It's Stella's 4th Birthday!

My sweet puppy turns 4 today. She is now about the same age as me in dog years. So, I decided to post a few puppy pictures of her! Somebody will be getting lots of treats tonight!

This is Stella laid out on the floor the week we got her, around 7 weeks old. So tiny!

A couple weeks later - about 9 weeks old.

Blinded by the flash - this is around 11 months old

This is around a year and a half, on the beach at Jonas and my wedding. She LOVED the beach. 

Here is a couple more:

Here are a few pictures from our Gatlinburg trip in November 2008, about 2 and half years old:

This is around 3 years old: Stella and Daisy waiting for somebody to throw the ball so they can race for it. Daisy is trying to get a head start. :)

Here are a few pictures of her playing in the creek in Mashulaville....one of her most favorite places:

The date is definitely not right.

Completely under water, digging for sticks...

Posing for pictures

March 2009 Snow (about 3 years old)

About 2 months ago at the creek.

I'll probably take a few more later and add today.

Stella Retrieving

This is what Stella does over and over and over when she goes swimming at the lake behind my mom and dad's house. She absolutely loves it. While we were at the house, I said, "Stella, do you want to go swimming?" and she took off and was waiting in the water when I got there. The little boxer is my uncle's dog, whose house you can see across the pond. Her name is Saint Drew Brees, or just "Saint." She loves watching Stella and trying to do what she does. Sometimes Saint will even water retrieve. But only a couple times until she is bored with it.