After another 4-1/2 looooong months of being "the older woman", Matt is finally, once again, as old as I am! (I keep telling you it won't last, Babe!) He opted for a big batch of cupcakes rather than an extravagant cake this year, which was really quick and easy for me. (Thanks, Sweetie!)
I managed to completely shock the socks off him with his Birthday gift, which was lots of fun. The kids and I drove out to the breeder we bought Otto from to ask about when they might have another litter of wirehair Dachshunds. She happened to have 6 that were 12 weeks old and as soon as I saw them I knew which one needed to come home with us. The kids went nuts at the idea of surprising Dad with a puppy and fell madly in love with her. Matt was shocked and thrilled and completely gave her his heart the first time she climbed up into his lab to snuggle. He's named her Sophie, after Princess Sophie of Prussia. Bavarian dogs need Bavarian names, right? ;)
She's adjusting to our busy house really well and Otto's finally starting to around, too. We thought he'd be excited about having a live-in playmate, given the level of unbridled excitement he exhibits when random neighborhood dogs jump into our yard. But, no......Otto wanted nothing to do with her for the first 3 days. Our fierce and mighty protector literally ran from our bite-size little pup. Who's the baby?! My sister, Melanie, has two dogs and experienced a similar negative reaction in her first dog when the new puppy came home, so she was able to give us lots of good advice. Yesterday he sniffed her for the first time and this morning he actually ran and played with her! We're hopeful he'll soon love her, too.
I managed to completely shock the socks off him with his Birthday gift, which was lots of fun. The kids and I drove out to the breeder we bought Otto from to ask about when they might have another litter of wirehair Dachshunds. She happened to have 6 that were 12 weeks old and as soon as I saw them I knew which one needed to come home with us. The kids went nuts at the idea of surprising Dad with a puppy and fell madly in love with her. Matt was shocked and thrilled and completely gave her his heart the first time she climbed up into his lab to snuggle. He's named her Sophie, after Princess Sophie of Prussia. Bavarian dogs need Bavarian names, right? ;) 
She's adjusting to our busy house really well and Otto's finally starting to around, too. We thought he'd be excited about having a live-in playmate, given the level of unbridled excitement he exhibits when random neighborhood dogs jump into our yard. But, no......Otto wanted nothing to do with her for the first 3 days. Our fierce and mighty protector literally ran from our bite-size little pup. Who's the baby?! My sister, Melanie, has two dogs and experienced a similar negative reaction in her first dog when the new puppy came home, so she was able to give us lots of good advice. Yesterday he sniffed her for the first time and this morning he actually ran and played with her! We're hopeful he'll soon love her, too.
6 comments:
Awww Sophie is so cute! Happy birthday Matt! (Several days ago) :)
You just gave me a fantastic birthday idea for Scott... maybe in another 15 years of marriage he'll have warmed up to the idea of getting a dog!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE MATT!!!!!
WUB the pup!!!
Love the pics!! Bec saw the pic of Matt and said, "Dang, he's looking old." HA HA HA HA HA HA Gotta love our kids!!
Love the pic of Matt & Sophie. That's sweet!!
Too bad you can't mail cupcakes. Those look awesome Deb!!
In contrast, Anne and I thought Matt was looking great for a 38 year old. =) We don't have a clue how he maintains his manly figure with those cupcakes in the house though. I gained a few pounds just drooling at the pictures.
Also, hearty thanks for making my wife want a dog even more than usual. =) Hopefully, seeing pictures of Sophie as a puppy will ease her desire for a crazy, shedding, pooping machine running around our own house. Unlikely, I know, but a man can always hope.
...and thanks for letting us know that we're not the only ones that refer to Matt as Hot Stuff.
HA HA HA HA HA If Matt's 38.... then Deb must be... what... 35?? HA HA HA HA HA ;-)
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