Monday, March 28, 2005

Birthday Fun

Yesterday was a fun day.  We went to the doggie beach and the boys did a great job swimming even though the water was a little rough.  After we got home from the beach, I made them a special turkey burger on the grill in honor of Benny’s birthday.  They loved it!  Since they liked it so much I think I will make them more turkey burgers next Sunday for Henry’s birthday.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Dog Wood Park

This weekend we took a trip to Dog Wood park in Jacksonville.  It is a bit far from the house, but this 25 acre fenced dog park complete with lakes, trails, tunnels and agility equipment is definitely worth the drive!

Here are some pictures from our time at the park.

Benjamin cools off in Lake Bow Wow

Henry comes running back after checking out the big tire.

The boys stop to pose for a picture while walking on the fenced trail.

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Trip to the Lake

To help beat some of the winter blues we have been having lately we decided to go to the Lake to walk the trails and get some fresh air. As you can see Henry was very excited to be getting out for some much needed exercise.

Much of the lake was frozen, but I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of the trails. I thought they were going to be extremely muddy, but all things considered they were in great shape.

The boys had a great time trotting down the trail and chasing each other through the leaves and up and down the hills off of the main trail.

They ran so much that on the way back even Benny, who is usually so hard to tire out, decided to take a break and relax on the bench.

It was a great day and for the boys most great days end with them getting muddy and dirty.  So next up for today is baths and brushing!

Monday, February 7, 2005

Long time no post

Sorry for not posting much recently, but life has been pretty uneventful lately.  The weather has been chilly and it has snowed the last two weekends.  So what isn’t covered in snow is a muddy mess from the snow melting.

Despite the bad weather, the boys and I were ready to get outside and have some fun.  So, yesterday we made a point to go to the dog park.  We went very early in the morning while the ground was still frozen to help avoid a lot of the mud.  There were about five other dogs there who’s owners all had the same idea about coming early while things were still frozen, so the boys had plenty of playmates.

When things warmed up and the park started turning to mud we left and went to the children’s playground area to play on the jungle gym.  The boys love to climb on the jungle gym and go down the sliding boards.  This jungle gym was very large and had 6 different slides.  I was very proud of them because they even went down the tunnel slides that are curved.  They usually hesitate and try to avoid the enclosed slides but yesterday they were up for anything!

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

One of my favorite pictures

I was organizing my digital photos in a new software program last night and I came across this photo.

This is one my favorite photos of the boys.  It was taken at the lake when they were just 7 months old.

Sunday, January 2, 2005

Dog Park

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day and the boys and I decided to take advantage of the fantastic weather and spend some time at the dog park.

We are lucky enough to have two dog parks very close to our house. The first park is narrow and long and has a grass surface (well, now the park is mainly dirt). This park is only about two minutes from home. The second dog park is about ten minutes away and is a bit larger than the first. Instead of being grass its surface is made up of really tiny pebbles.

We decided to head to the dog park that is a bit farther away because the boys always seem to enjoy that park more. I’m really not sure why, you would think they would like running on the grass over running on the stones. But for some reason that is not the case!

Since it was such a beautiful day the park was very crowded. When we arrived there were about 25-30 dogs already there. It is always funny when we first go into the park. When new dogs arrive many of the dogs come up to the gate to form a “welcoming committee” for the new arrivals. So on our way into the park there was a crowd of dogs by the gate. But the boys just made their way into the pack and then Benjamin darts out of the crowd and is on his way running around the park with all of the dogs following him. I think his size really works to his advantage when in crowds. I’m pretty sure he just runs underneath all the other dogs and makes his way out.

The boys were very playful and were really working off some of that extra holiday energy. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures. I forgot to bring my camera! Bad mommy!

Thursday, December 2, 2004

A Day at the Lake

There was finally a break in the clouds last Sunday, so we decided to go to the Lake to enjoy the good weather.  The boys had a great time chasing each other and running in piles of leaves.  They met some other pups that were out on the trails as well and while the water at the lake was quite chilly they managed to get their paws wet while climbing on some of the rocks at the lake’s edge.

Here are some pics of the boys in the action:

A great time was had by all!