Author: amyewhitelivecom

This cutie pie is coming our way!

On Sunday we went to pick out Quinn\’s new puppy.   And Quinn might be a little bit happy about his new little guy.   There were 6 pups in the litter, 3 boys and 3 girls, and we had 2nd choice of the males.  The breeder really loved this little guy because of his coloring and he has such a great personality.

We all got our hugs and kisses.

We arrived right around nap time and as soon as we put him back with his brothers and sisters he was out (orange collar).

Look at this pile of yellow fur!

After raising Apollo from a puppy and having rescued dozens of unwanted dogs, I said that I would never buy a puppy.  But Quinn has been asking for a dog for several years and I think as an only child he needs a dog and there\’s something about a boy and a puppy.

We had promised Quinn as soon as we moved in to our new house he would get a puppy so I started looking while we were in temp housing.  I found this particular breeder on the American Kennel Club website and after several emails back and forth I really liked her and decided to go with a puppy from this litter.  I had found several other breeders but this one felt right.  And after meeting her in person on Sunday I know we made the right choice.

The puppies are currently 6+ weeks old and we will go back in two weeks and bring our furry boy home on October 26.  The top names thus far are Sonic, Otto, Sky and Yoda.  But we\’re still discussing our options.

It was a happy coincidence that his school had a picnic lunch for parents on Quinn\’s birthday.  It also happened to be the first rainy day in SoCal all year so we picnicked in the cafeteria.  Quinn was a pretty happy boy to each lunch with his Amy, Don, and Grams.

He also celebrated with cupcakes with his class and his teacher said the cupcakes were such a big hit the kids were asking for more the next morning.

Quinn was a pretty excited boy to come home to a big pile of gifts.  He was eager to open one so we got on the phone with his best pal Lucas and skyped while he opened his gift.  Lucas somehow knew the perfect gift for Quinn — Switch and Go Dinos!

When papa got home we opened even more gifts!  And more Switch and Go Dinos!

The McGee\’s sent this awesome gift.  Mr. Bacon vs. Monsieur Tofu.  You\’re going down soy boy.  Not this time you greasy punk!

And a Minecraft tshirt!

Quinn loved all his gifts and it seemed even more special this year living in California far away from our friends and family.

Quinn requested quesadillas and guacamole for dinner and a chocolatey chocolatey cake!

I think 6 is going to be a pretty great year for Quinn!

There are several hotels in the park and we chose the Disneyland Hotel because I read that it provided the most Disney experiences including the headboard that lights up and plays a lullaby.

We were up bright and early Sunday morning so that we could enter the California Adventure Park at 7 am and again beat the crowds.

The Cars Land (from the movie Cars) was pretty amazing and Quinn loved it!

Red the fire truck tooted out Happy Birthday to Quinn!

Our favorite ride that day Toy Story Mania which was a shooting game but we also loved the old fashioned style roller coaster California Screamin\’.  We made the mistake of going on it right after breakfast and Quinn said his tummy hurt.  While Don took Q to the bathroom this is what I did.

After a second time on Toy Story Mania Quinn asked to do the roller coaster again.  Look at all those happy faces!

Our fastpass time is up and we are ready to ride Radiator Springs Racers.  It was worth the wait!

What another great day but we were all exhausted by about 1 pm and headed home!  Happy Birthday Q!