Cuddle Time

Our tired puppy was in a cuddly mood (no, I'm not wrestling him, I was stroking his cheek :)).

more beasties

Abby posing

And Pepper dozing.

Saturday Farmer's market

Finally it's berry season again. The only downside: Dogs are not allowed on the market. So while Pepper and I spend some quality time, Jan heroically heads into the crowd and returns with goodies, goodies, goodies. 

This was taken about 2 weeks ago. I tried to get the dog into the shot, but boy, he is scared of that water fountain!

doggie park dirty

Here's Pepper and Eve wrestling in the dirt. Although it looks like Pepper is winning here, the dust on his back tells a different story - seconds before that picture was taken he was on his back with Eve clearly dominating him.

Summer's here

While Pepper was enjoying his new doggie pool (well, he was walking in it - he's not a fan of getting the rest of his body wet!)

the cats were complaining about their imprisonment.

Happy Birthday Jan!

I love you.

Unwrapping the presents.

No-bake cheese cake with strawberries. Yummy!

Making a wish.

Enjoying the afternoon sun.

Silverfalls state park

Last Saturday, Amy, Nathan, Jan, Pepper and I went to Silverfalls State Park. Amy and Nathan were here to hunt for an apartment for the fall, which they found in record time, freeing some time on Saturday. And with the beautiful weather finally here that made for a fun 9-mile hike.

Unfortunately, we could not walk along the waterfall route (no dogs allowed there!). On the plus side, that "forced" us to walk through the woods - something Jan and I haven't done before.

Pepper did very well, too. He carried his backpack most of the way (I took it off when he got too slow uphills).