Friday, May 24, 2013

Zoey ~ Puppy Days

This post may not be everyone's favorite, but some people complained that there were NOT enough puppy pictures in my last post.  So to appease these readers, here is a post dedicated solely to pictures of Zoey.  :)
She is so much bigger now, so it is fun for me to look back at her precious little puppy pictures!

First, here is a picture of her after one of Brandon's soccer games.  She loves Brandon and his soccer gear smelled like him quite a bit after his game.....so she snuggled up to it. :)

Next, we have a picture of her and my brother Tyler on the first night they met.  She was semi-terrified of him (if I'm being nice) and Tyler figured out that if he positioned himself this way she would actually come out of her cage!  Just look at that face!
Nice socks Tyler...  ;)
We took her to Brandon's parents and she got to meet the other dogs and play in their HUGE yard...she loved it!  Here she is walking around the property, following her daddy around.

She also got her first soccer lesson.....she's going to be a soccer player when she grows up!

Since she likes going on trips so much, we took her to see my Grandpa in assisted living.  Everyone in the building, including Grandpa, was excited to see her!  And, it was good for Zoey to get more exposure to strangers.

For a while she could easily tucker herself out with her toys....not so much anymore, but here's a cute picture:

I snagged a picture through the window of Brandon taking her on her first "walk".  She still hates the leash because she knows it's optional...but she is a good walker.

Her favorite item right now is her bone.  She loves to chew on it everywhere!  Here she is chilling on the lawn with it:

One of her most social experiences was when we took her for a long walk downtown to look at all of the flooding.  She met so many new people and dog friends!

And last but not least, a family picture :)

Monday, May 20, 2013

Spring Time

Well, sorry it's been so long for all of my readers....I swear Brandon and I went into some sort of hibernation period until it got warm out again!  But we made it through...the food and the cute new puppy helped. :)

Mmm, a nice ham dinner.
Mini Chicken Pot Pies
Isn't she adorable?!
Zoey came home with us on March 23rd, 2013.  We drove out past Chicago to get her.  It was a fun road trip!  We stopped in Schaumburg to eat at the Cheesecake Factory (my absolute *favorite* restaurant) and then went to the breeder's house to pick our little angel up.  She is so good!

Um, yes please...
 Here she is in the car.  She was so tiny!  (Compared to now at 4 months!)  She cried for about 10 minutes and then was quiet for the last 3 hours of our ride.  And she didn't cry at night either...such a good dog!

She LOVES Brandon.  I should have known from the time I took this picture at a rest stop on the way home!  Haha!
Please note that jumping up is only allowed on day 1....haha! 
When we got home she was still so shy.  We practically had to pull her out of her cage, but, she got used to us pretty quick. :)
So tiny she ate out of the dog food scoop!
First family picture...cheesy but good ;)
Anyways, Zoey is awesome...but I will fill you in on my Spring/Easter decorating now!  (I'm a bit behind I know....the Easter stuff has already been put away for a while!)

I went on a crazy Target shopping spree and found so much cute Spring stuff.  Most of it went in the living room so this will be a short tour:
Cute Easter eggs that are supposed to stack inside each other.....but are painted shut! 
Coffee table centerpiece....Brandon's favorite ;)
My cute little yarn chicks.  These are still out, just in a different spot. 
These are from Pottery Barn.  My mom gave them to me from her old Easter stuff.  I loved having them across my piano, they we so Springy on such cloudy, wintery days.
New WREATH!  I think I have an obsession! 
And, last but not least, my little chick pots that grow grass "hair"!  They have received a nice haircut since that last picture....that hair was a little too wild for me!


Well, I hope you all have enjoyed your time this Spring season!  I feel like it's officially summer based on temperatures alone...but not quite yet.  I have a lot more home updates (and puppy updates) coming so stay tuned!

I'll leave with the most darling picture of baby Zoey:
LOVE.