Welcome to the family, Rooster!

As an early Christmas gift for Wesley and me, Mommy and Daddy surprised us with Rooster! This goofy little black lab is ten weeks old. Chicken isn't quite sure why she got stuck being his nanny, even though she seems to like having a partner in crime. If you watch Rooster enough, you seem to understand what he's thinking. As you can see in the picture, he is pretty proud of himself for discovering snow. In the almost-three weeks we have had him, he has learned and grown so much! Even though coordination isn't really his thing, he has finally mastered going up and down stairs. (To those of you who have had puppies before, you understand what an accomplishment that is.) Rooster has a wonderful temperament, and is a quick learner. I'm beginning to wonder what we did for entertainment before he came along!

My little reading buddy!

Time for some well-deserved rest, Chicken!