Alice and Uncle Shorty

As most of you are aware, Finley has developed a new obsession with stuffed animals. Any type, any size, and they must have a name. We have a Cassi, a baby Jaguar, baby Clifford, Mommy Bear, the list goes on and on. Two of her favorites though are Alice and Uncle Shorty. Alice is the Dalmatian and Uncle Shorty is a black and white spotted mutt (please forgive me real Uncle Shorty, you are not a mutt). After our last trip to Athens, Finley was enamored with my Aunt Alice and Uncle Shorty. They live in a big house and have a pool. So when Aunt Alice gave Finley a stuffed dog, I thought it would be funny to have her call it Uncle Shorty. So she did and within a few days, she began calling her other dog Alice. Since Finley knows Alice and Uncle Shorty (the people) go together as a pair, so must the dogs. Last night Finley placed them snout to snout while she ate dinner and then took them for a ride in her shopping cart. I really can't wait to see what those crazy pups do next!