Yusuf and the Pup!

Last weekend Ajee was really excited about taking the kids to Petland. Why?? Who wants to go to a pet store when you don't even have a pet. Its stinky, its gross and let’s face it ..not that much fun!! Ajee on the other hand is a dog lover and just has to go in if he sees a pet store around. This time he was especially looking forward to showing the dogs to the kids and having Yusuf actually play with one.
As he turned into the parking lot I saw the DSW right beside it and decided to skip the Pet store party and go in the shoe store instead, Amma Abba I guess were not feeling the animal love either and so chose to go with me.
Yusuf apparently had a ball manhandling a little puppy; he probably thought one of his stuffed animals had come to life, while Isa was nervous throughout trying to protect the dog. The poor dog is probably scarred for life and will probably never come near a baby again. Unfortunately, I missed it but I am glad Ajee captured some of the craziness in the video below right before he rescued the poor pup from Yusuf.
*Note Yusuf's right sock is missing as always.

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