Happy Birthday Todd!

Today is Todd's 25th Birthday. I talked to him for a few minutes earlier today, and he said he was doing good and that he is keeping (very) busy. They had a mail drop today, so he got some packages. Yay!

Since I always pay homage to Paulie on here, I figured I'd post a few of my favorite pictures of Todd over the past year.


Right before the wedding in December 07.


Watching me walk down the aisle


GQ-ing it.


Sleeping with our baby the night we adopted him.

Happy birthday Babe. I love you and miss you tons! =)

Happy Birthday Paulie!

Today is Paulie's first birthday. We are not sure of the exact day he was born, and the shelter said he was 6 months old when he came in on 5/8/08, so his birthday became 11/8/07. Works for me, and I'm sure Paulie doesn't care.

We had a fairly uneventful day. Just went to the vet to update his kennel cough vaccine, and then went to the dog park. He's gotten a few extra treats today, but that's about it. Next Saturday is his birthday party with all of his friends, so that will be his big day. I'll definitely post pictures of all the beasts running around my house! Here are some pictures of Paulie being cute--he did not so much appreciate being outed as a terrorist in my last post.

His ears are overwhelming.

When Paulie's attack

I always post pictures of Paulie being cute and lovable. I think it's time you all see Paulie in attack mode, which happens when he wants attention and, in this case, when he doesn't get his way. We were playing fetch earlier, and he got mad at me for not throwing the ball fast enough, or possibly for taking yet more pictures of him for no reason. This is what it looks like when Paulie's attack:

Playin fetch', playin fetch', playin fetch'. So happy to be playin' fetch.

Waitin', waitin', waitin'. Not so happy to be waitin'.

THROW THE BALL YOU WENCH OR I'LL EAT YOUR FAAAAAAACE!

The end.

**Disclaimer: No Sherbie's were injured in the making of this blog post.**

Swimming on Halloween?

Outside?

In Colorado Springs?

Yep. My friend Christy and I took advantage of the very unseasonably warm day yesterday to swim in the pool at her apartment complex. It was awesome, and about 75-80 degrees outside. And we didn't just sit in the hot tub. We actually swam in the pool, which was quite refreshing. With her being from PA, and me from Chicago, we were amazed that it was so very nice outside on the last day of October. We're used to trick or treaters with coats on over their costumes! We took the following pictures with my phone for proof:

It's ok. You can be jealous.

Happy Halloween!

They don't have doggie trick or treating here, but that won't stop Paulie the Pumpkin!





I'm pretty sure he hates me, but I give him treats when he wears clothes! =)

Christmas pictures!

Yes, Paulie and I took Christmas pictures on our own, but don't fret--Todd will be in our cards too! You'll just have to wait until December to get them. My friend, neighbor, and "battle buddy" Lisa McGrath took them for me. She is very talented, so I want to show off just a few of her pictures. You can also view her work here.

None of these will be on the card, but I still love them!

He never looks at the camera. Ever.



Great shot of Pike National Forest, where we took the pictures. Doesn't it look almost fake?

Paulie in the wild. Don't mind the sweater.

This is the only time he was on leash. The rest of the time he was off leash and perfectly behaved. I'm such a proud mama.

Effing snow.

So it did snow last night, and it's sticking to the grass. It's 35 degrees out right now. Paulie doesn't know what to do:

He won't go onto the grass unless I put him there. And even then, he glares at me. Poor little guy.

I took the picture of Paulie, and the next ones with my new phone. Here are some pics of the snow:

The backyard. The wind knocked my chairs and table over.

The front.

My little flowers that could. I wonder how long they'll survive.