After three and a half years of not having a dog, we finally got another. The kids named her Emiko, and Iris got her from PuppyStars.com. She’s a Cavachon, which means she’s a cross between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Bichon Frise.

We picked her up this morning at LAX after she flew across from Iowa. As soon as I let her out of her shipping crate, she was bouncing around all over Lily, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that belongs to my friend, Paula. We had been dog-sitting Lily during the month of August while Paula and her three kids were in Finland.

Pictures here: Emiko