A little shout out to Bear and Toby

These are our puppies. The babies before the babies came. Toby has been in our family now for almost 5 years. We brought him home when he was just 8 weeks old, and he was our first baby, and he hasn't forgotten it. Toby is an amazing little pup, he has so much energy and he's so smart. Since Jason and Kyle came home, he's slowly building a bond with them. It started out slow and he wasn't too sure what to think, but he's gotten so close to them that now whenever the boys cry, Toby will run and grab his favorite ball or his favorite stuffed animal and bring it to whatever baby is crying. He'll even add a kiss or two to try and make the baby stop crying. He has such a big heart. Whenever we come home from an outing, Toby doesn't even stop to give Mommy and Daddy kisses, he goes straight for the infant carriers to make sure the boys are okay and once all has checked out, he then greets us. Toby will always be our Baby.

Bear came into our life about 3 years ago when he was just 6 months old. He was given to us by our neighbor, and he was a perfect addition to our family. Toby took right to him and accepted him as a brother from the very beginning. Bear is shy and quiet and often sneaks kisses to Kyle and Jason, but we really think he's just trying to get his fill of left over formula off the boys cheeks. He's very gentle and so loveable...and very spoiled. Bear doesn't realize he's a dog and goes as far as needing us to keep water for him by the bed so he doesn't have to get up in the middle of the night to get it himself. If he's thirsty in the middle of the night, he'll wake up Daddy by barking so Daddy can put his water bowl near his mouth so he can have a drink... (as if we needed yet another reason to wake in the middle of the night) We love our puppies so much and hope to teach our children to love animals as we do. I think Dogs are wonderful and should always be part of the family. Our family is complete because of Toby and Bear.