Happy 1st Birthday Dottie!!!!

 Our little princess is ONE!!

This dog is the cutest, sweetest, most affectionate dog and it's safe to say I'm smitten.  I love this little girl more than I ever thought was possible.  Every night after putting the kids to bed she follows me downstairs, sits in front of the couch and waits for me to pick her up and put her beside me.  She only stays there for a second before crawling directly onto my lap and laying down on top of my outstretched legs.  Ryan is also sitting on the couch with us, but it doesn't matter...she always comes to me.  If he takes her by him and tries to hold her, most of the time she'll just keep giving me side eye glances and stare at me, waiting for him to let go so she can wander over to her spot on top of my lap.  I guess she's smitten with me too.  :)

She's also SO good with the boys.  Super patient with them when they try to put her in silly outfits or bring her on their chairs next to them while they're on their school zoom calls.  They love showing her to their classes!  She snuggles with them, plays with them and gets super excited to see them when they've been away at school for a few hours.  There's not a night that goes by that they don't ask for Dottie to come upstairs as they're going to bed so they can say good night to her.  And then they're the first ones up in the morning to get her up, say good morning and take her outside.  I always knew I wanted a dog for the boys, but watching how much they love on her makes me so thankful she became part of our family.

She's a great traveler and does wonderfully when we drive to see my family in WI.  She sits on the floor at my feet and sleeps the entire 4 hour ride.  She's also super social and nearly breaks her neck trying to pull me whenever she sees another dog when we're out on our walks.  She'll crouch down and lay on her belly like she's being sneaky as they get close.  And then she gets super excited and is always 100% friendly with them.

She celebrated her big day today with doggie ice cream and laying in her favorite spot right above the heating vent.

Dottie is the absolute PERFECT fit for our family and we couldn't be any happier!!

Happy birthday sweet girl!!!!