the four legged members of our family

i don't believe i have formally introduced the four legged members of our family.

if you have pets, you know that your animals are members of your family

my boys call them their brother dogs.

we got Max only a year after we were married.
he is our 10 year old boxer.

hubby brought him home on a whim.

he came home in a small shoe box and i immediately was in love
he was such a cute puppy!

I'll have to scan some pictures from my old album to add to this post later.

i have always been a lover of animals.

my sister could have sworn that i was going to be a veterinarian, little did she know that i would follow her lead and become a teacher, but i'll save that story for a different post.

Charlie is our two year old rambunctious boston terrier.
he is such a character! he loves to run and chase his ball.
he barks at the boys and tries to nibble on their toes when they are swinging.
 he climbs the play structure and goes down the slide, too funny!

as a puppy, Max was very active, now he is such a gentle dog.
he is my companion, when he is indoors with me, he always follows me around {even to the restroom!}

they keep each other company and charlie is always giving max love and kisses.
dogs add such joy to our lives all in exchange for food and belly rubs.
they truly are man's this girl's best friend!

backyard dreams

finally on spring break....{long sigh}

for some time i have been wanting to plant and fix up or back yard.

it is really bare thanks to these two fellows...

correction, mainly to dog 1, my boxer

he seems to have an affinity for roses...rose bush roots that is!

don't let that cute face fool you..{i do love him soo though}

but nothing green lasts in the back yard

so we really haven't planted anything back there since that is his domain.

 this year we have decided to try again.

a few years ago we planted an iceberg rose tree to see how it faired.

no luck, it was down for the count in less than a week.

and now we have added doggy #2

a rambunctious brown boston terrier

i think he will do fine with the plantings

it is doggy #1 i am worried about

hubby planted a rose bush in one of the planters as a test yesterday

i am hoping the new rose bush survives

for now i will continue dreaming of a new backyard with beautiful plantings

my very own garden oasis...we'll see how it fares