Gone to the Dogs

I’ve gotten a new pair of Nikes.

Special thanks to the Karina, Valerie, and Missy (Steve’s cousins) for the cute Nike tracksuit.

Luckily, Liam seems to have inherited my love of dogs. All day long, every time a dog barks, its “Bah, Bah, Bah” (bark, bark, bark) from this little guy.

Fortunately, he’s got as many dogs as a little boy could ever want.His favorites are usually the little blue puppies that he sleeps with, but sometimes he requests a few extras of which he’s particularly fond. Here are the current favs.

Max: Max is the dog from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” We got him for $5 at Kohl’s, and there hasn’t been a day since that William has not hugged/cuddled/chewed the life out of him.

“Kiki”: a dog we got from my brother Daniel, and sister-in-law, Karalee. Looks just like the real thing, though I think technically, it’s a wolf or arctic fox.

Floppy Dog: Big floppy dog I got at a garage sale for a few dollars when I was pregnant. This one lives in the pet net above Liam’s bed, and he often tries to jump and get it after naps.

And the most recent favorite, Ride the Dog: A huge Old English Sheepdog that he got from my parents as a newborn. Liam has recently discovered how much fun it is to ride him (sometimes even more fun than riding his cars or mom).

We’re forever trying to convince our Silly Billy that he’s not a dog, but there’s only one way to carry a cracker.

He even likes to go jump on Dad to wake him. Dad’s not a fan.

And we’re headed to the park nearly every day to wear out his energy with new tricks.

Don’t you just love how he holds up his arms when he walks? I know I do.