Well, I don’t know why, but I wanted my little Lexi to sleep with us last night. She’s snuggled under the covers many times before, when I have been napping, or early in the AM, but never all night long.

It was fine, she snuggled by my belly (I was on my side facing toward the middle of the bed) and she stayed there until around 7ish this morning. Each time she woke up (three times) I told her to go back to sleep, and she settled back down. I got up out of bed around 7:20.

It’s not going to be an every night thing, but on the weekends, it might be okay. I am always worried that I will accidentally kick her or roll over on her somehow. Mindy is bigger, so she’s not a problem, but Lexi is just so tiny in comparison. But we both did okay!

Note: Mindy stayed on Mike’s side all night! hahaa

It’s so surprising how much this little girl can eat! I think our little Lexi would eat 24/7 if we let her, but what’s really amazing is that I don’t think there’s anything she doesn’t like.

Most dogs don’t enjoy leafy green veggies, but she just loves baby spinach leaves! She was begging for them today when I was cooking. And the other day, I brought home some beets and they were in the shopping bag on the kitchen floor, and she started chewing on the beet greens hanging out of the bag! Such a riot!

Lexi was still very young when she experienced snow last season, so I am not sure if she remembers it. Plus she was sick for so many months, that I don’t think she got outside for too long.

Last night, the first snow of this season fell.

Lexi was out in the yard for a little bit last night, while it was first snowing, but she stayed by the door/porch where it was drier. There was about 4 inches on the ground when we took the dogs outside this morning. Lexi went out into the yard cautiously, but she seemed okay.

I saw her pee, and while I was taking some photos, I thought I might have saw her poop, but I am not 100% sure.

By the end, I think her feet were very cold, and she just wanted in the house! I tried to keep her outside for a little bit, to make sure she didn’t need to poop, but she just wanted to go inside. Just as suspected, Lexi is not a cold weather doggy! hehee.

Mindy doesn’t mind the snow, but she hates when there’s freezing cold ice under her paws. Last night, Mike said that while Mindy was outside, she went crazy running around playing in the snow (on leash). She likes when she can kick up the flakes! I tried to get her to run around this morning, but she wasn’t in the mood I guess.

We started a new ritual every morning. Right after we do bizness outside, Lexi is asked to “stay” at the bottom of the stairs, while I run upstairs to hide somewhere.

My favorite place to hide is right at the top of the stairs behind a GLASS door in our living area. I call to her “Come find mama” and she races up the stairs, and down the hallway away from me. It’s a riot! She can’t see me through the door, EVER! It’s really a wonderful hiding spot, because I can see her and her reactions perfectly.

Eventually, she will see me behind the door, when she’s searching through the living area. It’s so cute. Both Mindy and Lexi love “Hide and Seek” – we play with food kibble too!

Mindy loves to sit on my lap when I am working on the computer every morning. She will even sometimes fall asleep! It’s a nice time to bond with her.

Since Lexi has been doing very well with her house training, I have been leaving her out of her crate in the morning, and she usually finds an old bone to chew on, but she usually hangs out in my office. Sometimes, she begs to sit on my lap too. She loves to watch the laptop screen, the cursor moving or the colors moving around. It’s so cute to watch her fascination with the screen!

But since she is still young and energetic, she only stays on my lap for a short while, before she wants off!

Well, this morning, Mindy came up on my lap for a few minutes, then it was Lexi’s turn for a few minutes. Then shortly after, Mindy AND Lexi both were begging to sit on mama’s lap at once.

I decided to give Mindy a turn, and petted Lexi while she sat on the floor. Well, that wasn’t good enough for her, she leaped up and landed on my lap on top of Mindy! aaacch! It was so funny. I had two small dogs battling it out on my lap!

I scrambled to try to launch “Photobooth” so I could take a photo of the situation! And here is one of the better shots! It was hard to keep them still in front of the camera!

And here are a couple of outtakes:

The other morning, I took Mindy outside, so I could snap a few photos of the rain drops in the yard. We started out calm and relaxing. She loves when I bring her outside with my camera.

Then, she caught a burst of energy. I love how she gets like this, running non stop like the wind. All four paws are airborne!

She would race, then run over to the side, and dig like crazy in the dirt.

Then take off again running! She even got a little leaf on her paw!

It was so funny to watch, and I can’t even say how exciting it is to see her happy, healthy and active like this. I know her legs hurt sometimes, but when I see her run, it’s amazing. She is trim, fit and full of life!

So, when we got back into the house, her feet were filthy from the mud, I had to throw her in the sink for a quick foot bath!

We counted and rolled a ton of coins a couple of weeks ago, and some must have fallen on the floor.

Lexi will walk up to us and spit out a penny, like out of nowhere. (I don’t know how she finds these things, but she loves to find things, chomp them, then spit them out.)

She’s a walking ATM! I wish we could somehow get her to spit out dollars instead!

Our little Lexi is going to be one year old later this month and she is getting more and more settled and mature. Yes, it’s fun to have a puppy, but she is a wild one with a mind of her own! ha! Aren’t all terriers like that?

After breakfast, I usually put her in her crate for her nap, but yesterday morning, she was content to be chomping on her bone lying next to me on the sofa downstairs.

Eventually, I moved both Lexi and Mindy upstairs to the bedroom, and we all napped together in bed! It was a nice relaxing Sunday! She was snuggled on my arm under the covers, happy to be next to me! I was happy she was happy!

Mindy has lost a lot of weight, she is trim and looking fantastic. And her energy seems to be way up too. She’s bouncier and more playful.

It seemed like she lost a little bit of her joy when we brought Lexi into her world, but I think she is finally starting to come around.

She’s chasing and playing with Lexi more, and she is definitely acting more like her old self (pre Lexi). She’s been playing frisbee with Mike in the yard, and has been having a blast! It’s so nice to see her happier.

Gave both Mindy and Lexi baths this afternoon.

Lexi really really hates it. Lucky for me, she’s so tiny, I can hold her with one hand and wash with the other. She is always trying to jump out of the sink.

Mindy is okay. She is uncomfortable, but she puts up with it, and stays in the sink.

But now they are nice and clean for Grammy and Grampy’s visit tomorrow (Grampy’s birthday celebration)