Big Bear

We have a new family member ... and he is 1 week old.

His name is Big Bear and he is B-I-G!

And Ryland is in L-O-V-E!

We have been checking out Big Bear at Costco for a while now. Slowly strolling by him every time that we are there shopping. Until last Friday night ... that was the night that we made the decision (well Tab made the decision) that it was time for Big Bear to join our family. Ryland was in love with him from the moment that we put Big Bear in the back of the shopping cart with him. There was hardly enough room for both of them in the back of the shopping cart but it did not bother Ryland at all. And you should have seen me in the Costco parking lot shoving Big Bear in the backseat of the car ... again ... barely fitting!

I will have to post some portraits of Big Bear soon. And some pictures of our new nightly routine ... because we all know that Big Bear has to sleep in his own bed ... with covers ... and gets his very own night-night prayer! Nothing less.

P.S. ... If I propped Big Bear up in our front yard at night I guarantee that there would be someone out there with a gun trying to shoot what they think is the bear that is roaming the neighborhood!