My little birthday girl

And no, she's not "just a dog". She's my baby. My first born (sort of... :)). And she's five years old today. Happy Birthday Layla!

Here are some pictures from Layla's "childhood".

The day we brought her home.

Playful puppy

Snugglin' with Daddy
Snugglin' with Eli.

Eli hadn't quite warmed up to her yet, but I think he has now. (I can't figure out for the life of me how to rotate this video clip, so you'll have to turn your head sideways. Sorry... :))

Happy Birthday Layla! We love you!

She has a name!

We have now officially settled on a name for our baby girl. She will be Tessa Kate Zannis. We've been heavily leaning toward Tessa for quite awhile for the first name (years, really), but we were unsure of a middle name until recently. Now that J.C. has agreed to this name, I decided to hurry up and post it before he changes his mind! :)

No pics on this post - sorry... I'll try to post some new ones soon.