i got a new baby sister!!

 this is my new baby sister lulu!! isn't she cute!!??
she is a boxer, my favorite breed of dogs! this is the fourth boxer my family has had.

in my family pets are more than just animals-- they are members of the family! i consider my cat a daughter, and my parents' dogs have always been sisters to me. over the weekend felicity and i took a 2 and a half hour road trip to pick up lulu with my mom and daddy.

felicity loves road trips. she was on the look out for farms with horses, her favorite animal!

 we read, and chatted, and played, and snacked.

 felicity's favorite part of road trips is fast food meals-- especially if there is a prize included!!! we were very excited to get a fun pictionary game as the prize! can you guess what she is drawing?

finally we got to the breeders and picked up lulu!! she slept most of the way home. felicity and i took turns holding her. she is super soft and snugly :)

her ears are so silky soft! she has the cutest pink nose (even though it was a little dirty) and it has little freckles hehe :)

 she has really big squishy feet... i bet she will grow to be pretty big!!

she has a pretty white design on her neck and it wraps around on one side. her coat is a dark brindle.

felicity thought lulu's coat almost looked like brown and black zebra (her favorite pattern).

she has very mushy little jowls :) you just gotta squeeze them!!

 it was a fun and exciting little day trip! i'm so happy to have a puppy to visit at my parent's. mostly i'm just very happy for mom and daddy... lulu will be a great addition to our family and will bring  lots of joy to my parents... they deserve it!! :)