booties

here I am pouting about having to wear boots. I cut my foot when I went to the beach. So now, they want me to wear boots when I run through the marsh.

my new disquise

Would you recognize me with a moustache and in boots?

Happy 5th of July

can you find me?

Princess loves the fourth of July, I mean loves it. The fireworks are her favorite thing on earth. She runs around barking and wagging her tail. If ever she hears a sound that is similar to the noise that a firework display makes, she will run to the window and look up into the sky. This all stems from Hank teaching her to chase bottle rockets down our street, that first Independence Day, we had her, in 1999!

rub-a-dub-dub, we fill up the tub!

new living room cabinets finished

There you go Katie, our "home improvements" are done

Princess on her Island

Hank sent this to the house, from his cell phone. He took Princess for a day trip to the Diminishing Republic. Although Earl is everyone's favorite puppy, Princess is still our special girl. And every now-and-then Hank takes her with him, so she can get away from Earl.

learning to swim distance

....should I jump in with them?

nap time on the porch

best thing to do after you've been on a boat.

water retrieve

A pat on the back for a job well done!

he's off the boat..!

new living room cabinets

then ...

In progress. The paneling is new, you can see the finish is different, but the bookcases will disguise them. Daddy is using the old wall boards to make the cabinets and the new bookcases.

more green grass where there was none

everybody sit!

Eight obedient dogs

grass is greener

Before

Now...I have to keep it watered!

I'm On a Boat...

a good mama...

Guarding the nest

We have a dove nesting in the arbor. She is hidden by the roses.

Dad's Helper

When Dad works around the house,

I am always right there to help out. Looks like he could use some help here.

I observe very closely. Now, that looks like we have taken care of another household repair.

Guess who this is?

It's Ella under that lamp shade! She's always getting into something, like the time she ate the razor blade. But this time I am the culprit. Or part of the problem. I stayed at her house while my yard got new grass. I wonder why we need a new lawn? Anyway, Ella and I played rough all day, hours and hours outside. After I went home, she began scratching and itching face where I had been pulling her around by her jaws. She broke out and need this collar to keep her from
ruining her complexion. Now I can't see her until she is all healed.

my cousin Mary Jane

mom has a new camera...

Our First Birthday!

Ella and I are one year old.

In human years, that is about 10 to 15 years old. We do see the world like a kid. Always eager to try something new, and to meet a new friend. We are very curious and interested in what our family is doing. We love attention. And we eat like teenagers!

Waiting patiently for our birthday cupcakes. This is my first taste of "people food". I am usually content to clean up the kitchen floor, as mom cooks supper...

Birthday partying is tiring! We are ready for our morning nap....and another year....!

wash day

It is too cold outside to get our bath in the backyard, so we find a "dog washing station" at a local hardware store! After the bath we get a treat from the lady at the check out!

Ladies first

I am always eager to try something new..!

Inside the tub.

The dryer worried me.