New family member

Yes, that's right, the Martin family has a new family member. Her name is Phoebe and she is little and furry and sweet and absolutely adorable. Obviously I'm not talking about a person, Phoebe is our dog. We were lucky enough to be able to adopt her from my best friend Janelle. Janelle and her hubby are getting ready to have their second baby, so obviously they will be very busy, and Jax, up until very recently has been deathly afraid of dogs. So Nick and I thought that getting a dog of our own might help him get over this fear but I didn't want a puppy that we had to train. Which is why Phoebe is perfect for our family. She is almost 6 and obviously fully trained, not to mention the fact that she is so great with the kids. We have had her for a little over a week now and all 4 of us are extremely attached to her! The night she came, Jax wouldn't get off of the chair because he was afraid of her, even when he woke up the next morning he was still afraid and wouldn't get down and play with her. We told him that if he didn't get use to her, then we couldn't keep her. This upset him because he was already attached to...even though he was afraid...go figure. One second he was crying because he was afraid and the next second, he got off the chair, walked over to her, and picked her up. He looked at us with tears in his eyes and said "Now I get to keep Phoebe because I decided I'm not afraid of her!" It was so sweet! Ever since then, he has been absolutely in love with her! He loves to take her on walks and both of the kids love to play fetch with her. We took her to Petco last week and Jax picked out some doggie treats for her, which he would give her all day long if I let him. Phoebe is my little buddy, she follows me all over the house, and when the kids go to bed at night, she snuggles up between Nick and I on the couch. She sleeps right next to me all night long and I love it. We are so happy that she came to live with us. Thanks Janelle, Keith and Gavin for letting us adopt sweet Phoebe!!

Best Buds!!

Isn't she precious??