This past weekend was my first Father's day as a "Father," both step and otherwise. Let me just say that it was all that I had hoped for and more. Our two pups are the lights of our lives and I now understand the anguish that Ron Burgundy went through when Jack Black "punted Baxter."
If anything ever happened to my pups I would definitely have some emotions.
We decided to kick the weekend off by taking our LITTLES to the pool. Planning events with children makes me realize how far removed I am from all of the ins and outs of youth activities. This was made apparent by my choice of picking them up for a day of swiming at 10 am (FYI Pool doesn't open till 1). So, we pick them up, buy some time running errands, then take them to the YMCA which has a FREAKING WAVE POOL!! It was awesome. I even got to go down the water slide and watch Lora refuse to share her intertube with the kids when the waves came on. She loved the waves.
Saturday night we grilled dinner with the Hands' Family - Nathan, Laura, and Owen. Owen is 3 months old and in the 98th percentile for size. He is such a happy baby and we had a great time with the Hands'.
Sunday afternoon we celebrated Franklin Moore's 2nd birthday with Ali and Andrew. Frank came over with dog treats for all!! Kia was very jealous of Frank's knack for swimming! She would stand on the side of the pond and watch in awe of his ability, and whine alot. Andrew would throw Franks toy out into the pond, Frank would go swimming and get it as Kia cried at the side of the pond, then when he got to shore she would take the toy from him and shake it furiously as if to say "what the hell were you doing out there in that pond!?" Then we would have to take the toy from Kia and throw it back out for Frank. REPEAT THAT 1O TIMES.
Of course, Tex took on the role of little brother. All he wanted to do was play with the big kids but he just doesn't have the size or agility yet, so he ended up sitting next to Lora, chewing on grass and watching.
Overall a great first Father's Day weekend and I couldn't ask for two better (or more different) pups then Kia and Tex!
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We decided to kick the weekend off by taking our LITTLES to the pool. Planning events with children makes me realize how far removed I am from all of the ins and outs of youth activities. This was made apparent by my choice of picking them up for a day of swiming at 10 am (FYI Pool doesn't open till 1). So, we pick them up, buy some time running errands, then take them to the YMCA which has a FREAKING WAVE POOL!! It was awesome. I even got to go down the water slide and watch Lora refuse to share her intertube with the kids when the waves came on. She loved the waves.
Saturday night we grilled dinner with the Hands' Family - Nathan, Laura, and Owen. Owen is 3 months old and in the 98th percentile for size. He is such a happy baby and we had a great time with the Hands'.
Sunday afternoon we celebrated Franklin Moore's 2nd birthday with Ali and Andrew. Frank came over with dog treats for all!! Kia was very jealous of Frank's knack for swimming! She would stand on the side of the pond and watch in awe of his ability, and whine alot. Andrew would throw Franks toy out into the pond, Frank would go swimming and get it as Kia cried at the side of the pond, then when he got to shore she would take the toy from him and shake it furiously as if to say "what the hell were you doing out there in that pond!?" Then we would have to take the toy from Kia and throw it back out for Frank. REPEAT THAT 1O TIMES.
Of course, Tex took on the role of little brother. All he wanted to do was play with the big kids but he just doesn't have the size or agility yet, so he ended up sitting next to Lora, chewing on grass and watching.
Overall a great first Father's Day weekend and I couldn't ask for two better (or more different) pups then Kia and Tex!
