I wouldn't change a thing

I know my posts have been few and far between. It's summer....what can I say? Baseball...Pool...Parks...oh, and remember that puppy? I haven't even mentioned the puppy since she came home, have I?!
What a wild ride! haha. I definitely have a teenager, preschooler, and two toddlers at this point....things get crazy, but I love it and I wouldn't change a thing!
Every morning, when they are all awake and ready to go, I walk into the kitchen to make breakfast and slip across the floor on a puddle, almost breaking my neck, of the dog's water that Joseph has poured out in a matter of seconds. I'm pretty used to it by now, so I calmly throw a towel down, as I'm sliding, and keep going.
Making breakfast...actually, let's change that to ANYTHING that goes on in the kitchen....cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up, it means there is a puppy trying to lay on my moving feet, a one year old HANGING on my shorts as a monkey would a branch, and a three year old asking EVERY single question she could possibly ever think of. Should we even talk about the dishwasher?? That is the prime spot for the baby and puppy...they can hear it, despite my quiet attempt to open. Things take a little longer, but I wouldn't change a thing.
Play time. This has taken some work to make Ellie understand that play time really doesn't mean that for her. It really means lay there, don't grab toys, don't jump, pretend to have a tea party, be a pillow, don't play bite, don't take food, be a block table, and pretty princess. I'm very proud of how well she does this now...there are still occasional slip ups, but that's to be expected. She loves her little humans so much.
Bed time. This means puppy play/training time and she KNOWS! When I come downstairs without any little people, IT'S ON! She really enjoys that time, of course. The walks are her favorite...she stays at heel, doesn't budge as all these barking country dogs with electric fences get almost nose to nose with her, but does get insanely excited if we run into a human along the way. Loves to play fetch and just burn out all of that energy she has to contain around the kiddos.

Bringing a puppy into our already chaotic family has definitely had its challenges, but I most definitely wouldn't change a thing! I love that our children will grow up having their very own dog that will be by their sides...

How about some cute puppy pictures??
Some are a little blurry or messy...that's what happens with children and puppies...