Two Kids and Two Bassets

November 8, 2008


We are blessed this weekend to have very special visitors. Yesterday Derek and Deneen Taylor and their children Elijah and Joelle drove down from Chicago for their first-ever visit to Tupelo. We soon discovered that Joelle is a real “dog girl.” She made fast friends with Dudley and Gary, our beloved basset hounds.

At first Dudley was just too excited so we had to put him in our bedroom. But after he settled down, Joelle and Dudley became fast friends.

Dudley and Joelle getting to know each other.

After Elijah went to bed, we couldn’t find Gary. A quick search revealed that he had jumped on Elijah’s bed and gone to sleep beside him.

Gary and Elijah take a nap.

This morning when I woke up, I saw Gary in the living but where was Dudley? During the night he had jumped on Elijah’s bed so he could sleep next to him.

Elijah and Joelle with the dogs not far away.

As you can tell, we’re having a wonderful time with a house full of friends, children and dogs. Things are happy this morning in our little corner of the world.

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