Yoiks - Summer Cut

Macy told the groomer to do a summer cut and Baily got it.  We had scheduled it for 3 weeks ago so he was definitely shaggy...but...I wasn't quite ready for this.  It will be much better for the summer, and we have to be watching for ticks, but when they walked in the door my mouth dropped.

We lost our Muppet for the summer, but we have regained our pup, who has been a very sick dog.  As Macy said, hair is only skin deep..."say what".

Before and after.

Love you, Baily!




We let him get too shaggy.







His poodle roots show through, but he'll be our fluffball real soon.

I know... poor puppy.  But he's the same old skamp, which we love.  Tough 3 weeks.

Da Bear

Love reading articles about defending bird feeders from squirrels and coons...but we have bigger fish to fry.  Very fuzzy, spur of the moment, but here's what greeted Macy and Baily when they went out the door for a walk.

Mall Visit

Friday we took a quick trip to the Mall and visited the Museum of Natural History.  Beckett loves dinosaurs and this is the "go to" place to see them with the best collection in the world.




We parked in Scott's parking spot by his office and took the Metro to the Mall.




Ready to Rumble!



T-Rex, Beckett's favorite dino.



Beckett knew just about every skeleton by name...and corrected the rest of us when we made mistakes.



Had to ride the merry-go-round by the Smithsonian Castle.



Our jolly crew...Renee had to work :(



Dawgs

Baily, Cooper, and Caya kept us busy our entire visit.  After some initial "bumps" in getting to know one another they got along fine.  They are all good with kids and soon became just another part of the fun.  Here's some pics with the dogs involved.



Lucas checks out Baily...the other dogs were outside looking in.



Delaney and Caya

Beckett, Cooper, and the Blue Angel.  Beckett got a Blue Angel plane at the Dulles Air and Space Museum and it became a constant companion.



In this shot I don't think Heather knew Baily was there.




She does in this shot!




When Baily wanted to play with Cooper and Caya he would start barking.  He barked alot.




It didn't take long for the chaos to begin.



Back from Virginia

We're back from our two week road trip to visit Lucas, Renee, and Scott.  Had a wonderful time, and over the next few days will post some pics.  We got to spend 10 days with Lucas, including 4 days of baby/dog sitting while Mom and Dad were working.  Delaney, Beckett, Heather and Frank joined us on Thursday of last week as well, so it was great family time.  It was tough to leave.

I liked this shot of Lucas and Grandma.

Northwoods Children's Museum

Heather and the kids came up for a short visit this week, and Tuesday we went to the Northwoods Children's Museum in Eagle River.  A newly discovered gem, it was outstanding, and we really enjoyed it.  We'll be returning quite often I would guess.




Everything is interactive.  Here Beckett is launching a boat in the moving stream that winds it was through the museum.




My favorite was this giant soap bubble ring.  The circular trough is filled with soap detergent.




You stand in the middle and pull up the ring.  It takes some practice.




Hard to see the soap bubble but it's bursting here.




It was a bit overwhelming for Delaney, but she took it all in.




Shopping in the grocery store...sponsored by Trig's!




The check out even had a bar code reader




Delaney and Grandma taking a break




Back home...a good time was had by all!



Easter Egg Hunt

It's come to this...



Macy explains to Baily what an Easter egg hunt is.



Macy "hides" the egg



Baily goes through the motions of pretending he doesn't know where the egg is.




Baily "finds" the egg




Baily devours said egg.




Everybody's happy!