This is sweet enough to melt my cold, fall-hardened heart (just kidding). Barack Obama has done more for this country culturally than it is possible to quantify! yes we can!
October 6, 2008
September 27, 2008
New Dinnerware
Nikki has been begging for new dinnerware so today we finally picked up a new set. She's really happy with it!September 24, 2008
Fetch!
Sorry for the lack of updates!! This one will be mostly pictures. Let's see if I can sum things up a little bit. Bear is getting bigger (45 pounds?) and is completely house and crate trained. His obedience is ok better inside than outside but best when food is involved lol.
He likes to relax on the bed with us and continues to be SO dern CUTE!
I started teaching fetch outside more frequently and also in thicker cover. He loves jumping into bushes and uses his nose to find the bumper if he didn't see it fall.
As far as training is concerned problems would be: slow to respond to sit and come especially outside, distractions make training go out the door, sometimes fails to bring bumper back and when at eye level he sometimes wants to wrestle. We're workin on it!
He likes to relax on the bed with us and continues to be SO dern CUTE!
I started teaching fetch outside more frequently and also in thicker cover. He loves jumping into bushes and uses his nose to find the bumper if he didn't see it fall.
As far as training is concerned problems would be: slow to respond to sit and come especially outside, distractions make training go out the door, sometimes fails to bring bumper back and when at eye level he sometimes wants to wrestle. We're workin on it!
Here we are kayaking for the first time on the Rahwey River. It was harder to steer a kayak than i expected...if there were Kayak police we would have been pulled over for drunk driving! We were all over and i don't think we ever did get it figured out.
We took Bear to Assunpink WMA for some water training. He always has a great time! Here he's going after the bumper.
He got it, here he comes!
Bear found a friend there, who promptly played keep away from him! They had a blast chasing each other, he was exhausted and slept the whole way home!
HAHA Bear in mid air going after a bumper in the bushes.
He found it!
After a long day of romping around Bear loves to snuggle hehe.
July 18, 2008
Bear's Introduction to Water!
We took Bear for his intro to water maybe 3 weeks ago to Round Valley Resevoir. He had a great time. At first of course he was wary, but then was wading all over and even swimming short distances, even over his head to grab a stick. Although he didn't like the over the head part and started shying away from that.
Since then he has gone into streams and ponds and loves the water. The other day i threw a stick in a pond (Lenape pond) where it was over his head maybe only a foot out from the bank. (i didn't actually know this) Needless to say he got quite the surprise when he jumped in but he certainly didn't get scared! It's a good thing i had a leash on him because he started swimming off to the middle of the pond! hahah!
Here are some pics of the round valley trip.
I also threw in some pics from Memorial day, which was his first trip to the beach. Dogs never cease to amaze me in what they eat. He ate so much sand the poor thing was constipated for several days and threw off his digestion for practically a week!
Since then he has gone into streams and ponds and loves the water. The other day i threw a stick in a pond (Lenape pond) where it was over his head maybe only a foot out from the bank. (i didn't actually know this) Needless to say he got quite the surprise when he jumped in but he certainly didn't get scared! It's a good thing i had a leash on him because he started swimming off to the middle of the pond! hahah!
Here are some pics of the round valley trip.
I also threw in some pics from Memorial day, which was his first trip to the beach. Dogs never cease to amaze me in what they eat. He ate so much sand the poor thing was constipated for several days and threw off his digestion for practically a week!
"hmmm i think i like this..."
"This is awesome! Throw the stick, i DARE you!!"
Good Job Bear!
Bear loved the beach...i guess it made him tired...or maybe he's just sleeping off a meal of sand...yum!
Wow! Bear is growing so fast! He still has lots of growing and we're already saying..."aww remember how small he was!"
Bear is a rascal sometimes...but really...he's such a nice puppy.
June 9, 2008
230th Battle of Monmouth!! June 21 & 22
If you can find the time I highly suggest that you attend one of the two days that the Battle of Monmouth will be commemorated.
This year is the 230th anniversary of the battle and re-enactors love key years like this. They go all out. This year promises to be the largest Revolutionary War re-enactment in the country!
There will be 67 British and American regiments attending which will include reg infantry, militia, artillery, mounted infantry/cavalry, and loyalists.
The event is fun for all ages! You can:
-tour the park's museum and learn about the battle.
-watch a talk on Molly Pitcher
-children can march around with toy muskets and drill like a soldier.
-Tour the British and American camps
-Shop at the sutlers selling period items
-watch a talk about artillery during the period and see a demonstration.
-watch the battle!!
Saturday's schedule:
10am camp opens
3pm Battle
5pm Camp closes
Sunday's schedule:
10am camp opens
1pm Battle
3:30pm Camp closes
A detailed schedule is available at the park. Things are happening hourly.
Modern Food, drinks and bathrooms will be available.
Here is a website for the park and event.
CLICK HERE FOR EVENT WEBSITE
Here are acouple pics from the 225th; also a very large event.
This year is the 230th anniversary of the battle and re-enactors love key years like this. They go all out. This year promises to be the largest Revolutionary War re-enactment in the country!
There will be 67 British and American regiments attending which will include reg infantry, militia, artillery, mounted infantry/cavalry, and loyalists.
The event is fun for all ages! You can:
-tour the park's museum and learn about the battle.
-watch a talk on Molly Pitcher
-children can march around with toy muskets and drill like a soldier.
-Tour the British and American camps
-Shop at the sutlers selling period items
-watch a talk about artillery during the period and see a demonstration.
-watch the battle!!
Saturday's schedule:
10am camp opens
3pm Battle
5pm Camp closes
Sunday's schedule:
10am camp opens
1pm Battle
3:30pm Camp closes
A detailed schedule is available at the park. Things are happening hourly.
Modern Food, drinks and bathrooms will be available.
Here is a website for the park and event.
CLICK HERE FOR EVENT WEBSITE
Here are acouple pics from the 225th; also a very large event.
May 23, 2008
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