Love at first sight

Rhett Butler has been home for 2 weeks now. It's been a long, tiring and fun 2 weeks. Every day gets easier and easier. RB is the best little puppy ever. I never knew I would love a dog like this.

You can tell by the pictures that I am NOT biased when I say he really is the cutest pup ever. Peter has learned that RB is real chick magnet. 15 women at the vet told him how cute his puppy was. I told him it was too bad he isn't single!

RB meeting James and Ally for the first time. He loves them too.

I bought RB a shirt from the $ bin at Target. It says "Santa's little yelper." He hates it so it didn't last long. Peter wasn't too fond of it either.

This is RB during his first bath we gave him. He wasn't really a fan of bath time, especially the blow dryer.

RB is adjusting well and learning the ropes. Potty training is definitely a process but he is getting better each day. He doesn't like it when it is raining outside and he will stand on our feet so he doesn't have to stand on the wet grass. He also only likes to pee on the Pottery Barn rug. He has never peed on the Ikea rug?! I guess he has good taste!

He has met the entire family over Christmas. He was a hit for sure. Everyone loved him. He received more gift than Peter and I did.

RB has been a great addition to our little family!

Two down, tons more to come

Happy Anniversary to the best husband in the world!

And this last one is my favorite:

The most wonderful time of the year

We are ready for Christmas in the Healey House. Peter knows I don't hold back starting the morning after Thanksgiving. He is really great about it. He lets me turn on the Christmas music and doesn't complain when it is the first thing I want to do when I wake up. Don't worry, I give him coffee. When I was little we always put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving at Granny and Poppy's house. Why stop that tradition now?

Rhett has a stocking! Isn't it so cute? We don't have a bed, food, toys or a collar but we have a stocking. Priorities? Granny said she is getting Rhett something for Christmas. I can't wait to see what she picks out. Should be interesting.

Pottery Barn was having a great sale so I was able to get all of us new stockings. Free monogramming, free shipping and they were on sale. It was basically a steal. I think they look great. We don't have a fireplace (sad) so they will just have to hang from the TV cabinet.

Meet Carlos, the bird. David stole him from the Christmas tree during our wedding at The City Club. He later confessed when I kept seeing Carlos appear in several of our wedding photos. David took Carlos home with him. Because the crime had already been committed and I couldn't do anything about it, I thought it made more sense for Peter and I to have Carlos. He has been on our tree the past two years and hopefully he will be every year. It's a fun wedding memory.

Here is a full view of the finished product. Sorry about all the bad iPhone pictures. It's just so easy to take them with the iPhone.

The day after Thanksgiving Stef and I attempted our first Pinterest project: a ruffled tree skirt. It was fun and successful. I am impressed that I actually made that from 4 yards of linen.

Tomorrow Rhett is 6 weeks old. Only 2 more weeks until he comes home. Here are the most recent pictures of Rhett. He's a cutie!