Our newest addition

I can't really say new anymore because it's been almost two months. We had been debating getting another dog for quite awhile now. Will really wanted one, and Miles loves dogs, but we didn't know if we wanted to deal with the work and extra responsibility involved with having one. The funeral home we had to go to after my dad died had a really sweet dog at it. That made us miss having a dog, so the day after my brother went home we headed to the Humane Society to see what they had. I was still pretty skeptical at that point. They didn't have a whole lot to choose from--unless we wanted a pit bull of some sort--but then we saw Sam. Will actually picked him out. We got to play with him for a bit and he was so sweet. He didn't react to Miles poking at him and being rough, he cuddled right up to John. Will asked if we could take him home, so that about did it. We were dog owners once again. He really is one of the sweetest dogs I've ever encountered. He lets the kids climb all over him and be rough which is great. He's pretty quiet and mellow, too, which is a nice change from crazy Cindy Lou. We aren't sure exactly what kind of dog he is...we think part Boxer, part hound dog of some sort (based on how he'd howl when John left when we first had him), and the vet thought maybe some Rhodesian Ridgeback. Regardless, he's a great dog and we're so happy he's part of our family now! Welcome to the family, Sam!

Hanging up the sign to let everyone know Sam was coming home with us!