Text Messages from AD (Part 3)

Tough decision. Very comparable choices.

Text Messages from AD (Part 2)

She truly is an addict. Applepus is the nickname given to Adrianne from DinoMonkey. Which is her variation of "Octopus", the name her cousin, Marc, would call AD.

Mission Accomplished

Last night was a Stake FHE, and it was an outdoor movie on one of those big blow-up screens. I thought it would be perfect to take Duke to. Plus, guys like dogs. Especially big dogs. And Duke is a stud. Not long after I found a spot and put blankets down, some of my friends from my ward were standing around talking with me, and a guy comes over and asks if anyone is sitting in the empty spot by me. He played with Duke and we ended up chatting for awhile. He has my number now. Score. Duke did his job.

High five, Duke!

Duke the Dog

DinoMonkey and Duke the Dog. They are best friends. DinoMonkey/Addie is my cousin's youngest child. She's 3, and she's stinkin' adorable. All of my cousins' kids are adorable. DinoMonkey was here the other weekend for Scott and Meagan's wedding. The day after she met Duke, all day she was saying "Duke the Dog". For several days, in fact. Just talking about him. Or asking when she could see him again. After the wedding reception we went up to Wolf Creek to finish off our weekend. DinoMonkey and Duke the Dog had some special one-on-one bonding outside as the rest of us were inside, sitting around the table looking out at them and just smiling and admiring how precious she is with him.

This picture is just before Duke and I were leaving. Addie got in the car and was just hanging out with him for a little longer.

Text Messages from AD (Part 1)

I'm so glad AD is back in school. She doesn't text me when she's home for the summer.

Duke

Here's the new pup. He's pretty awesome. I adopted him from an animal shelter. Aunt Cal found him searching for adoptable dogs online, and she went to go see him. After I was done with work that day, I went down to see him for myself. I loved him, so I took him home with me! He's about 2 years old. It's pretty sweet to get an already trained dog.

Duke at the shelter with Cal

On the way home. We got him some water from Sonic.

Happy boy at home. He wags his tail all the time.

It was pretty warm in the house the other day. Duke knows how to cool off.

Playing with his tennis ball.