meeting charlie..

YEA! We have Charlie and he is a so much bigger than he looked in his pictures but he is our new best friend!! We made the trip to Branson to pick up Charlie and meet his owner Erin. She was so sweet and even sent us with his leash and some of his favorite toys. He was a little hesitant at first to get in the truck, but after some lifting we got him settled. I rode in the back with him and it was to much surprise that when we both sit up he is SO much taller than me and his head almost hit the ceiling! Erin told us that the drive to Branson was the longest he had ever ridden in a car so we headed straight back to Fayetteville. We did very well until we were about 20 minutes away when Charlie had his first accident. Luckily, Robert had put some towels on the backseat.

We got home and Charlie walked all over the house checking out his new crib! We found out that Charlie's collar and bed that we had bought was not BIG enough, so we will be making another trip to PetSmart! Charlie is such a big and loving dog and is so soft!! He did very well and just laid on the floor all afternoon watching football with Robert - I think the ride wore both of them out, they were snoozing after no time! Charlie is so well-mannered. He doesn't get on the furniture or even drink out of the toilet.

Last night a big group of our friends got together for a Thanksgiving party. We took Charlie with us and he even got to meet his new doggie friends, Blake and Clarence. They had the best time playing in the back yard! We just know Charlie is going to be a social butterfly like his mom and dad! We all had a great time at the party and Charlie slept all night! He laid by the bed and didn't budge all night!

Here are a few pictures from our first day with Charlie. We have a big week ahead of us - Little Rock tomorrow and Forrest City the rest of the week for the holiday. We can't wait to see how it all goes:)

Charlie checking out his new toys and bed - the bed is a little small for charlie, but he has been using it as a pillow and he has already pulled the squeaker out of one of his chew toys too:)

Yes - Charlie is much taller than me when he sits up in the car!