Macy!

For my 25th birthday my mother-in-law gave me a Pomeranian puppy. This was just a few years back!! Richard and I had been married about 1 1/2yrs at the time. She quickly became part of our little family at the time. Then about 3 yrs later we had our 3 little girls. It was so cute when we brought them home to see how Macy reacted. She was very concerned and protective over these 3 little babies! Whenever they cried in their room she'd run in and investigate and if we didn't go to them quick enough she'd be in our room whimpering by the door. She loved the girls!

Here's a picture of Macy when we first got her. She was about 4 months old, we put her beside the teddy bear to show how tiny she was!

As the girls got old enough to roll around and play, they loved to watch Macy run around. They always thought it was funny to see her fetch her toys or do her tricks.

Macy was running around and playing and the girls would try to watch her wherever she went. They are about 5 months old here, l-r Abbi, Brianna and Cadence.

Sadly after the girls 1st birthday we figured out part of Brianna's asthma problems. She was reacting to Macy. The doctors figured she'd eventually grow out of this. But at the time we needed to get Macy out of our house. My parents said they'd take her. So it was always nice to go out to the farm and still see Macy once in a while.

Well, Brianna did grow out of her asthma problem. She didn't have it really bad to begin with but bad enough that it scared us a few times. A couple of weeks ago my parents went and spent the week in Calgary to help Cody and Emily paint. We took Macy for the week. It was fun having her around and she quickly settled in. When they came back we mentioned that we wouldn't mind keeping her again, only if mom and dad were ok with that. So Macy is now with us!

Cadence helping her Grandma Spencer groom Macy.

Everyone got a turn, here is Brianna shaving a strip of hair off of Macy!

DJ was even brave enough to give it a try. Macy is so good, she just sits there and pants a lot!

DJ with his Grandpa Spencer watching Grandma cut Macy's hair.

The kids love her and she has fun running around with them. So we have a dog in our house again and are loving it! DJ has gotten very good at opening the sliding door and letting Macy go outside. The only problem is once in a while he forgets to close it! I'll walk into the kitchen and find it freezing cold because the sliding door is wide open.
We bought Macy a new colar and leash. The kids had to give it a try and walk her around the house. DJ thought it was his and threw a HUGE fit when the girls each got a turn!

One afternoon the kids were having a little picnic in my room eating their lunch. I was cleaning the kitchen and getting things ready to take the girls to school. I heard DJ yelling and he came running to me saying "uh oh", and grabbing my hand. He pulled me into the hallway and I saw Macy running away with his sandwich. We've had to be more careful with food and what drops on the floor, because Macy will be right there to clean it up.

It's been fun having her around. Everyone thinks she's still a puppy but she is actually pretty old, for a dog! She will be 9 years old this year. We are happy to have her!