Fun in Tahoe

We are having so much fun! I slept like a baby last night. We went for a long walk today. On the way, we stopped by a sled hill to say hi to our friends. Sierra, Yuki, and I ran up and down the hill several times. For some reason Sierra dove onto a moving sled only to bounce off our friend Marley and roll down the icy slope. When she got back on her feet, she let out a few quick yelps to tell Marley to watch where she was going. I had my own fun and ran down the hill to race our friends. I don't need a sled to go fast. I won every time. We continued with our walk and went to the beach. This was Yuki's first time at the beach. She loved it. She's still a puppy and like all puppies, she couldn't stop barking at the waves. That made Mommy and Daddy think of mine and Sierra's puppy days. We barked and barked at the waves too. I just wish there was a way to catch them!

Fun on a Friday

Time sure flies when you're having fun! Today is my one year blog-a-versary. Where does the time go? Being in the snow is so much fun! I have dreams about living in the snow. One day...I hope! Is it just me or do walks in the snow just seem a lot more fun? There are lots of pups here in Lake Tahoe. Look at these three pups. I wonder if they're triplets? We thought they were pretty cute. They kept barking at us. Mommy says it's because they wanted to meet us. Maybe we'll see them tomorrow and we'll get a chance to meet them. We had a lot of fun running around Carnelian Bay. You can see almost see all the way across the lake. Mommy tried to run with us but we're just a little too fast for her. Tahoe water is so refreshing. I can't get enough. I once swam in Lake Tahoe in the dead of winter (according to Daddy). Daddy said we were going for a quick walk to the lake. All of a sudden I saw the waves and I dove in. I had icicles hanging off most of my hair. Too bad we didn't have a digital camera back then. Daddy says I looked like a flocked Christmas tree.

P.S. It was snowing this morning when we woke up. It's the best way to begin the New Year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Thankful Thursday

Guess what I have to be thankful for today? Mommy and Daddy woke us up really early today and told us that we were going on a road trip. To where? To our cabin. We were so excited. We could hardly wait to get there. Sierra and I napped for most of the car ride. When we woke up, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was snow everywhere!!! I wanted to get out of the truck and roll in it right away. As soon as we pulled up to our cabin, we jumped out of the car and ran around in the snow. I'm so thankful that we are here to ring in the New Year. I am also very thankful for all the friends that we have been so fortunate to meet this year via DWB. Your friendships are a blessing. Although we have never met face to face, we feel like we know you very well. The bond of friendship stands strong. Thank you for being such an important part of our lives.

Wordless Wednesday: Look what Mommy brought after dinner with some friends...my favorite

Sierra's scoop

Hi there everyone, I hope you're having a great Tuesday. Today I tried on my new harness for car rides. I am very proud of it. There is soft white fur on the inside and it fits just right. Buckle me in and lets go. I used to wear Teddy Bear's puppy harness, but one day Daddy forgot to click in one side properly. It was poking me in my rib cage and really bugging me. So I chewed on it for a bit and then a little more just to soften it up and before I knew it I had accidentally swallowed a paw length piece of nylon strap. Ooopsie! It took a week for me to regurgitate it so believe me I'll never let that happen again. Mommy was pretty upset at first but then said she was just glad I was alright. Mommy and Daddy were too frugal to buy a harness for me. They didn't want me to ruin another harness by swallowing a piece of it. Guess what? They went to Petco the other day and saw my new harness. It didn't have a price tag so they went to ask the manager how much it would be and he said $5 since it was discontinued. It was too good to pass up. I really enjoy being free in the car but Daddy's says safety first!

Today's surprise...

...was great! Daddy decided to take a play-cation day today. That meant playing all day with Daddy. Yayyyy! But first we worked on cleaning the garden. We pulled weeds. We cut down the tomato plants. We stirred up the compost and spread the dirt around our yard. Now there is hardly anything left of our veggie garden. We cleaned up everything except for the parsley and the strawberry plants. Daddy said they will soon be going into pots to keep them safe until next year. I could still smell some of the goodness left behind by all our veggies from this year. I decided to double check the strawberry plant to make sure there wasn't any fruit. I felt a rain drop and it made me blink. Daddy said it was time to go inside. Our work for the day was done and it was time to wait for the rain to go away so we could go for our walk.

Our first Sunday...

...without the garden. Well folks, we couldn't clean up the garden like we wanted to because it was too muddy back there. Whenever it rains the backyard is off limits. There's a good reason for that too. When I was a just a pup Mommy let me go out there during a storm and as you can see I did more than just leave some pee mail. The first time I drank rain water it was life changing. It tasted so yummy coming right out of the down spout from the rain gutters. I felt so energized by nature that I kind of lost control and started doing big zoomies around the yard and through the muddy grass. That's when I lost my pawing and slipped right into a big mud puddle. Straight to the bath I went and I really don't like bath time. Have any of you slipped into a mud puddle? Daddy says he has a surprise for me but he won't tell me what it is until tomorrow. Oh boy, I can't wait!!!

P.S. It got really hot while Mommy was cooking dinner so she opened the back door for me. I went to the backyard and it didn't seem that muddy. I managed to bring in a little of the mud with me. Nobody's perfect, right?