Well, bye-bye June! Here comes July!! I get to go see Fireworks this weekend!! Mommy thinks I will be scared of all the big booms. But I think I will like it (if I can stay awake!!). Mommy has to work til dusk on July 4th, so we are going to meet her at Horsetooth - There's a really good view of the fireworks from one of the dams. She's also going to use her "ranger abilities" to see if we can camp for a couple of nights this weekend too. The campground is all reserved, but there are a few "Hold" sites that no one knows about. So maybe she can sweet talk someone into letting us have one! My first camping trip!!

Last weekend, Daddy finally found some time to stain the deck - and he did a good job! Doesn't it look nice!!

Now we just have to finish the patio part! Mommy and Daddy want to make all that dirt part in the middle one big patio, and put some kinda shade over it.

Today Mommy and I took Mowgli to the "doggie swim beach" at Horsetooth. It's really cool!! It's a sandy area that's not really a swim beach, so doggies are allowed to go there!! Mo-Mo got to play with some other dogs and play in the water. (He doesn't swim very well) Mommy made me get in some too, but I prefered the dry sand of the beach. It was fun though, and we were all very tired when we got home!! Mommy and I both took a nap on the couch, and well, just look at how tired Mo-Mo was:

Next time we will take Piper, cuz Mommy says it's too hard to take two doggies and Me at the same time! It's been really hot here, so I think tomorrow we are just going to stay inside in the air conditioning!! Have a good Holiday weekend everyone!!

Hey there! So things have been really busy this last week, as you know Mommy's been moved to Horsetooth Mountain Park, but no one has taken over her old position, so she's been kinda working two jobs to get everything covered. Which means that she only had one day off this week. So I got to spend a lot of time at Ginny's house playing with Sophia. I like having someone to play with, but I don't like that I don't get all the attention. :( Mommy and Daddy say it's good for me to learn, cuz I gotta share stuff, even attention - but that doesn't mean that I have to like it!

Also I have been kinda grouchy, Mommy thinks I have more teeth coming in, maybe even molars (whatever those are!) So They keep giving me this stuff that tastes like berries and it makes my mouth stop hurting! Except it only works for a little while, and then I wake up in the middle of the night and my mouth hurts again! So I just SCREAM, and SCREAM, and SCREAM!! Then Mommy or Daddy comes in and gives me more!! Here's a picture of me chewing on Mommy's belt to help the hurting:

And one of me falling asleep on Mommy's knee one night.

Also guess what!! Mommy got to play with a RATTLESNAKE today at work!! It got tangled in some mesh groundcover stuff near a trailhead, and Mommy and her Boss had to cut it out!! Her boss held it's head down with the snake pole while Mommy cut the snake loose, then her boss took it far away to let it go! Mommy said it was interesting, but she wasn't really scared, I guess she trusted her boss a lot!!

Tomorrow we are going out to breakfast to celebrate Mommy and Daddy's Anniversary. They said they have been married for 7 years!! That must be a long time, cuz I know how long in took for me to be 1 year!! I can't imagine 7 of those!! And Daddy and I got haircuts tonight! Mommy said that this is my 6th or 7th haircut - she lost count a long time ago! (and probably Daddy's 700th!!) So enjoy the pictures everyone! And have a good weekend!

Hi all!! Things are going good here in sunny Colorado!! Update on Mommy's Job - She has been moved. She still is working for Horsetooth, but she was assigned to patrol the South Bay area (campground, boat ramps, and swim beach). Now she has been moved to the actual Mountain Park!! YEAH - She is excited!! That means she gets to patrol 29 miles of trails (not every day, just in general) and she gets to be the first Mountain Bike Ranger!! (Even though the mountain bike they got is too big for her!) It's technically not a promotion, but Mommy is looking at it that way, since it's a much better assignment - Less law enforcement and more hiking and mountain biking!! Mommy and I are missing Daddy this week. He's in Missouri for his job. Thank goodness he will be back tomorrow!!

So anyways - this whole morning nap thing is kinda getting old!! I'm a big boy now and I don't want to take them, but Mommy says my body just isn't ready for that. I give her a really hard time when it's time to take a nap. So she let's me stay up, and this is what happens:

I fall asleep in the weirdest places!! Sometimes she let's me stay there, other times she attempts to take me to my crib! Aren't I silly!! Here's another picture of me being silly:
Mommy tried to give me some of her popsicle, but I dropped it. We couldn't find it anywhere - until we noticed that my pocket was wet (and smelled like bananas!) Yep- you guessed it - It fell right into my pocket!! Imagine that!!

Also, I'm walking EVERYWHERE!! And I can stand up with out holding on too!! Mommy took some videos, so check those out! Well not a whole lot else going on here! Father's Day is coming up, so Happy Father's Day to all the Daddy's and GrandDaddy's!! Mommy and I got Daddy a Barbeque recipe book, but she was busy with me and didn't hide it, so Daddy got it early!! Have a good week everyone!!

Well, things are starting to return to normal. But I already miss Grandma and Grandpa Louie, and the rest of the family. They left on Wednesday, but we had a lot of fun before they went!! I got to show them Rocky Mountain National Park, Horsetooth Reservoir, and some really cool stuff in Denver. On Tuesday Uncle Stan, Aunt Janice, Caleb, Maddie and Vanessa went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (and got to see a really cool exhibit on Gold), and Mommy, Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa and I went to the Denver Botanical Gardens. The Gardens were really pretty!! Mommy took LOTS of pictures of all the flowers!! You can see them all in the Kodak album called "Family Time" (see the list on the right). But here's a few to preview!

Me and Daddy playing in Horsetooth Reservoir

Me with Mommy at Horsetooth

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my 1 year check up. (and I got a lot of yucky shots!!) But I have grown a BUNCH!! I am now 31 and 3/4 inches tall, and I weigh almost 22 lbs. I'm still in the 95% for my height. And today Mommy and I went shopping at Oshkosh to buy clothes with the gift card from Uncle Rodger. She had to get me all 18 months, because I'm just growing so fast!! Some of the shorts are a little big still (cuz of my skinny waist and non-existant rear-end!), but my cloth diapers usually take care of that problem! And I have a new babysitter again! Her name is Ginny (short for Virginia), and she lives on the other side of our addition. She is really nice and has a little girl named Sophia that is only 3 months old. (I hope she grows up fast so that I can play with her!) I start going there tomorrow! This weekend Mommy and Daddy are going to see a movie, and I get to go too. It's at the Drive-in, so I'll probably sleep through it! Well have a good weekend everyone!!