WE'RE GETTING A PUPPY!

Dear Kate and Abby,

You asked.  You begged.  You pleaded.  You've proved time and time again, that you do, indeed, want a puppy dog.  So... WE'RE GETTING A PUPPY!  Mommy and Daddy decided a while back that we'd get a puppy for Christmas.  You can't always plan the timing on puppy dog availability, so we will be getting our puppy a couple weeks before Christmas, but nonetheless, this IS a Christmas present from Mommy and Daddy.  We did lots of research and decided a Golden Doodle was the best fit for our family.  We wanted a big puppy, but not huge.  We wanted a smart puppy.  We wanted a VERY friendly puppy, especially with kiddos.  And, of course, we wanted a cute puppy!  Golden Doodle summed it up for us!  So Mommy and Daddy put our name on a local breeder's list and we found out the mommy puppy was having babies.  We were so excited and Daddy was just itching at the seam to tell both of you but I said NO.  Not until we knew absolutely for sure and picked it out.  So we waited, and Mommy yelled at Daddy a couple of times, and finally the lady called us and said we could pick out a puppy!  I told you Daddy had a special surprise for us and that I didn't know so we met Daddy after work and drove to the farm where our puppies were.  Now, keep in mind, Abby, you have BEGGED for a puppy for over a year now.  It's all you say you want for Christmas and every dog we pass, you want to pet and then say "I want one like that".  And Kate, you LOVE petting all puppies, so I just knew this surprise was going to be the ultimate surprise forever!  We pulled up to the farm and I got out my camera to record Daddy telling you two the good news.  I let Daddy do it because he was nice enough to wait until then to tell.  Here's what happened...

I'll say it again - ANTICLIMACTIC.  What in the world??!!  Daddy will never be allowed to handle surprises again.  It's like you two were being sentenced to jail or something.  I was so disappointed in the level of excitement from the 2 of you!  Ha!  To say the least, I put the camera away and explained the situation a little better  and then we actually got to hold the puppies!  NOW WE'RE TALKING!!!

A little hands on action gets everyone excited! 

 Here's the Mommy.  She was so sweet and loved playing fetch with both of you!

 And she loved her babies!

  So did Katie Bug! 

 And we could not get Abby to walk away from the puppy love!

 So sweet!! Mommy cannot wait to get our puppy home!

 So after much debate (not really!) we decided on this puppy.  He's a boy, which seemed to cause a bit of confusion for you, Abby.  I think you wanted a girl, but you quickly changed your mind once you learned we could either get a boy or nothing!

 We got to go outside and throw the ball to the mommy for a bit and talk to the owners and by the time we left, we were all giddy with extreme excitement.  Since then Abby, you have told EVERYONE that you are getting a puppy dog, after halloween and after Thanksgiving.  And Kate always repeats it after you say it!

We will get to go back in a couple of weeks and have a couple play dates with our pup and then the weekend after Thanksgiving we get to take him home!! HOORAY!!!

Now, we have to decide a name.  Abby, you thought Elizabeth, Noodle and Lovey were good names.  Daddy suggested Tee and Mommy thought Knox was a good one.  Right now, Knox is in the lead, but we haven't put a definite name on him yet.   But let's be honest here, we know he will be called Knox :)

YAY!!!! WE'RE GETTING A PUPPY!!!!

I know both of you will love that puppy so much, almost as much as I love both of you!