Let me introduce you to our "kids"

This is who Dave brought into the marriage. The Charlie. When he is being silly or has his ear flopped back, we call him Goofy. When it is raining outside and he refuses to go off the porch to use the bathroom, we call him Charlene. He is also the biggest baby... he sleeps with a blanket at night on the floor that he wraps himself in until he is completely swaddled up in it.

These are my pup pups that have to stay back home :(

Clarabell. Our little carry-me-around-everywhere dog. She is about as crazy as my  momma. She always likes it when you cradle her like a baby and start howling...she loves to throw her head back and chime right in, too. Claire is known to jump on the back of the chair whenever someone comes home, and get so excited wagging her little tail that she flings herself off the chair and onto the floor...a good 4 foot drop. 

Babe. Babe is an extremely animated character. She moos like a cow whenever you give her a "munchy bone"--which is a very big treat, and a very big favorite of Babe's. She insists on sleeping in someone's room at night when she stays inside during the summer. Tthe other night my parents leaped over babe, ran into their bedroom, and shut the door tight. Babe ran down the hallway and absolutely plowed into the door to try to get it open. My mom thought for sure the door--and the wall--was coming down. Even though she looks like a bear, she loves it when I wrestle with her and cuddle on her.