I finally got my girl!

We have added a new member to our family!!!! We got a new puppy about 9 weeks ago! Sadly, we had to put down our 12 year old terrier mix, Scrappy, in June. He was dealing with Renal Failure and has been battling it for a year and half. When he was diagnosed with kidney failure last February, our vet gave him 3 months, but he hung on for another year and half, Towards the end, things got worse very fast. It was a difficult decision, but he was in pain and miserable. He was a great dog, and will be missed so much. Last January, Jason and I decided that eventually we wanted to get another dog, but we wanted to take care of Scrappy first and make the rest of his life happy and comfortable. We did a lot of research and decided on the breed of a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. We knew that we would have to find a great breeder and do some research. After a year of looking and talking to many people, we decided on a breeder! We found a great family out of Oxford,MS who decided to breed their family dogs. Jason loved the idea of a Chessie because they are great hunting dogs, and this family have great hunting dogs!! We knew that whatever dog we picked, it would be trained to go water fowl hunting with Jason. In the talks of getting a new dog, I also said that I wanted to get a girl dog; I need some more estrogen in this house!! We visited Oxford a few times to see the puppies and pick the one we want. On August 3, we anxiously drove the hour to MS to pick up our girl!! Her registered name is Lady Remington of Wolf Creek, but we call her Remi for short. She has been such a great addition to our family!! She is laid back and LOVES the boys. Jason has been training her since day one and has even gone out a couple of times with him to the field. He has done an awesome job with her and I am such a proud Momma!!

Remi The boys have been doing great too! Jason is in soccer right now and loves it! We may have a true soccer player on our hands! Jack turned 3 last week and he is such a big boy now! Jacob will be 2 in December, and is such an awesome little boy. He doesn't talk much, but we are working on it!! Jason has been working a lot and he is now on the Burglary Task Force. He is now working M-F, and I love this schedule. We are all home on the weekends!! Life here is good, but chaotic. The holidays are coming, and we are getting ready for them!! The boys are super excited about Halloween. Jay will be a soldier (again), Jack Buzz Lightyear and Jacob will be a cowboy. Jason's mom will be here for Thanksgiving and my parents will be here for Christmas. Being back at work has been good and it has helped my mindset. We have a new routine going and things are working!!