My Day with Kayla

July 30, 2011.  My niece Kayla came to visit this weekend.  We decided we would photograph our day together.

We started our day with a lovely french toast breakfast.

Today Scott picked up his new glasses.  He waited years to get his eyes checked and now he has to wear glasses. 
Kayla and I were the first to see his new look.

Then it was off to puppy kindergarten. 

Daisy graduated today!

After class we went to visit my friend Stacey's 5 week old Tibetan Terrier puppies.  They were really cute!

Kayla enjoyed playing with the puppies.

 They're already learning tricks.  "Sit up puppy!"



This girl was a hoot.  I caught her mid pounce.

Stacey does a great job of exposing the puppies to all sorts of new things, which is so important for their socialization.  They really enjoyed the agility tunnel.

The puppies seemed to like the new toys we brought them.

This boy was a cuddler.

I love this face!

The puppies passed out after all the excitement of our visit.

Then it was off to the nail salon for a little pampering.

Oooh, aahhh.  Very pretty.

Our neighbors recently got a bunny, Thumper, so we went to go see her.  She's still a little shy but so cute and soft.

We decided to make individual pizzas for dinner so we could each have what we liked. 

Kayla made the extra one which was a combination of all our favorites.  Sawyer is hoping she drops some on the floor.

Before baking.

All done! 


Mmmm,mmmm good.

 
Scott can see his pizza now with his new glasses.

Then for dessert we dipped fresh fruit in chocolate...yum, yum!

We watched movies the rest of the night while I had to bake some goodies for the next day.

On Sunday I had to go to an obedience trial with Brooke and Sawyer so Uncle Scott took over hosting duties.  I understand he made blueberry pancakes for breakfast and then took Kayla for laser tag. What fun!

Kid Rock / Sheryl Crow concert

July 12, 2011.  Well this is out of order because I forgot I had these pictures on my smaller camera.  It was a very hot night in July and I did consider not going to the concert because of the heat.  I was glad I went.  It was a lot of fun with good friends. 

Sheryl Crow opened the show. 

Next up, Kid Rock! 

Must be nice and convenient to have a bar on the stage.

Hello New Jersey! 

The not so innocent look, 

What's a rock show without flames?

Time for a whisky break. 

Guitar time.

Sheryl came back to join Kid Rock for a few numbers. 

Cheers!

Drum time. 

Nice microphone. 

He did play the piano too, before standing on it. 

The sound didn't come out that great but 'Bawitdaba'.

Thank you and good night! 



Nosework Class

Earlier this year Sawyer started in a new sport called Nosework.  This sport borrows elements form the activities of detection canines and puts them in a recreational setting.  Elements of competition include box drills (container search), interior building search, exterior area search and vehicle searches.  The targets are the odors of Birch, Anise and Clove.  Sawyer seems to really be enjoying this sport.  He is currently on the first scent of Birch.

This video shows Sawyer finding a small Q-tip with the Birch scent which is hidden in a field.

Next up is a container search, which is this case is small plastic eggs.  One has the Birch scent in it and as you can see Sawyer finds it pretty quickly.

Hot July Days

It's been a HOT July.

Poor Tiki, too hot to even enjoy his toys.

Perhaps it's cooler upside down.

Xena spends her summer days at the dog park 

Brie shows Xena how to use the agility equipment.

I think Brie is wearing her out.

Time out for a drink.

Xena, Beach Party babe!

Molly was very excited to hear we'd be at a show near her home.

Molly had a great time seeing her family at the show.  She had to stick out her tongue in honor of the Dude kids.

Coco enjoys a dip in the pool.

Ruby likes to sunbathe like her Aunt Brooke.

And Daisy just makes up her own indoor games...bad Daisy.