Boxing Day evening stroll at the beach...

Steve and I took a walk at the beach last night with Jesse. It was beautiful and very peaceful. We joked that while we may not hear snow crunch underfoot, we did hear shells crunching as we walked:)

We had a really nice time together, the three of us. Sadly, I feel like a bad Mommy this morning. Jesse has seemed...off...the last few days and while he seemed just like his old self while we were at the beach, we noticed that once we got home, he seemed worse than ever. He was moving slowly, not wanting to climb stairs, whimpering and crying at the slightest touch and avoiding being near us. We ended up taking him to an emergency vet this morning and it turns out he has a very sore neck. He can't even turn his head to the left. The vet gave him 2 needles in the neck to help ease the pain and pain relief tablets that he will take twice a day until Tuesday, when we can take him for x-rays. We're hoping it's muscular and not anything with his spinal cord. I think he may have pushed it too hard at the beach and made whatever has been bothering him worse. For now, he's pretty drugged and finally able to lay down and get comfortable. We're sticking close to home and keeping a close eye on him. Fingers crossed he starts to get better in the next couple days. I'll be sure to keep you posted!