Monday, December 16, 2013

A new addition to our family

I have a hard time keeping gift giving secrets. Apparently as a kid whenever I made something in school for Father's Day or Mother's day I could never hold it till the day we were supposed to give it to Mom or Dad.
Well for the past few weeks I have had to keep a secret gift from our little girl. We were on the hunt for a dog, a great family pet. Our little girl struggles in school and when she has something else to focus on she tends to to focus more in school. We did have 2 cats for a while, but while we were on vacation...well, let's just say the circle of life kinda happened. So Trevor and I decided it was time to get a dog. We knew we wanted a black lab, we had had one before and we like their gentle natures. It's a good thing we didn't tell our little girl, she would have been a little disappointed after a couple of dogs didn't work out(long story here). So long story short, we found a beautiful Black Lab named Bella. Trevor was thinking about changing her name...are you kidding me? Bella is perfect! She is about 18 months old and comes from some people we know just out of town. 

Here she is!!
Beautiful hey?

We told our little girl we were going for a meeting, she was not impressed and didn't want to go along. I was smiling the whole way there. The  people had said they would put Bella in the barn as to hide her when we arrived. We got out and went out the barn , he opened the door and Bella came streaking out like a bolt of lightening. To say she is playful is an understatement. But she fetches great and actually drops it(which is something our other dog could never be trained to do).
It was love at first sight. Lauren couldn't quite get over the fact that Bella was ours. Then We had to tell her that we couldn't take Bella home today, as we were leaving for Manitoba for 10 days. So we will get Bella when we get home. Yeah, that didn't sit well with our little girl.
So after some time of playing we had to say not goodbye, but see ya later.
So if you run into our little girl I can almost guarantee you she will tell you about her new friend Bella.

1 comment:

Bernie said...

That's so awesome!! A much loved and loving 4 legged friend is great to have and will perhaps booster her ego. That's a great age --- for both dog and girl.
I am sure you won't regret the decision. And she is so gorgeous!

Little princess wish list

-Horse t shirts size 12- she is starting to fit ladies extra small but they have to be a small cut and not a big gaping neckline ( More big girl/ladies styles not little girl, Out here Cowtown has some nice ones)

Heartland T V series DVD . She has Seasons, 1,2,4,9

Big dude Wish List

--NHL Hockey cards, really any brand

--Bulk Lego ( new or used)

--Lego mats

--Lego gift cards



Trevor's list

*Jets big fist can coozie around $35 Jersey city
*self rollback airhose reel
*mig welder
*headphones -good for running
The following is for the"Man Room":
He wants a classy contemporary lounge type feel
-set of glasses/mugs--(ie Jets or Team Canada Hockey)
-items needed to use when having guests over to watch, "The Big Game"
-Sports paraphernalia (no strong themes) some specific teams are: jets, Bombers, team canada, old logo canucks(black and yellow), Elm Creek Kernels. ** He has a Team Canada Jersey and an old logo Jets Jersey and new Jets Jersey**

Melanie 's wish List


* caramel and vanilla or mint chocolate or cinnamon flavoured marshmellows
*Gift cards for Marshalls/Winners/Homesense