Happy Birthday, Linus!

Hands down, my favorite picture of Linus.

Today our sweet Linus turns five!  Linus joined our family in early September of 2007 at only 6 weeks and 6lbs.  Five years and 35lbs...(ok, sometimes 36, 38, 40, 42 oh dear!, 39, 37lbs) later, he is the sweetest boy imaginable.

(sister, sister, Linus, brother)

This is the first picture we ever saw of Linus.  Needless to say it was love at first sight!  He had a very bumpy start early on in life (and I will blog about that at another time), but he just grew and grew, healthy and strong!

Much to many people's surprise, Linus was not named after the Peanuts character Linus, he was named after the character Linus, in the fabulous movie Sabrina.  There is the original, or the remake.  If you have not seen it I highly recommend it for a snuggly movie night with your Beagle(s)!

The "teenage" years! 

Linus loves to play, and sleep, and eat, then eat some more.  Peanut butter and veggies are his favorite snacks.  I foresee both in his future today, along with a Frosty Paw ; )  

Our Regal Beagle

Happy Birthday sweet Linus!