Ode to Our Animals

From the very first day we brought our baby boys home, our dogs instinctively knew that these two new little people were part of the family. They have always been just as happy to give the babies kisses when we come home from being away, as they are to welcome home Dave and I. It has been absolutely fantastic!

Andrew with Kaya, 6 weeks

Of course, now that our babies are crawling everywhere, the dogs tend to run scared whenever the boys start heading their direction. The dogs 100% would never do anything to them, but they do prefer to be far away from those grabby little hands. However, it seems they are learning. Sierra, our brown dog, is the first one to start coming around. While we are trying to teach Andrew and Patrick how to pet the dogs and not just attack them, Sierra has decided that it's okay by her if they grab her some. She even stays asleep through it occasionally.

Bruschi cuddling with the boys, 7 weeks

Also, we cannot be more thankful for our amazing cat, Layla. She lets them grab her and pretty much torture her and never even lifts a paw to them. Sometimes she lets out a very sad meow to let us know that she would like us to help her escape, but other than that, she is the world's best family cat. She is aware that harming our children is not an option, and when she has had enough she just stalks off to a different part of the house.

Sierra cuddling, 4 months

Don't worry, we always keep a close eye on everything, but we honestly could not be luckier to have our pets. I know having three dogs and a cat on top of having twin boys sounds a little crazy, but it keeps life that much more exciting and interesting! After all, our pets are our family too!

Andrew, green, Patrick, grey, with Layla, 9 months

Patrick grabbing Sierra, this morning :)