Boating Fun!

This weekend Dad came to visit and brought his boat! It was the first time that everyone but me had gotten a ride. Mom made Ellie wear her life jacket because she's not as skilled a swimmer as the rest of us. You can tell by her expression how she feels about boating before we even got in the water!

"I am NOT happy about this"

But I was super happy!! Sun on my face and the wind in my ears! What could be better?

The lull of the boat was very relaxing! It didn't take Ben long to fall asleep!

Until we took a break for some swimming!

Even Miss Ellie went in the water! Only up to her arm pits though! Wimp ;)

Afterwards, all the action called for another nap!

Then Dad decided he was going to go for a swim in the middle of the lake. And Mom decided to throw me in!

My face demonstrates exactly how I felt about that cold, forced swim!

Jack thought it was hilarious!

I was pretty mad at Mom afterwards!

Until I got to wear her shades...

The next day we left Ben and Ellie at home. Mom said something about our boat looking like a floating kennel. We tried a new lake, too.

It was another perfect day!

Lake Badin had a lot of wildlife for Jack to watch!

And it was smooth and quiet so we could navigate!

And look for fishies!

We even got to swim for awhile...



What a fabulous weekend!

Izzie's Twin!?!?

Look what Mommy brought home!!!



It's an Izzie look alike! Except he's a boy!



And he's a crazy, psycho puppy! Ahhh!



Scout's trying really hard to make friends! Molly is not convinced...



But Ellie thinks Scout it ok! They do lots of wrestling and biting!



They even try to share a kennel!

Scout was abandoned in a fenced lot when his owner's moved. He has a lot of house manners to learn but he's VERY smart! He just NEVER stops moving :)

TORTURE!!

In an effort to help Ellie learn to like swimming, Mom bought her this snazzy life jacket! However, Ellie thinks it is torture!


It's SOOOO heavy!



Someone help me!

Lazy days of summer

It's been HOT in North Carolina and it doesn't leave us much energy for anything but laying around. So we've been doing a lot of lounging in Mom's bed...

Ellie is the queen of lounging



Ben just likes to pretend he's not staring at the kitty so he doesn't get in trouble.

We ALL know what he's doing...

On Saturday Mom got up early and took us to the ball field to play. We hadn't been out of our yard for a LONG time. Mom says we've turned into unsocialized hooligans! Can you believe it?

Us??

Ben and I practiced our big air frisbee skills!

And ran around like crazy.

Here is Ben "smiling" for the frisbee. He gets so excited. Mom should of named him Dracula!

"Frisbees and kitties... Frisbees and kitties... Frisbees and kitties..."

And what was Ellie was doing this whole time?!? She was surveying the perimeter for intruders.

And barking at leaves when they blew by. Just to let us know...

And rolling in mud puddles eventhough she hates water! Only a mother could love that face!

Just kidding! We all love Ellie. Especially after a bath!

Summer Time

Sorry! I've been gone for so long. We've been so busy in NC but below are some pictures from a recent adventure to Stone Mt.



We climbed all the way to the top in 90 degree heat. We were super tired but the view was worth it!



Mom decided to take pictures of us while we were resting!



Mom caught me laughing in this one. Something was super funny!



Here's one without Jack.

After the climb, we got to go swimming in the stream. Mom only took one picture because we started being naughty and chasing other dogs. We had to go home after that!



Us, naughty?? I don't think so!

We all got baths when we got home. Mom tried to give Ben a mohawk!

In other news, we have a new foster. Sadie came to us after living the first 6 months of her life on a chain in someone's backyard. She is very happy to be free and loves to run in the backyard with us!

Mom even gave her one of my brand new rawhides. She wasn't quite sure what to do at first. Silly!

Look how cute she is! She'll be up for adoption in a week!

Hope you are all having a great summer!

To Grandmother's House We Go....

Mom's grandma is very sick so we got in the car and travelled 12 hours to Michigan. Mom said we "drove her crazy" but we made it. And we couldn't wait to play frisbee with Grandpa when we got there!


We had TONS of energy!


Ben thought he was going to get a chance to carry the frisbee back to Grandpa...


But of course, I won! "Keep watching Buddy... I'll play when I'm good and ready"

Ellie spent the ENTIRE time searchig for critters in the vines. She thinks she's a mighty hunter!

And Sammy just hung out in the grass...

Or got scratches from Grandpa.

Mom took turns taking us to Great-Grandma's nursing home. Ellie and Sam went first but were BORED!

The next day Ben got to go. He sat outside with everyone on the gazebo.


And watched some ducks in the river.

And they watched him back...

They even came on the gazebo for a closer look. Amazingly, Ben didn't try to eat them! I guess they aren't as tasty as kitties.

Finally, it was my turn. As Mom predicted, this is where I spent my visit. You'd think she'd learn by now that I don't like ANYTHING with wheels, esp. wheelchairs and walkers!

We're back in NC now and trying to get back to our routine. Sam got an application at his first adoption fair so he may be leaving us shortly! :(