just couldn't resist her sweet disposition.

This is Bella in the backyard. All 3 dogs are getting along amazingly well. A very pleasant surprise to me! So cute to see Molly chase the tennis ball, Bella run after Molly, and Mojo holding his own bringing up the rear.

TJ & Bella came home and went right to the couch. She curled up next to him and was asleep in minutes.

I have to imagine the last 24 hours for her have been a little stressful. She took a long nap on the couch before we went outside to play.

Bella taking in her new backyard.

Bella's first bath. She found a little mud in the backyard so needed a bath so she could come back inside. So far, so good!

Christmas Break

Soooooo nice to have the whole family together for Christmas! Lauren came home first, on the 19th and Katie followed on Christmas Eve. The house was noisier and messier, but somehow felt just right :) The girls are doing well and both seemed eager to get back "home" after Christmas. I keep waiting for the day that they realize a sister is wonderful thing...maybe next year! We did some kayaking, exercising, shopping, game playing, and oh yeah, plenty of eating!

Katie & Harley enjoying some Blue Bell Ice Cream right from the source. I don't know when they gave up dishing up a serving into a bowl. I'm going to blame Hurricane Ike--seems he takes the blame for just about everything wrong in Houston lately!

Mojo had his 3 month check up on Dec 30th. In the last month he gained 3/4 lb. He's now a whopping 2 pounds!

The holidays were exhausting for at least two in the family. TJ & Mojo taking an unplanned afternoon nap on the couch.