New Friends

Last weekend Hudson and I made the drive through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to visit our good friends Johanna, Tyler and their newest addition Josephine. Josephine is a 5 month old French Bulldog (so cute). We both had an amazing time and it was great to see Johanna again. He doesn't have a problem with people, but he was a little unsure of himself at first around another dog. He was a little aggressive the first day towards Josephine, but by the time we were getting ready to leave he was playing and tumbling around with her and not wanting to go. We are both looking forward to going back again to spend sometime with Johanna, Tyler and Josephine, but next time we will have to bring Rob.

A little outside play time

Some much needed down time

Johanna and her little girl Josephine

The finer things in life

The last two days have been marked by profound discoveries and a significant advancement in one of Hudson's beagle skills...digging! Yesterday, he was introduced to his first ever pig's-ear. It was truly love at first sight or scent or taste, whatever. He immediately found a comfortable spot on the floor and indulged in one of life's great puppy pleasures. Melissa and I were thrilled to see him so happy, but we were soon jealous that all his attention had shifted away from us. As we attempted to substitute his new favorite treat with his favorite toy, he quickly escaped out the open door to the backyard...giant pig's ear in tow. Before we knew it, he was in Melissa's garden digging a hole to hide the delicious new discovery from us! I swear that puppy has some sort of immunity from Melissa's fury...I wish I could have some of his cuteness! She did not even get upset when he rolled around in the dirt immediately after giving him a bath the other day...I totally think he did it just to show her who's boss. Anyway, back to the pig's ear story. Throughout the day, he dug it up several times, gnawed on it a bit, and then buried it in a new place to keep us guessing. I'm not sure he even knows where it is anymore...

Today, Hudson was determined to prevent Melissa from doing any work in the garden. I'm not sure if it was because he did not want her to find his hidden treat or he just wanted to play. In any case, he was pretty successful in distracting her for a while. That is, until he discovered the luscious WATERMELON growing out there!!!!

Today is going to be a wonderful day!

Lets begin with football. Being on the west coast Big 10 football is a no-go out here so the fact that I get to watch Michigan, Ohio State and MSU all play, that is a perfect day all by itself. But the day does get better. To help get back in shape I have been doing weight watchers and I have an additional 35 points to use today. This will come in handy tonight since Rob and I are going to celebrate my birthday and I get to eat cake...yumm.

On another good note-Rob's little brother, Kevin, has survived a Hurricane. Kevin is celebrating his 23rd birthday with Ike. Happy Birthday.

My Ankles Hurt

Our little spitfire has really turned into an "Ankle Biter". I can't seem to walk anywhere and he is nipping at my heels, literally. I was trying to snap a cute picture of him and it went from cute to...

"I am going to bite your camera and there is nothing you can do about it".

(he is still the cutest thing ever)