max and his first year with us.

Our dear puppy Thelonious Maximus Zajas has been with us exactly one year today. And what a year it has been! I seriously never knew that I could love a dog this much, but he really has become a part of our family. :)

Here are some photographs of Max and his first year with us...

Max and the day we picked him out.
{it was a very easy decision...we fell in love with him right away!}

Max and his ride home with us.
{blurry, but memorable.}



Max and his discovery that he is destined to be a puppy model.



Max and his favorite toy - the Chick-fil-a cow.
{it's still his favorite toy, to this day. he won't chew it up...it's special to him.}



Max and his water dish that was larger than him.



Max and me.



Max and his bed.



Max and his first walk.
{it took us forever to get anywhere on our walks,
because everyone and their mother would stop to oooh and awww
over him. he loved the attention...still does.}



Max and his first picnic.



Max and his nap.



Max and his first summer.



Max and his first swim.



Max and the rain.
{he really doesn't like the rain.}



Max and his first card game.



Max and his first Halloween.
{he's thinking "Aw, c'mon Mom...really?" hehe}



Max and his first Christmas.



Max and his looking cute for the camera.



Max and his favorite place on earth.
{his absolute favorite is to sit in between me and Jonathan on the couch.}



Max and Jonathan.

It has been a great first year! :)