Our Furry Friend

The day we picked Samson out....he was just 1 week old

A couple days after we brought Sam home

I'm sitting here looking at Samson, our sweet Golden Retriever so I decided to write about him. The picture above was taken on the day we decided he would be the newest member of our family. I grew up with dogs so when Jared and I got married the logical question was, "when can we get a dog?"...I had to ask this MANY times for 3 long years before he finally gave in. We did our research and found a family that had a new litter for sale. Jared and I went to look at them and it was love at first sight. We got to pick Sam out when he was just a week old so it was a while before he came to live with us - talk about torture!!! (and he sure didn't stay tiny for long).

Samson is now a little over 2 years old and we couldn't imagine life without him. He is so full of energy and life. He is also the sweetest dog ever! When he was a puppy he was into everything - he tore a hole in the wall and ate linolium off the floor. He also loved to eat socks...well, he loved to eat anything. To this day he will eat all kinds of random things. Some of his faves are paper towel rolls, the fuzz of tennis balls, and the insides of his stuffed animals. After he devours his animals he carries around the dead carcass for all to see....we have Mr. Possum, Mr. Duck, Mr. Squirrel, Mr. Quail, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Rabbit. His personal fave is Mr. Fox - that thing shows up everywhere!!! Samson of course has matured over the past two years and no longer eats socks (thank goodness), but he loves carrying them around in his mouth. You always know when this happens because he loves to come and sit next to you to make sure you know he has something. So stinkin cute!! :)

For the longest time Jared and I wondered if he would ever calm down. Well he has. Don't get me wrong, he will chase a ball all day long if someone will throw it to him. And, if you ever take him near a body of water - watch out!!!! But, he also loves to cuddle with his mom and dad. And, he LOVES Jacob. They are the best of buddies.

We love life Samson. Here are a few pictures of our ball of fur....

(Samson and Jacob hanging out on the activity mat)

(Playing in the bouncy seat)

(Best of friends....)

King of the Castle

Protector of the family

(Caught eating the Christmas Tree)

(Come on ...throw me the ball guys!!!)

HI-FIVE

(Picture Perfect)

(Come on....throw it!!!)

(We love to sit on the porch and watch the world go by)

Do you see this sock in my mouth?