Awesome Afternoon

This afternoon my mom & Wallace came up from South Austin to pay me a little visit. It was great to see her & show off all the hard work Eric & I have been putting into our yard (I'll be posting before & after pics sometime soon). She brought me a deeeeelicious lunch from People's Pharmacy (you should try their chicken salad sandwiches ... they are the yummiest around!) & some .77 strawberries, courtesy of the price war between HEB & Newflower Market. Yay for moms! Mine is especially awesome!!

After I scarfed my sandwich, fruit, chips & a cookie (OINK!) we went out to the lake with Wallace, Sophie & Percy in tow. The weather today was amazing & all the dogs had a fantastic time! We were even joined by two other black dogs so we had a full on BBD (big, black dog) convention on our hands!! The only BBD missing from our pack was Simon (& Jack too!). He, my sister & my dad really need to join us next time!

Here are some pics:

Wallace takes in the view

Wallace & Sophie swim waaaay out to investigate
a rock or something in the water

Percy started to meet them on their way back in, but
decided against it. He is not a water dog!Two more BBDs join us ~ Cocomo & Jerry. Thank goodness
everyone played nicely! (the fuzzy blob on the right is a
blob-o-mud that I didn't notice was on my lens until later)Sophie chases Percy to get THE stick - no other stick
was as special as this one!She's got it! Let's get her!!Percy & Sophie play hard ...and Wallace takes a break ...
I had to post this! My mom & I laughed SO hard. There we
were, armed with poopy bags & Wallace decides to make
his deposit in the lake while the others watch. Nice.
Wallace gets his belly dried before heading home

Oops! I did it again ... I took a ton of pictures & only a few have people in them. It really is all about the dogs!

Thanks again for coming up, Mom! I had a blast!!

My Valentines

This post is a little over due, but I only recently got my hands on an electronic version of the pictures so I could share them with you all. Sorry for the delay!

Eric was out of town for Valentine's Day, so Sophie & Percy were my Valentines for the weekend. The timing couldn't have been more perfect for Austin Dog Rescue to have a fundraiser ... the perfect solution to keep my mind off the fact that I was Eric-less for the weekend.

Sophie, Percy & I met Susan & Coco at Lofty Dog. After we posed for our pictures we walked down to Jo's & had some yummy coffee. We had a really great time & here are the pics to prove it!! ;oD

Okay ... well, I know Sophie doesn't look like she's having fun here, but she warmed up a little after a while. She doesn't like the whole "professional camera, lights, paper" thing. I think it makes her nervous.

See, this one is better! Still not exactly a happy camper, but she sure is a pretty one! I just love her ears & expressive little face.

And then there's Percy, the happy-go-lucky goofball, willing to take pictures anytime, any place.

He even got excited about the confetti hearts all over the ground. If you look closely at this photo, you can see he has one stuck to the side of his mouth. He's so silly...

Later on at Jo's...

Did somebody say, "COFFEE"?? I love me some coffee!!

Enough with the pictures, okay Mom?

Susan & Coco (it was SO cold outside!)

My BBDs & I

Thanks SO much to Austin Dog Rescue (www.austindog.org) for putting the fundraiser together & for all you do to help dogs
in need ...

To Ed Lehmann with Fodography (www.fodografy.com) for donating his talent and time ...

And to Lofty Dog (www.austinloftydog.com) for hosting the event & for being generally awesome!