Pool Time

We definitely have a water baby on our hands.  She loves bath time and absolutely loves being in the pool!

The only thing better than a pool, is a pool with mud nearby.

July 4th 2012

We had a blast for the 4th of July this year.  We've discovered that Amelia loves fireworks which is a good thing in a family like ours.

We actually celebrated the weekend before the 4th which gave us plenty of time to hang out.  Amelia discovered Grandma's toy cabinet and her awesome selection of toys.

Patton had a blast with Bentley and Winston.

And we discovered that he loves the sprinkler.  Doesn't like the water (see the post titled Dog Splash) but loves the sprinkler.  He's a strange dog.

He also loves gardening.  I'm not sure that Grandpa appreciated the help.

Amelia got to ride in the Mustang on the way to Carol and Ed's.

Patton also got to attend the 4th this year.  He's not a normal dog.  He'd rather sit on my lap than on the ground.

Allie was there!!! She loved Ed's new (well, new to Ed) toy.

Amelia pointing to the baby.  Ummm, there's not that much difference in age.

Allie found a squirt gun but she couldn't quite figure how to properly use it.  She kept squirting herself in the face instead of the person ahead of her.  She loved it and we loved watching it!

We also escaped to the pool with Allie, Katlyn, and Carley.  Those girls had so much fun playing in the pool together.

All in all, it was a fast, but fantastic weekend!

Dog Splash

The Greater Lincoln Obedience Club and Lincoln Parks & Rec sponsor a dog splash every year at Star City Shores.  The pool is closing for the season so they let the dogs in.  We had to take Patton this year.  He isn't the fondest of water but it sounded like so much fun.

I wish I had thought to take a picture of the parking lot.  The place was packed.  Dogs for miles. 

We arrived a bit early so we had to wait in line.  Do you know what waiting in line with a Great Dane is like?  He thinks every human around him is his best friend.  He sticks his nose under the arms of the people in front of us, as if to say, I'm here, pet me now.  Talk about a lack of personal space. 

I did snap this one picture while waiting in line.  Where do you even purchase a dog swimming suit?

Once we got inside and got the "rules" straightened out (dogs on leash unless in water, humans can only go knee deep), Dave took Patton in.  Notice his high stepping.  He kept pulling his legs up in an attempt to get out of the water.  It was pretty comical.  Poor guy couldn't figure out how to get out of the way of the water.

He did get in pretty deep, at least for him.

Erik and Megan and their two dogs joined us.  They were smart owners and thought to bring tennis balls for their dogs to fetch.  Patton did enjoy helping to fetch their tennis balls though I think it was because we don't let him have tennis balls (too small) rather than the water.

We met another Dane.  I thought Patton might pick up some water tips from him.

Guess not.

We will definitely be going back next year (with toys).  I would guess there were at least 100 dogs in the pool and it was so much fun watching all of them.  Some of the dogs even swam in the deep end of the pool. Gasp.  Maybe we can strive for that next year (or not).

13 Months Old!

Ha!  I just posted the 14 month pictures and realized I hadn't posted the 13 month photos!  I guess you can easily compare how much she's changed in one month!