Dog Rescuer of the Year!

Alright, our family has been a little lonesome for another pup since we lost our sweet CocoLiscious in December. We finally gave in & told our kids we would "rescue" a dog this time. We checked w/ local shelters (don't go unless you plan on taking every one home with you) I am a sucker & feel so much love for dogs, so this was hard to see all the animals that needed homes. If I lived on a farm I would've loaded them all up & brought them home. Long story short we got a Maltepoo (Maltese Poodle Mix) from a super great family in Zion. They have other animals & live in a gorgeous view of Zion home, about 1 minute from the park. Their other dog (Pomeranian) wasn't very nice to this sweet little girly pup. We took her w/ us & tried to think of a name, since they hadn't really had a real one for her. We have never really had a hard time coming up with names, but this one was a real challenge for some reason.

Just a few of the entries were: Harley, Mercedes, Mossimo, Zion, Marley, Marshmellow, Yaki, Lexus, Sequoia (since we probably won't get our girl :), Yota, Precious, Fergie, & the winner is:......... Foxy Indiana Marshmellow Curtis.

Creed said we could call her whatever we want, but he is going to call her Marshmellow, because she is white, fluffy, sweet & Gooey! --not quite sure about the gooey :)

I had been calling her Indy (Indiana) she is really playful & quite fast. Then my mom said she kinda looks like a little fox. Hence where the name "Foxy" came in to play. Now I know why so many people have like 50 names on their dogs papers--hahhaa.

So, that was Tuesday. Then on Friday I got a call from the Shelter asking if I got a dog yet because they had a darling Shih-tzu. I told them I was on my way to get him. I figured my mom could take him. He is house broken & so great with kids. We picked him up & my kids loved him too. The lady told us his name was "Buttercup"- what in the world? Jason said that was as bad as if my name was Bob! Anywho...he has a big underbite (makes him look tuff) & it resembles Pumba from Lion King. So, we are calling him Pumba, since he didn't really respond to Buttercup anyway (thank Heavens!) He is such a sweet dog & gets along great w/ Yoshi & Foxy. He also loves to play fetch & is really cuddly w/ Jason. Go Figure. I am the REscuer here, but heck he will get all the love! No--my pups do love me too. My sister Jill wants one of them, so we'll see. I'm not sure my kids are letting any of them go right now. I was planning on giving one to my mom, so I guess if Jill is coming up here I would consider that :) We get attached to animals if you couldn't tell. My kids already want to sleep w/ them.

I don't have any snapshots of Pumba because my camera broke yesterday!! I was so Angry, I was a tornado of anger! :( I love pictures, so guess there will be another expense this month: Camera. Fortunately, we did get some w/ Foxy Marshmellow girl, before the devastation of the camera sitch. Here is ONE of the newest members of the Curtis Family.....................................

Picking up our new pup in Zion -Happy Day

*Treygalish loves that he can hold her

Creed took great care of her on the ride home

*Tekai loves chasing her around & playing ball

*Gosh, I have a bunch of Hotty boys don't I?*.... oooh, I can't get enough!

**I will post pictures of our Precious Pumba when I can**