Any Day Now...HOPEFULLY!

Still no baby yet. The "official" due date is this Saturday (July 2nd). There are days that I feel like he should be coming at any minute, but nothing has happened yet. I am about ready to start bribing him to come out if he does not arrive soon. Kylee is excited about being little brother's helper and teaching him so many things, but I have a feeling her attitude might change a little once he actually arrives.

We will make sure to take plenty of pictures when he arrives so I can post them.

Almost Complete!

After 10 days Kurt has finally made it to Idaho! Yeah! Our stuff from the moving truck also arrived yesterday. After some bad instructions from a blonde (me, oops), everything arrived and was pretty much in one piece. (Poor truck drivers got stuck in the parking lot, had to move a large dumpster and railroad ties to eventually get out.)

Today's activities: get everything put together and put away in the apartment!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day everyone! 

I am sure your dogs would say this themselves if they could; it just comes out with tail wags and kisses instead. Kylee and I hope that you all have a great Mother's Day!

Update: We have more than half our apartment packed. Yeah! (Little hard at times with Kylee's assistance.) Kylee is finally getting over the viral infection she caught. Not even one day after our last dog walks (Saturday morning) Kylee had a 104 fever again for 5 days. Wow! That was the loooongest week of my life. 6 days and counting before Kurt graduates and 10 days before Kylee, Sadie, and I fly to Idaho.

Riley & Murphy: Number 1 Fan

So I apologize ahead of time when I state they my photography does not do this story justice. You can only guess so well at exactly what you may be taking a picture of when you have to do it over and behind your head.

Murphy LOVES to give Kylee kisses on her face, hands and legs. He will also bunt her with his wet nose until he sends her into hysterical laughter. It is hilarious to watch, especially if Kylee has eaten a peanut butter sandwich recently. (This really makes him lick her from head to toe.)

If you were wondering if Kylee enjoys this teasing, the answer can be answered through this picture: Yes! Kylee will try to encourage him to come and get her. If that does not work, she will hang upside down from my backpack until she is right in his face and he just can't resist.

What could I be holding that has peaked Murphy's interest so much? A toy? A treat? Nope, it is a Kylee! Yep, this guys really gets excited to see her and loves to chase her around and play with her. I will carry Kylee around sometimes and have Murphy chase her. Another activity that will just make her laugh and laugh.

Riley likes to give Kylee her space, but he is never too cool to not beg for a treat if she has one for him every once in awhile. You should see him work those puppy dog eyes on her. Gets her every time. Talk about personal delivery, he is even willing to deliver his treat Kong right to us for easy treat dispensing.

Douglas: Goin' on a Duck Hunt

Since February or March, Kylee and Douglas started making the duck pond behind his apartment one of our regular stops along our walks.

These two learned very quickly that the best way to lure the ducks and geese in are with "special duck treats." This can consist of bread, crackers, or popcorn. The hard part: keeping the food away from Douglas. When you throw the food into the water he can't decide which is more exciting, the food or the ducks at close range.

This has become such a routine that if I even now mention a walk with Douglas, Kylee starts mentioning the ducks right away. (It is to the point that if we even drive on the road near the pond, she will start quaking like a duck.)

Douglas has learned quickly that we are not the only people that come along and bring food to the ducks. He tries to scan the area for any leftover handouts. Thankfully, he usually finds nothing or I find it first. Those darn ducks just do such a great clean up job. Poor Douglas!

At the end of our walk there was a little one-year-old that just screamed with excitement when she saw Douglas come around the corner. He was a good sport and survived the petting, the patting, and the squealing. I think you made that little girl's day Douglas.

Blue: Traffic Jam

I will have to admit to this little "area" definitely not being stroller friendly. It is a great route to take Blue on for walks, we just always end up with an interesting situation for a minute or two every time we try to scale over the wall with the stroller.

The hurdle (easily and gracefully leaped by Blue):

The traffic jam (Kylee high centered with no where to go):

Stuck! (Optimistic point made by Kylee-there are leaves to look at and touch at least):

Patiently waiting (Blue has learned to wait patiently while the not so talented Kylee and I cumbersomely make it over the little wall):

Composure regained and we are off like nothing happened for the past minute or two.

Credits Awarded: I have to give Blue credit for waiting for us and not being embarrassed that this situation keeps occurring. I give Kylee credit for hanging sideways in her stroller without a complaint. And I would also like to give my arm credit for finally being strong enough now to pick up the stroller with just one hand.

Murphy: The "Zoomies" and a Little Bit of Wrestling

Sometimes Murphy will not have gotten all of his energy out during our walks. These are the times you are going to see a brown blur flying around the table, over the couches, and sliding across the floor. What can set this off? Sometimes absolutely nothing. Other times, running around yourself, or getting him excited with a toy. All Kylee needs to do sometimes is just crawl on the couch and Murphy is off and on the run.

Now that Murphy has new hardwood floors in his apartment, the zoomies have now even turned funnier to watch. He has definitely gotten better at maneuvering these slippery floors, but there are times he starts to slide and cannot stop.

It is hilarious to watch Murphy and Kylee play now since she has gotten bigger. They will both climb/hop on the couch and will try to chase and wrestle with one another. Most of the time Murphy will give Kylee the slip right before she has almost gotten him. Once in while though, he will let her give him a big bear hug and then shoot out from underneath her. This always sets her off into a burst of laughter followed by Murphy barking and telling her to start chasing him again.

 Today there was so much excitement that Murphy grabbed his crate pad and pulled it out of his crate. Every time I put his crate bedding back together he would snatch it back out and try to run off with it. After a minute, he was able to be distracted by a toy long enough for his crate to be put back together.