Sunshine!

It was SO nice out today!



Mom tried to play frisbee with us but I just wanted to lay on it...



and not share...



Even Molly came outside!



Ben couldn't believe his eyes!



After all the fun in the mud, we got to play in the hose.



Ben LOVES the hose!



He had lots of fun.



And so did I. What a fun day!

Auntie Andria's Visit & More Snow!

Sorry, we've been busy!! Last weekend, Mommy's best friend came from Michigan to visit us! We had so much fun!

She'd tried to help us take a family portrait. This is out best shot attempt! :)

This weekend we had lots of snow again! Mom took us to the dog park to play!

Ellie is a crazy snow leopard!

After the park, we went on a walk in the snow.

Of course, I found some water to swim in!

Ellie was too wimpy to swim! And too chubby, too!

And Ben just wanted to play frisbee. As usual....

But this is what happens when a too-long-tongued Border Collie goes frisbee crazy and bites his tongue! We had to leave shortly after this so people wouldn't think Mommy was hurting us!

Weekend Fun

On Saturday, Mom took Ellie and I hiking. We also picked up Mom's friend who adopted Ellie's brother Riley.



Can you believe they are siblings?? (sorry, can't get the pictures right!!!)

Short and chubby!

Tall and lean! And look at those ears!

Here are the three of us chewing on sticks!

Mom didn't get too many pictures because we wouldn't hold still for even 2 seconds. We've been couped up for weeks with this cold weather! Poor Ben didn't get to come along because he's still having problems with his foot. :(

Reindeer

Mom got Ellie a reindeer outfit for Christmas! But when Ellie puts it on her legs stop working! It's the weirdest thing...



Her head gets REALLY heavy, too!



Reindeer don't even like treats!



Or kisses from big sisters!



What's the deal???




Mom thinks she's super cute but I think she looks more like a raging bull! Watch out!




Mom then decided to make Molly a reindeer, too!



The same thing happened! No movement!



And her head got really heavy!




I think she looks more like a mighty lion than a reindeer though!

Christmas Fun

Christmas morning Mommy gave us each a new toy! I got Morey the Moose!



But I decided I liked Ben's toy more! So I "killed" both of them.



Poor Ben, he sat on the bed and pouted when I took his toy. I just couldn't control myself!





Molly pouted, too. But she's always doing that!




Luckily, Aunt Erin brought us MORE toys! And Fiona and Lola! They came to stay at our house for 5 days!





I took my toys into the other room because I obviously don't like sharing!




Ellie REALLY liked the bones. It's been permanently attached to her face since Christmas Day!



See!

After toy time, Mom decided to bake us some homemade dog treats!

Of course we ALL wanted to help!

Lola even helped herself to the dough on the counter!

We had to wait until they were done baking! It took FOREVER!

So Mom snuck us a few taste tests...

Yum! Ben approved!

So did Lola!

This is the final product! They are delicious. I even let Mommy package some up to share with our other dog friend's at Aunt Jordan's house. And we sent some home with Lola and Fiona, too!

Before the snow...

Our backyard is a swamp now because of all the melting snow! However, Mom took a bunch of pics the weekend before it got cold. Hopefully it'll dry up outside so we can play frisbee again!


Ben and I waiting for Mom to throw the frisbee!



Border Collie focus...



Look at his giant tongue!



This is me not giving the frisbee to Mom...



As you can tell, it's already in sad shape! Ben likes to pick it up in the middle.



Mom got mad and put the frisbee in the time out zone.



Ben kept a good watch on it though. Just in case it fell.



Meanwhile, Ellie and I found a delicious stick to chew. I even shared! Mom couldn't believe it! I'm usually not very good at sharing.

This is my "I'm so happy" face! Look at that smile! :)

Three amigos!



What a fun day! I love my new backyard!