Sucka!!!!

You may have seen on Facebook that we have a new member in our family circle. After Pippin left we were going to wait to get a new cat for the boys. We didn't want them to feel like pets are replaceable or disposable. Or that Pippin could be so easily forgotten. But the truth was. We missed having a kitty around. I especially missed him during laundry folding, when he would jump up on the bed and tunnel through the clean clothes. But after a couple of years of getting used to not having an animal in the house, it only took us a year and a half with Pippin to get completely used to having an animal in the house.
We went kitty shopping at a rescue facility called, Kitty City, in Concord. We had been the week before and seen the cutest lab puppies in the window. They were adorable. But we weren't shopping for puppies. Off we went to Kitty City, with my animal loving Stepmom in tow. The kids went right over to the kittens. And Jorma went straight over to the puppies. hmmm. Isn't that interesting? Before we knew it we had every one of the puppies out and playing while the kids ignored us and continued to look at the kittens.
Jorma and I had a quick side discussion about getting a puppy and then I couldn't stand it. I had to get out of there. I couldn't make a logical decision looking at those puppy eyes. Lucky us, there's an ice cream shop across the street.
If you are even in downtown Concord you should go to the Creamery because their 20 flavors can beat 31 flavors any day. But I digress.
We decided that we did want a pup and it was then a matter of which one. We had it narrowed down to two Bloodhound-Lab mixes. Both girls. Both adorable. We chose the smaller of the two because we didn't want to have to buy a saddle with our puppy and because she seemed much more mellow. I'm not a fan of spastic dogs. But I am a sucka for a pretty face.
Introducing, Layla.

Now do you see why we didn't get a kitty? Look at that FACE!


She could out cute a basket of baby bunnies.