the best souvenir ever

We were on the road for 19 hours on Friday (oh Kansas! oh Missouri!), then we stopped just outside of St. Louis to grab about five hours of sleep, then we got back in the car and headed for the Indianapolis area, where we picked up this guy before heading home.

His name is Pluto, and he's a Labrador retriever. Technically, he's a yellow Lab (because the only officially recognized Lab colors are black, chocolate, and yellow), but his color variation is commonly known as fox red. We are so excited to be a dog family again! (We are also excited to be home again, but not so excited about all the unpacking and laundry that needs to be done.)