OUR LATEST OUTINGS

FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2007

GREG DECIDED TO HAVE HIS KNEE OPERATED ON YESTERDAY AND IT ENDED UP BEING FAR WORSE THAN WE IMAGINED. HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK ON IT FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. I HAD TO LOAD UP MY HUSBAND, THE DOGS, AND THE CHAIRS SO WE COULD ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TODAY ALONGSIDE THE RIVER...

TUMALO FALLS APRIL 19, 2007

THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD OUTING TO TUMALO FALLS THIS WINTER. OUR FIRST WAS IN NOVEMBER WITH DAD AND LORI...BARELY PREGNANT, SECOND WAS ON CROSS COUNTRY SKI'S...SOMEWHAT PREGNANT, AND TODAY JUST US AND THE DOGS...VERY PREGNANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ROAD OPENING SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WALK 3 MILES JUST TO GET TO THE FALLS. NEXT TIME WE WILL BE HIKING TO THE FALLS WITH OUR LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY!!

IT REALLY IS MUCH BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS AND WEIGHS 30 POUNDS!! I AM PROUD TO SAY I CARRIED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FALLS AND BACK!!

MACKENZIE PASS ROAD APRIL 15, 2007

WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE ROAD CLOSURE TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THIS ROAD WITHOUT THE NOISE OF THE CARS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR AWHILE AS IT DID NOT TAKE US LONG BEFORE WE WERE WALKING IN SNOW.

THE DOGS DECIDED THAT SNOW BALLS WERE MUCH BETTER TO FETCH THAN TENNIS BALLS.

THANK YOU TO MY MINNESOTA FAMILY!!

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL GIFTS! WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LOVE US AND CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY TO ARRIVE. ALL OF YOU ARE SO SPECIAL TO ME AND YOUR PRESENCE AT MY SHOWER WAS VERY MEANINGFUL. I LOVE YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.

APRIL SNOW SHOWERS

WE DECIDED TO GO FOR A WALK UP LAVA BUTTE TODAY AND SOON FOUND OURSELVES IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM. HARD TO BELIEVE WE ARE SEEING SNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL! WE ENJOYED THE BEAUTY OF THE BIG COTTON BALL FLAKES AND TOOK IN THE COOL FRESH AIR!
THE DOGS HAD A BLAST AS ALWAYS AND ENJOYED EXPLORING THE VARIOUS LAVA ROCKS.

OUR FAVORITE THING

LISTEN UP AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. DAD MAKES SURE THAT WE GET OUR BAGS RIGHT AWAY BEFORE WE EVEN THINK ABOUT PLAYING. WE GET SO EXCITED SOMETIMES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DOG PILE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...
THEN THE FUN BEGINS. I AM THE FASTEST DOG IN THE WHOLE WORLD SO DAD TAKES MY FAVORITE TOY...THE CHUCKER AND WHIPS THE BALL FAR FAR AWAY. I RACE HALEE TO IT AND BEAT HER EVERY TIME. SHE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE! SHE'S PUT ON SOME WEIGHT OVER THE LAST YEAR SO MOM USUALLY THROWS THE FRISBEE TO HER SO SHE DOESN'T FEEL LEFT OUT.
THAT'S HER WITH HER SLOW POKE FRISBEE. I DON'T SAY ANYTHING CUZ SHE THINKS SHE IS TOP DOG WHICH IS OK WITH ME.
THIS IS ME! I DO HAVE TO SAY I AM RATHER ADORABLE. MOM ALWAYS TELLS ME I AM SPECIAL!
THIS IS THE ONLY GAME HALEE BEATS ME AT...TUG O WAR. SHE'S GOT A MEAN GRIP WITH HER MOUTH...I AM LEARNING THOUGH...JUST GOTTA GET MORE OF THE FRISBEE IN MY MOUTH!

WE EVENTUALLY HAVE TO REST AND THEN GO HOME. DAD TELLS US HOW PROUD HE IS AND THEN PUTS US BACK IN THE KENNEL. WE ARE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK TOMORROW. MOM MUST REALLY LOVE US CUZ SHE TAKES US HERE EVERY DAY! DAD ONLY COMES ON THE DAYS HE DOESN'T WEAR A TIE AND DRESS SHOES. MOM SAYS THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE GET SUCH COOL TOYS SO I GUESS IT WORKS OUT FOR ALL OF US.