Happy Birthday!!! -puts on black tophat-

Sorry for the Frosty the Snowman referance... I couldn't help myself. XD

Anyway, today is Pilaf's birthday!!! My, how time flies. It seems like just yesterday I brought her home from the hospital, er, I mean, kennel. =P I am more and more pleased with P-Lilly every day, and frankly, I can tell she is starting to get bored. I have to teach her something new every day just to keep her occupied! She is a smart one, and a sweet one. Such a people pleaser...

This last Monday Pilaf got to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for Homeschool day. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of her in the aquarium, but I got some great ones outside of it! I also got some cute pictures at Bubba Gump's, but they are on the wrong camera, so I will post them when I get them.

Here is my cutie!

Do you think any of these are good enough for a calendar submission? I really like the 4th and 5th from the bottom, but what do you guys think?

Wait for it... Pciture Spam!

Okay, so I figured I would give you all a little update on my brown rice and fine watches.

Yup, Pilaf and Cartier are doing really well! Both of them have their little quirks, of course, but I love 'em anyway!

Also, just a quick little note. D4D is turning 5, and its B-day party is Saturday!!! I am going, and I am pretty sure Franky will be there. I can't wait! Hopefully I will have plenty of picture to show y'all.

Now on to the puppy pictures. That is what you wanted to see, right? Thats what I thought...

First, our outing to the Fire Station...

Pilaf was a little ervous and excited at first, but she got over it.

Showing off her new snap-around collar. I love these things! So helpful for exciteable dogs like P-Lilly.

Cartier wasn't quite sure about the whole thing, but he was a good sport!

This is little Finney. He is a 16 week old moose, weighing in at over 40 pounds!!! Our little Aussie boy, donated from a school in Australia. What a cutie!

Now for a picture dump of both pups from the past 1-2 weeks. =]

"Hi Mommy!" =]

Pilaf posing.

Pilaf has been at a puppy-sitters the last few days (a new girl wanted a dog to takr to school) so I have been having fun with just the boy and myself. Hence the following pictures...

"Can we stop these now..."

The fluffiest part of his body is his head. He lost his body fluff really early on. In fact, my CFR thought he was a 3/4 cross when she first saw him!

Practicing his sit stay. As you can see, he is already entering his leggy stage. =P

But even with the long legs, he can't get rid of his baby face. =)

Don't be fooled by this seemingly innocent face...

Lights, camera, action shots!

Moments before he runs headlong into you...

And here he goes again...

"Look mom, I can fly!"

"Did you see me mom, did you see me?!?!? I was flyin'!"

Thanks for reading!!!

~Taelor, Pilaf, and Cartier

Picture Post!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

Here are pictures, from the Pilaf pickup to (almost) present!

The Pickup!

Pilaf sibs (I think Pilot is somewhere in here...)

I just love this next pic...

Christmas!!!

Explanation of the next pictures: We put this stuffed Santa out on the floor next to our couch for decoration, and Franklin fell in love. He would sleep curled up with it every day. He never chewed on it, just snuggled. I wish I had a picture with his vest on, one of these would be cute for the calendar!

My sweet babies, about a week after getting Pilaf. She already new down stay!

Franklin's Birthday, February 1st. He wore this ballon tied to his collar all day long...

Pilaf at the Vet

The pack of mini followers:

I just love this picture. You can't really tell by Frankie's face, but he adored this kid...
How they sleep in the car... all curled up around each other (we have a small car)
The most recent picture I have of them together:

Franklin and Pilaf had a BIG day yesterday. We woke up at about 5:00 in the morning, and started driving to Corning (a little town near Redding) for my brother's Awana Bible Quizing and Games day. It was a competition with kids from clubs all over California, Oregon, and Nevada. We first met at a little church for the opening ceremonies, where Franklin and Pilaf kenneled nicely together under a pew. Then, we moved into a really tiny and cramped gym, where the pups slept nicely for about 1-2 hours (i can't remember... lol)We then went to Subway for a quick lunch, and then off to a high school for games in the gym, where the pups got to work amidst all of the noise and chaos for another 1-2 hours. Then it was another long car ride, and off to dinner at a BBQ resteraunt in Woodland, before we made our way back home at about 8:00 in the evening. All together a long and exciting trip for Pilaf, but I was very proud of both of them! I have several cute pictures, but I can't post them until I clear of space on my computer so I can upload them! =P

~Taelor, Franklin, and Pilaf