Maddie's Point Bonita camping trip

Bailey came for a visit!

 This just has to be the hummingbird that we raised since it was a baby.  There is one hummingbird in our area that always flies very close to us.  Occasionally, s/he will even stop right in front of your face and chirp at you!  It is soooo amazing.  I love that bird!

My birthday on Superbowl?!?! What could be better!!!!!

 My wonderful husband dropped this off for me.  Unfortunately he had to work, and when he came by for a surprise visit, the girls and I were gone!  This was such a sweet surprise to come home too.  Thank you Chris!

 The girls made this sign and put it in my car window.  They were super excited about the Broncos playing in the Super bowl.

 So cute!!!

The Broncos played very poor... But the girls were still rooting for their favorite team.  Maybe next year???

Folsom Lake... or is it?

 We decided to visit Folsom Lake back in January.  Wow... I have never seen it soooo low!  There was hype in the newspaper about the underwater cities that were being revealed, so we had to come check it out.

 Notice the floating boat docks in the background?  There are not floating, but sitting on dirt.  All the boats had to be moved to a parking lot above the lake. 

 Normally, if the lake was full, this whole picture would be under water.. wow!

 Part of the underwater city that was once located here.

 The girls REALLY enjoyed getting sucked into the mud... hahaha.. silly girls!

 The puppy was getting tired of walking, so Chris decided to carry her in a backpack.  Harper didn't care, she was just happy to have a break!

 Where did the water go?

 Again, everything in this picture SHOULD be under water.

 One of the old roads in revealed here... it was pretty neat to walk on it and visualize what it must have been like to live here long ago.

Bad luck and a new pup

We have been so busy lately that I haven't been able to keep up with news and pictures... Early last month we have a very unfortunate incident occur in our home.  Tinka, our beautiful 7 month old doberman pup, aggressively bit Lucy in the face.   We are thankful the bite only caused a large hematoma above Lucy's left eye, and a large scratch on her cheek.  However, we are completely aware that this bite could have been much, MUCH worse.  We still don't know what caused Tinka to act out on Lucy.  Lucy did not provoke Tinka in any way, and Tinka had never displayed any signs of aggression in the past.  I decided it was best to consult several dog trainers and dog behaviorists about Tinka's outburst.  Every single person gave me the same advice... give her back to the breeder.  Thankfully the breeder we got Tinka from is a good breeder.  She agreed to take Tinka back and she said she would find a home for Tinka that did not have any children. 
Fast forward 3 weeks... We wanted another puppy... We were all (except Lucy) devastated about the loss of Tinka.  I put so much time into her training, and she was my very best walking buddy... I missed her like crazy, and getting another puppy might just take some of that pain away.  We debated getting another doberman, but after loosing Bailey two years earlier to Wobbler's disease, and then Tinka with her aggressive streak, we decided against it.  We opted to get a German Short Haired Pointer.   We picked up our pup (9weeks old) on December 30th, 2013.  So far, she has been a delightful little puppy.  It took me a good week to actually accept her presence here, but now, I must say that she is an incredibly smart and loyal puppy! I've started training with her already, and she knows sit, down, and "go potty!".  Although I will ALWAYS miss Tinka, I am excited to have another puppy... and hopefully she will be healthy AND have a good temperament. Oh, her name?  Harper. :-)

 Harper and the girls on a walk to the river

 The silly ways that Harper sleeps

 Harper and I on our first hike!  She did great!

Cuddly Harper.  We were watching football together! :-) She is definitely a Patriots fan!