About a month ago, my sister and I were driving in the car together when Kayla says to me, "I have something I need to tell you" in a very serious voice. Immediately my heart fell into my stomach as fear took over me imagining what she might have to tell me. Finally, after what seemed like eternity, she simply says, "We are getting a puppy."

PHEW!!! Thank the Lord! Just a puppy!

So, on Sunday morning Kayla, Cameron, and I (of course I had to go along to document the day!) hop in the car to head up to Mead, Colorado to go get River. They got him from Crownpoint Aussies ... the same breeder that we got our first dog from as little girls, Sydney, our second dog, Lexey, who is now 13 and still thriving, and our other pup, Summit, who is now 4. Needless to say, the breeder thinks we are great for we have given her lots and lots of business over the years. :)

Once there, we waited eagerly as the breeder went over everything, signed papers, and FINALLY brought out the new puppy! He was a little nervous at first, but his tail was wagging the whole time, and he quickly became excited, happy, and already oh so loving and sweet!

After getting to know him for a bit, we all got into the car to take River to his new home! The car ride went okay... He cried and howled and threw up once, but over all, he did pretty well.

And once we were home, he was completely fine!! Summit and him met (she was a little tentative at first and wasn't sure what to think about him just yet), played in the back yard, and he has been adjusting well!

Summit tried to show off by showing the new puppy her frisbee and fetching skills ... River even was brave enough to run with her to get the frisbee! Of course, Summit didn't let him have it, but it was a brave try by the little pup!

Here are a bunch of pictures from River's first day at home. He is obviously so loving, caring, and just the cutest thing EVER.

However, despite his cuteness, we had to keep him a secret ALL day long. Why? Because Kayla didn't want to tell my Dad that she was getting a puppy, and so she decided to wait until she had River. She didn't want to tell him because he has always said, "Two dogs is just crazy." "Why would anyone want to have two dogs?" "Two dogs is so much work." So, Kayla decided to have him over once River was home, and that way he couldn't get mad because River is just too stinking cute to be mad about. So we called my parents and invited them over to watch the end of the Broncos vs. Redskins game. My Mom and Dad were out of town and their plane landed just in time for the last quarter of the game so we told them to stop by on their way home from the airport for some pizza and some football. This was my Dad's reaction as he walked in:

(Excuse the blurriness ... It happened so fast that I wasn't able to get him completely in focus)

But his reaction quickly turned to this ...

And our Mama was obviously very happy to have a new Grand Pup!

Here are some more pictures of the pup... Can you say CUTE?!

The whole time we worried about how Summit would react to having a new puppy in the house, but we soon found out that there was absolutely nothing to worry about. If you don't know Summit, she is very dominant and protective. She likes to play with other dogs, but she is very protective over her own territory and her own toys so we weren't sure how well she would do at first with the new puppy. But, she has been GREAT! She loves him and plays with him and even snuggles him at night! What a great big sister she is! How cute is that?!

So, there you have it. Can you tell that I love him maybe a little too much?!