| LIFE | Marky Mark

Three months ago Cj and I made the craziest decision of our life.

To get a dog

I never grew up with any pets, really. The occasional gold fish (the next day would swim down the toilet) And one Easter my Aunt Colleen surprised us with a bunny. He got to large and attacked by a cat, it was time to "give him to the farmer next door". 

Needless to say, we weren't animal people

Until NOW!!

Before we got married I was all about having a dog in the family! I started researching breeds as deeply as I could to find the perfect one. CJ said I had to wait a year. As we past our 6 month mark I researched more and more and fell in love with some great dogs!

Then life changed when i discovered the Puppy Barn... OH NO
New puppies every week looking into the photos like TAKE ME HOME ALEXA!!
I knew I was in trouble

Then a few weeks later we see the cutest "Maltese" I have ever seen and I knew it was our puppy.
We ran to the store, it was about to close and we had to see him.

We walk in and there he was our little Marky ( named after Mark Wahlburg )
The moment I held him CJ looked at me and asked "are we getting a dog?"
It took me a while to say yes because i knew it would change our lives.
I kept convincing myself no but I was just to excited! I mean look at that face!! 

We walked out with what we thought was a Maltese....

He barley weighed a pound and was the fluffiest little thing ever! 

Right away we knew we had a smart dog. The first day home he learned to sit on command in a half hour. The next week he perfected his first "pirouette" ( Yes I taught my dog ballet terms. DUH) 

We where hooked and everyone loved him too!

Marky is now 5 months old! And we now obviously know he is not a Maltese! 

 Every time we go to the DR its "Whats Marky Today?!?"

The latest is a Maltese Dachshund, 

" At least he is cute!" - Everyone

But we dont care we are hooked! 

He has so much energy! ( Sometimes too much) 

Every morning when he wakes up he runs into our rooms and gives us kisses until we pretty much yell at him to stop. (That's when his tongue tries to go up your nose) 

He Loves to play fetch and thinks he is one of the big dogs. His best friend is a Boxer and they love playing out in the park together. 

Its so crazy how much effort needs to go into a little puppy. All the training and love that really makes you think...

I'M NOT READY FOR KIDS

Aka Best birth control yet!

I cant wait to see what Marky Mark will be like when he is older. Its been so fun to watch him grow up! 

Thanks for letting me talk about my child :)) 

Yes, mom, I know, He is a dog

PS True story Celeste LOVES him!!! 

Even though we had to sleep out in the car for my dads Iron Man.. We will talk about that next time