Holiday Hustle and Bustle

Oh.My.Goodness! I can't believe I've been away so long! So much has happened in the month of December, I hardly know where to begin. {Aren't you loving all of this holiday hustle and bustle? This cold weather really gets me in the Christmas Spirit.}

I'm writing to you today from Puppyland! Since the last time I wrote about our precious puppy, so much has happened! If you recall, we were originally going to get a girl puppy, but now we are getting an adorable boy puppy and we're naming him Cooper! It's amazing how fast these little tykes grow. They are 3 weeks and 3 days old today! They've had their dewclaws removed; opened their eyes; started to walk; playing with each other; trying to bite (but this is mostly at the air since they don't know how to officially bite); and have started to eat mushed up puppy food (Gruel.)

That is where I come in. I am at the puppy owners house right now (her name is Jan) and I am puppy sitting all 7 of these precious gems! Jan and her family had to make a quick trip to Houston and so she asked if I could sit with them in the meantime. It has been quite an adventure I have to say. Fortunately, my brother came over to help me corral the pack! They've eaten three times since I've been here and I am totally wiped out. You first have to puree 1 cup of puppy food with 3 cups of water and then one by one start feeding each puppy. This is always fun as you never know which pup is going to dive right in or become totally disenchanted with the whole thing. They get the Gruel on their face, in between their paws and all over the ground. But I have to say, it's so rewarding when one actually stands at the bowl and eats completely on his own! Then after wiping them down, you have to pick up another one and do it all over again!

Other than puppy-sitting today, Kelly and I have been able to spend a lot of time with the pups! We get to see them about every 3 days for a couple of hours. On Saturday night I got to hold Cooper for over an hour. I just soaked it all in as I know these days won't last long!

We've done two photo shoots with the pups and I'll update this post with the pics when I get back to my computer!

Stay tuned for more puppy updates!