A Luau at a Lake!

Aunt Katie had a party for Mom and I this weekend. It was for our graduation, and she invited my grandparents and my aunts and uncles and people cousins. It was a luau party. I ain't been to one of those before, but it was pretty cool. Mom got me a flower necklace called a "lei" to wear. I sorta liked it. I wore it all night and didn't even care that I had it on! Here are a couple of pictures of me in my lei. Pretty cool, huh?

Our party was at a place called a lake. I don't think I've ever been to one of those before. I really liked to sniff around the dock and along the beach. I'd never sniffed a lake before, so that was really cool. Mom took lots of pictures of me sniffin' the lake 'cause I was so brave. The lake didn't scare me at all!

I was a really brave doggie during our luau party. I did get a little too brave, though, and wandered off a bit. Mom got after me for going so far away. I was just havin' fun sniffing! Can you see me in this picture? I'm all of the way over by those big weeds. He he he!

And here I am runnin' back after Mom called me...

It was a fun luau party. I was really super tired the next day, though!

Digging and Digging and Digging

I dig and dig in my blankies and doggie bed. One of these days you would think that I'd actually make a hole. But noooo... I can't even seem to make a dent. I just end up burying myself!

Sad Skunk News

I have apparently squeaked the squawk right out of a squeaker. I don't usually break my toys (except for that little goose that I pulled the head off of...). There's just something about that skunk, though. I love that thing. And tonight Mom and I discovered that the squeaker in the tail no longer works. Oops. The one in the skunk's head's o.k., though, so I can still squeak there.

I've pulled some of the fur off of the side, too. Maybe I've been a little rougher with the skunk than I am with my other toys. I'm telling ya, though...that's an awesome skunk! Mom's gonna need to go back to Galena and get me another one.

Cleaning My Office

Mom cleaned my office today! Some people call it a "crate," but Mom says that since that's where I work all day, it must be my "office." I spend time there watchin' QVC.

Anyway, she doesn't usually wash all my blankies unless I have an accident or something in there. But tonight she said that my blankies were looking grungy, so she washed 'em. I guess it's been a long time since I've had any accidents. Yeah for me!

I like to climb in there and check things out after she puts my office back together with the clean blankies. I've gotta make sure she put everything back where it's supposed to be. Tonight she tried to take a picture of me snooping through my blankies, but I wouldn't let her. I kept posing for her instead! I got tired, though, so I finally just took a nap.

Squeaky Skunk!

I completely forgotted about a special toy that Mom bought me in Galena! She said it was part for my birthday and part for my Galena souvenirs. It's a squeaky toy skunk. Mom said that we had to get the skunk toy 'cause I tooted in Aunt Katie's van on the trip to Galena and it was super stinky. He he he! I thought that was pretty funny. You should have seen Mom and Aunt Katie when I did that!

Anyways, Mom got the squeaky skunk out of the package tonight and we played and played and played. This thing is so cool! I LOVE IT! It's really long and it has squeakers in both ends. Best of all, it doesn't have any stuffing inside, so it's easy for me to find those squeakers with my tiny little teeth! Perfect for tugging on, too. Mom and I had a bunch of fun playing with it. I was flingin' it around on my own, too. One time I flung so hard that I knocked myself over sideways. That was pretty funny!

We played so much that I kinda got tired and had to lay down by my skunk. Mom took lots of pictures...

Vacation: Day 4 and the Trip Home

On the last day of our vacation, I got Mom up really early. She wasn't too happy about that 'cause she and Aunt Katie had been up late again. But, hey...a doggie's gotta potty, you know!

Before we packed up our cabin, Mom and Aunt Katie and I went to a place called Casper Bluffs. Mom said we were looking at some Indian burial mounds there. I have no idea what those are. I liked Casper Bluffs, though, 'cause there was lots and lots of room for me to run and explore. Mom kept me on my stupid leash there because she said she didn't know what I'd get into. Where's the trust?!

Here are some pictures of Mom, Aunt Katie, and I at Casper Bluffs:

I was tired when we left there, but I still had fun lookin' out the window of the van. Mom likes this picture...

Then we had to go back to our cabin to pack up to leave. I didn't want to leave, though, so I wouldn't listen to Mom and come back. I took off down the lane towards another cabin. I got in a little trouble. Here are some pictures of me being naughty... Just look at my tail and you can see just how unhappy I was about leaving!

We went shopping again after we packed up and left our cozy cabin. I got to ride around in my doggie bag. I was excited this time. Mom thought it was funny that I stuck my tail out the back of the bag and was waggin' away.

It was a hot day, though, and I got pretty tired. I fell asleep in my bag with my face smooshed against the side.

We started the drive home after we finished shopping. Mom put me in the backseat again, but I didn't care 'cause I was SO TIRED. I slept the entire way. We went to Aunt Katie's house and got our car, and then we went to Aunt Katie's Mom's house to say "hi" and get our stuff out of Aunt Katie's van. I liked Grandma Connie and Grandpa Wes's house. They had lots of stuff for me to sniff and roll around in. Mom kept telling me to stop 'cause she didn't want me rolling in chicken or peacock poop. She's no fun. (he he he!)

And then Mom and I drove to our house. I had a good time on our road trip, but I was so very glad to be home!

Vacation: Day 3

On the next day of my vacation with Mom and Aunt Katie, I got Mom up early so that I could go look at those alpacas again. I sorta needed to potty, too, of course. I liked staying with the alpacas, though, 'cause Mom didn't put me on my leash very often. I was FREE! That rocks.

Mom and Aunt Katie had to go do some stuff again that day, so I was in charge of the cabin yet again, too. They got back early this time, though, and we had some fun sitting outside at a picnic table. Aunt Katie was cookin' people food on a grill there, so Mom and I kept her company. I loved romping around in the grass. That was so much fun. I got to sniff all sorts of stuff, too.

Here are some pictures of me romping around and playing with Mom.