{this moment}

a wonderful wordless tradition inspired by soulemama:

One image of a lovely moment to remember from our week.

our new dog

Meet Red, the newest addition to our family. My husband has been waiting for three years to replace his two big dogs. A friend of mine introduced us to her aunt, who is a breeder, and she called us with this opportunity a few months ago. We drove down to GR to see her and fell in love. She's an Irish Terrier. She'll be about 30-35 lbs, and her hair is wiry and short, so it's good for people like me with allergies.

She loves her new home! And there are two very happy boys here too.

Here's her "show" shot!

seeing red for the first time

Yes, it's happening. We are getting a puppy in three weeks. She is an Irish Terrier and her name is Red. When we arrived, she was standing on the cage so I snapped her photo. Little f walked up and said "hi doggies" and then we each held one. They are on the medium side, about 30 lbs or so and have wiry hair, so they are good for people, like me, who are allergic to dogs. My request was to give her a dog name and not a "people" name, since she is a dog and not another baby. T was so ecstatic, he obliged. She will be a classroom dog for T's kindergarten class next year. He's a dog trainer too, so it's going to be a fun adventure, and hopefully a very well trained dog! Certainly a well-photographed dog if I'm around. Imagine the shots, boy and dog at the river... boy and dog in the orchard... boy and dog running... boy and dog sleeping...