puppy dog love

i wish i knew how many hours i have spent looking for this puppy dog over the past year...

this is where i found it this morning.

we realized it was gone after we got back from

our long walk this morning.

so, i loaded all the kids up in the van

in search of beck's puppy dog.

i am just as sad as beck every time it gets lost.

you would be too if you knew how much beck loves this dog.

he carries it around all day.

and sleeps with it under his arm every night and every nap.

when he is hurt or sad, he always wants his "puppy dog".

he does the cutest thing with his dogs tail -

holds onto it with one hand and rubs it 

either on the palm of the other hand or on his face.

it is so dang cute.

i finally found and bought a few "back- ups" of this dog 

(which i originally bought at pottery barn, but they no longer had ANY,

so i had to buy the extras from the manufacturer),

but, beck TOTALLY knows the difference.

he can even tell which dog is his with his eyes closed

(we've tested him numerous times.  it's quite amazing, really).

i even have 2 dogs out at a time,

hoping that they will both get worn 

and then he won't know the difference.

hasn't worked.

this kids loves HIS puppy dog.

and, his momma does too.