Nampa Idaho photographer : Roxy

I've gone a little crazy with my camera since we got our new puppy Roxy last week. She's as close to having my own newborn as I think I'll ever have again so I've been taking advantage of this baby stage. She's so sweet! She loves to be held and my kids love to hold her. Gwen wakes up in the morning and the first thing out of her mouth is, "I wanna hold Roxy." I just may have to print a huge one of these for Gwen's bedroom wall. She'll LOVE to stare at it! And rest assured knowing that I spent the evening cleaning every single prop that Roxy touched. I would never lay a baby on it unless it was clean!!!

Growing up

Our little Primrose is now 12 weeks old. I took her to the vet the other day and she was a whopping 2 lbs 15 oz. She's still so tiny, but she has gained almost a pound since we got her. She's a pretty smart little thing and she'll sit and stay for me when I photograph her. I just wish she didn't chew on EVERYTHING. Keeping her from not attacking the fur in these pictures was quite a chore!

Some more of puppy Primrose

Yesterday was so nice outside so I thought I'd better take advantage since it's supposed to cool off quite a bit in the few days. The fall leaves are so pretty everywhere right now. I really wish it would stay warm and pretty like this for the next couple months.



Stella is still a wee bit afraid of Prim so a little thrill runs through her every time she touches her.

Prim

Our kids have been begging us for a dog ever since our Boxer, Bosco died a year ago. But we keep telling them no. I've been wanting to get a puppy for a while but I just needed to find the perfect one. I found her on Saturday. I was searching the Internet and came across a litter of 8 week old Chihuahua Pug mix puppies in Rigby, Idaho. They were the cutest things ever. I talked to the lady who owned the mama and she was so sweet to answer all my questions. She has two little boys who've been loving the pups since they were born so I knew they were used to kids which was really important to me. My sisters Steph and Tara went and picked out the sweetest little 2 lb 6 oz female and took her home to Steph's house. Then on Monday morning, I drove the girls to Steph's house in Pocatello to pick her up. It was love at 1st sight. She's the sweetest thing in the world. The lets Lily tote her around and will sleep in her arms for hours.

We drove back home yesterday and surprised the boys. I set up the video camera to get their reaction. Lily came walking in holding our new pup, and I said, "Boys, Lily has a surprise for you." When they realized what was going on they were beyond excited. It was like Christmas morning x10. It was so fun to watch. We named her Primrose. Yep, after Primrose Everdeen from the Huger games series. Mason and I loved those books. Prim seems to fit her perfectly. Now we just need to train her. I'd love some house training tips for little dogs if anyone's got em!