Babies and puppies....

Tonight was National Night Out. I decided to take the dogs down the street to the BBQ. This was Jade's first walk, and first time trying out a prong collar. She hasn't reacted positively to the leash during previous trials, so I figured I would try it out to get her started early on training. On the way down the street and around the corner, she hated it. She'd stop mid-walk and I would give her a tug and she would continue. However on the way back home, she trotted along behind Timber with a hop in her step.

The people at the party were loving Timber and Jade, they got a lot of attention! Not to mention there were many children of all ages and babies. It was good social exposure for Jade, she did well.

My neighbor, Marcie's youngest son, Benji has never met a dog before...Timber is a great dog for first timers, he's so gentle...and even Jade did well!

Time with the girls

January 19, 2009

Weekend visit to Quincy

Finally, I made the plan to go see my cousin, Lisa and meet her new baby girl, Annie. Annie is almost 4 months old now and just as beautiful as her two older sisters. My cousin makes some cute kids! I got some one on one time with Annie before Rosemary and Lila came home from their weekend at their dad's house...then the silliness began...Rosemary will be 9 soon and Lila will be 7.

Annie...keeping up on her current events with the afternoon news

My cousin, Lisa, Annie and me
Annie is too cute...I couldn't choose just one picture to post!

Sisters...Rosemary, Annie and Lila....

couldn't get a straight face from any of them!

Lila loves that she is now a big sister too!

Playing around in the backyard...
Timber and Chase...played nonstop all weekend long!

The girls loved Timber...

Girls being girls...

Rosemary and me

Lila and me

Sisters

Lila, a spitting image of her mother

Rosemary and Lila playing around...

Lila defiantly munching on some dirty ice!

Thanksgiving 2008

This year for Thanksgiving, we had an early lunch at my brother's house. His wife, Chrissy had to work so we ate at noon. Chrissy invited Patryk's best friend, Mike and his family over. So, I got to play with a baby for Turkey Day! Yeah! Getting my baby fix! lol

Baby Tanya and me

My big bro, Jason and Tanya
Mike as "The Hulk", Christian, Tanya and Patryk (not sure what he was, but earlier he was "Venum" aka "Black Spiderman"

Saying good-bye to Mike, his mom Lana, his dad Luis and his baby sister, Tanya

Later that night, my cousin, Mike, his wife, Lindsay and their daughter Madison came over to visit. That was a nice suprise...been missing them and tried to convince them not to drive up to Calpine this weekend so they could meet my new Beau, Cesar. No luck...they're going up to get their Christmas tree!

Patryk and Madison keeping busy coloring

Momma Lindsay...worried Maddy would make a mess!

Maddy, quite the artist...very precise in her brush strokes!

Christian, getting his "project" set up

Bub, is spur of the moment suprise gift for Uncle Mike

Maddy wasn't thrilled with the idea of taking pictures...tired little lady.....

....but as soon as she realized she could see herself on the camera after we took the pics...she's was all smiles!



Patryk trying to sneak into the picture, but a couple seconds too late.....

....but he made it this time! What a bag of peanuts!