Doggy Update

Since we invited Maxx into our home, him and Colt have become the best of friends! They sleep together, eat together, whine and cry together, play with each other, and keep one another occupied! It's so great to see that they are able to get along so handsomely. I feel better about leaving them home alone while I am at work because I know that they can play fight or wrestle over the rope when they get bored! Here are some photos of them since Maxx has joined the family!

They both literally tear apart my bed to make it comfortable for them...

They always wanna cuddle and kiss you when you're trying to relax...

Lazin' around on the couch...

Spooning on the bed...

Cuddling with Mikey...

Eating outside while trying to keep the kitten away from their food!

Double Trouble!

Yesterday had a weird turn of events for more than one reason - the coolest tho, was that we acquired a new doggy!! It's kind of a weird story!

I was outside with Mikey, and I had attached Colt to his chain which is attached to a tree in our front yard. All of a sudden, the winds picked up, and Mikey and I turned our attention to a tarped garage that we had put up the previous day that looked like it was about to blow over...

All of a sudden, Colt started to freak out, and broke through his chain and ran across the highway and over to the neighbors fence where another dog was hanging out - it was another black lab! Mikey and I ran over to get the dog from across the street, all while our tarped garage picks up and blows over into the driveway! Mikey brings Colt back into the yard, and the other lab followed along! So we put the stray dog in the garage while we tackled the garage that was laying upside down in our driveway, and figuring out how to attach Colt back onto his chain.

The stray dog had a collar with a tag so we tried calling the numbers on it, but we weren't getting anywhere with that... all of a sudden an elderly man drove up and asked if we had seen his black dog! He expressed how the dog had constantly been running away when he would let him go out for a pee, and that he was going to take him to the animal shelter because he couldn't handle it anymore. I expressed that I would like to keep the dog, and the man said I could keep him if I really wanted...

I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to have another dog in the house for Colt - recently he has been extremely clingy, whiny, and just seems to be bummed out! The man said that the dog's name is Max, but to make him cooler, we'll call him Maxx... LOL! He is just a bit taller than Colt, but soooo skinny!! His coat isn't shiny and he has bad dandruff! This doggy needs some TLC!

Last night we bought a new harness and leash for him, even at its smallest fit setting it hangs off of him! He'll fill out eventually! We figure he must still be quite young because he is SO energetic and hyper - non stop! I thought it was going to take forever for this dog to fall asleep last night! Other then one accident in the kitchen, he has been very well behaved, knows his name, knows to sit, lay down, and most importantly... knows what "NO!!!" means!

It brings a smile to my face to see how happy Colt is, and how quickly this dog has adapted to our home!

Colt is on the Left, Maxx is on the Right:

House Warming Success!!

WOW, I haven't written in a whole week! I guess I was so busy with the transition to full time hours at work, getting prepared for my BC guests to arrive, and getting everything together for the house warming that I didn't even think to write a blog!! But, all of that hard work really paid off, everything went to plan, and everyone had a lot of fun!

On Thursday June 3rd, we picked up my best friend Lindsay (we've known each other since high school) and her boyfriend Brydon at the airport! They flew out all the way from Vancouver just to see us and hang out for the housewarming! How nice! Then, we took them out for dinner to Jungle Jim's at West Edmonton Mall, and gave them a quick tour of the mall, and some of its attractions.

Mikey and I waiting for Lindsay and Brydon at the airport.

Brydon and Lindsay drinking Hurricanes at Jungle Jim's.

The Pirate Ship in WEM.

After the mall, we headed back to the airport to pick up Lindsay's sister Teri who also flew out from Vancouver to spend the weekend with us. When we got home, I introduced them to the Raving Rabbids game on the Wii, and we had a lot of fun just hanging out and reminiscing!

Teri and I hugging at the airport.

On Friday the 4th, we took everyone out to the farm to do some off road go-karting! We bought these go-karts last year, and they are so much fun! They can really go if you want them to! Our guests enjoyed spending time on the farm, getting lots of fresh air, and going for a nice country drive. Then we went to Drayton Valley afterwards for dinner, and last minute grocery shopping before the party Saturday.

Lindsay and Teri go karting, and the dog Colt.

Saturday the 5th was our housewarming! Here are some pics:

The spread! Lindsay, Teri and myself worked hard and made lots of food!

Sprucing the place up with some worm balloons!

Teri, Kerri, Keith and Dan hanging out in the front yard with the dog.

Mikey and Dan soaking up the sun while it lasted!

Lots of people showed up and stayed all night.

We ended up having a fire out back later on, and lots of our guests stayed late, and even stayed over for the night. We had a lot of fun, and were very thankful for everyone driving all the way out to visit. The food, weather, and company were all fantastic! So thanks all to came out to help us warm our house!

It's that time of year again!

Babies, babies, everywhere! Yesterday I did a maternity photo shoot with Ashley and her daughter Ella! The weather wasn't extremely nice, so we made the best of it, wearing warm woolly clothing outside, and tresspassing in my neighbors field. Then experimenting with my fun coloured walls and different outfits inside! I'm pretty impressed with how things turned out, despite our limitations! All the photos are up here, but these are some teasers: (click for full view)