a month worth of happenings, and some... (photo heavy)

The kid is curious about EVERYTHING. :)

Grandma Kim (Shira) came out for a quick visit to see how the kid was growing up.  We agreed that I should grow him up a bit more and change his name (in case he stays longer than just a bit).  He is now Mason - and will be registered as Tanalyn's First Stone. 

9.5 weeks old

sometimes, he's just CUTE.

*grin*

We packed up and went to San Diego over the weekend of the 18th of June.  My cousin got married on the beach behind Hotel del Coronado on 6/18.  It was SO beautiful there..  :)

mountains made of boulders. 

We stayed down the street from the Maritime Museum.  It was a great walk for all of us!

Mason sitting on a big wooden chunk along the harbor.  He turned many heads sitting there.  :)

Mason's first hotel visit! 

  

pretty girl, who is steadily losing every hair on her body

There's a spot left for me...  barely.  LOL

Yes, he WAS having a mischievous moment

My cousin, being a goof on our way to his wedding.

 My cousin's daughter, her husband and I surprised my cousin for his wedding day.  We met them at his hotel and said HI while he was waiting for the elevator.  It was an amazing time, surprising him...  :) 

ship building as we went over the bridge to Coronado Island

the bridge to the island

from the top of the bridge

One of the many beautiful sights at the hotel

about the hotel

Judy, me and Don.

Judy and Tresha (Don's daughter)

Awww :)

kissing his bride

Later, when we were taking pictures, I looked up and saw this..

!!!!  I know, right?!?!!  I died.  It was hilarious.  I had to take pictures to prove that it did really happen! (even if it wasn't for me! ;-)  )

 We went to dinner and they went bar hopping after the wedding.  It was a picture perfect day, and I'm so happy that I could be there to share that with them.  Before I left the next day, I took the dogs to the beach on our way out of town...  THIS is what I saw when I came over the crest to see the beach.  Lots of people and dogs!! *note the guy on the left - I think he's saying "crazy lady with 4 dogs and a camera!"* LOL

 For those who know me, crowds aren't my 'thing', so when I saw the gobs of folks at Dog Beach, I *almost* turned around.  I just couldn't tho - I had come that far...

The official sign for the dog beach.  It said "the Original" and I think it had a date of 1972 on it. 

Oh the crowds!

Sedona was SO excited to be at the beach!  It was adorable.  She'd been once before and it must have really made an impression on her.  Her 5th birthday was the day of Don and Judy's wedding (the 18th), so unfortunately, she didn't get her extra special day.  I hope the beach made up for it...  

Sedona LOVES the beach!!!!

Mason experiencing the ocean for the first time

*must keep tail as HIGH as possible so as not to get it wet* ;-)

Do you have any idea how hard it is to take pictures AND manage four dogs on the beach on leash with all other dogs OFF leash??  *sigh*  I got Chance's foot anyway ;-)

"So ya see, kid..."

waiting an approaching dog

"if i stand really still, maybe this water stuff will go away again"

keepin the tail dry... ;-)

See - Chance really WAS there!!

my two water-babies (again - note the matching tails to the sky thing)

water babies :)

and the surf comes in :)

our posed beach picture. 

 The trip was great, and the puppy handled the trip like a TROOPER!  House training was ok, socialization was great.  He was rock solid the whole time - I was so proud of him! 

Mason's FAVORITE spot in the world - the laundry room

Mason is doing well with house training.  We've been working on going outside since he was about 6 weeks old.  Now we're working on getting the hang of the doggie door.  

Really?  Doggie door is RIGHT there, dude.

"I left something for you, mom"

Another 'joy of living in the desert' moment occured this week..  I saw something that I thought was a big moth on my wall in my bedroom.  When I came closer, I noticed it was *this* guy.  Little baby lizard.  :)  

too cute!

I put him outside in the bushes - I hope he survives.  :) 

Ok - So that's what's been happening...  in addition to the grad school semester from.....  yea.  It's been one heck of a semester.  geology ends on 7/16, thank goodness.  The others end on 8/5 I think.  Not soon enough, in my opinion. 

I will try to keep up a little better :) 

The Chronicles of Adam 6/06/11 & other things too!

LOOK!  Look what we have!!!!

TWO UPPY EARS!!

Now he's looking like a big dog... 

despite being in the process of losing every last hair on her body, she's still beautiful... <3

I had to take Kota to the vet tonight.  Poor Ko had a nasty oozy thing on his face.  Turns out he managed to get himself quite the angry hot spot...  causing an icky dermatitis from his lower jaw line to his inner ear edge.  It's swollen and red and ANGRY.  We're hoping to see significant improvement now that it's cleaned up and we're treating it.  I'd never experienced a hot spot before.  Leave it to KOTA to be the one who would have it.  Poor Ko.  He is ALWAYS the dog who has the odd things happen. 

The Chronicles of Adam 06/05/11 - 8 weeks

They say that time flies when you're having fun...  I guess that's what has been happening!  It seems unreal that my first 'litter' is already 8 weeks old and would be flying off to new homes soon (had there been an actual 'litter').  Grandma Kim comes in on the 14th to see the squirt, which should be exciting. 

In so many ways he's like his mother...  he's not a snuggler (she's not either), she was a spitfire puppy (he's OH so like his mother here), he has the same 'termite' gene that his mother had (thankfully she outgrew it).  He thinks he's a big dog, but who can blame him since that's all he's ever known.  His pack has come to accept him and his antics (most of the time ;-) ).  He's a pretty trustworthy little puppy thus far..  he's not into shredding toys or eating walls (ahem, Sedona) though he has a selective listening problem ;-)  He's in the full throws of house training and is doing pretty well with it, considering his age!  We still have potty pads in prime locations in the house, but he's going outside to do his business with more and more consistency.  Once he's able to go through the doggie door, my life will change dramatically! :) 

Without further adieu...  here's our boy :)

Ok, so this isn't 'our boy'.... this is Sedona at 8 weeks...  :)  I love being able to compare her and her son :) 

He's taken to climbing on the big dogs when allowed...  sometimes on Chance, more often on Sedona and never on Kota.

Being evicted from his perch...

His normal spot...  but his EAR IS UP!  It fell back down, but it's getting there!! 

too cute NOT to share...

Don't forget the goofy blue uncle

"are you SPYING on me??"

Playing with uncle Chancey

showing off his sleeping quarters

And this is what I woke up to this morning.... 

show side - 8 weeks

off side - 8 weeks

"Can anyone please make her stop taking these pictures?"