Behold the first known picture taken of the two of us together. Blech.
We were pretty happy, just the two of us, until December 2010, when I was lonely at the thought of having to spend five nights a week in Sandy for the next four months. So, for Christmas, we adopted Teddy.
The present in his paw turned out to be a heart-shaped necklace :)
From sleeping buddy to movie-watching partner to super cute conversation-starter, Teddy soon became an invaluable member of the Matthew and Ruth Covington family. We even "buckled him in" in the backseat of Matthew's little Honda each weekend when he drove me between Sandy and Orem.
In June, our family expanded to include Webster when we needed a fourth player for UNO.
I am intentionally leaving out Popcorn, who regretfully only lasted a week before it became clear that we could never just be friends.
While Webster was a great UNO and Rummikub player, he never quite fit into the family the way Teddy did. We were intimidated by his aura of wisdom, his perfect posture, and his bookish personality (WINK WINK).
Then Matthew's sister, Crissy, went to Europe and managed to acquire two new family members for us from England!
Meet Tess and Pip
Rosie and Tony!
After only a week or two, these two lovelies have clearly become the new family favorites. Being English, they don't speak a lot, but there's really no need for them to with their vibrant clothes and cuddly fur.
Since their arrival, we've made an effort to do more family-like things.
Like making fruit dip and eating it for family home evening.
I believe this is the first time we've had strawberries since our wedding. Such extravagance!
Or going on a picnic to Kiwanis Park.
Pardon me, but do we have any crumpets?
And don't forget lots of picture-taking.
We are a happy family.
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