We have added four legs to our family!

Well, I did it. I flew by the seat of my pants and got a little puppy on the spur of the moment last Tuesday! My friends Mike and Jen called me to tell me they were giving out free puppies at the YMCA. So I drove over there right after I got Gianluca from school. I called Joel on the way and said "would you be really mad if I brought home a puppy?" Joel has always been a dog lover, but has been wanting to wait until we have a bigger yard for the dog to play in. He said I could get it if Mike and Jen watched it when we go out of town. They agreed. So, I got there and there were 13 puppies! The mom is a golden retriever and the dad a black lab/border collie mix. So she should hopefully only get to 40-60 pounds. Half of the puppies were golden and the other ones black. The only ones left were the some black puppies. That worked out because Gianluca wanted a black dog anyways. I asked him what we should name her (only girls were left) and he said "The Flying Dog". She is so mild and sweet. So we decided to name her Bella, The Flying Dog! The poor thing has dermatitis (of course I didn't realize this until we got home) and is on antibiotics to clear it up. But other than that she is a great dog! She has only had 2 accidents in the house, but is going poo poo and pee pee great outside. She is getting plenty of love from the kids. Allegra makes sure everyone knows that she is "my buppy!" In the middle of the night she was crying and I went in to see what was wrong and she kept saying "puppy, puppy!" I guess she is so happy that she just can't get enough of her! Alley has always been infatuated by dogs. Whenever we are at the park and there is a dog, she goes crazy over it. She also always tries to go across the street to see the neighbors dog. Gianluca love getting Bella to chase her around and sleep with her. She is quite the little snuggler. So we are a complete family now. We have a boy and a girl and a dog! Who could ask for anything more!