Maximus!

     

                                        

  When Phil's not home we sneak him into the house

                                            

 This is what usually happens, Max is the tackeling dummy

                                        

     Jaxon and Brynly have been wanting a dog for I don't know how long.  We've been trying to put it off for as long as we can, due to the unsuccessful past we've had with dogs.  The last dog we had....Lucky (who wasn't so lucky) was hit by a truck right in front of us on Fathers Day.  So Phil had to take care of business, it was a little traumatic for all of us.  After that experiance we decided to go dog-less for a while.  Now after months of prodding by Jaxon and Brynly we have taken the plunge and got another dog.

    Santa came a little early this year and dropped Max off on Thanksgiving for us.  We were just going to stick with "Max" but the poor dog is kind of wimpy for a male yellow lab.  So in order to boost his manliness we have extended his name to "Maximus" until he grows out of his wimpy stage.  He's actually pretty cute and quite the cuddler.....Phil's jealous.  As you can tell from the pictures, Jaxon and Brynly love him to death.....literally.  The first week we had Max, Brynly strapped him into her stroller and pushed him around for a couple of hours.  I'm still mad at myself for not getting pictures of that!  Hopefully we won't be turned in for dog abuse, because poor Max puts up with a lot.