Robb's Birthday Present

For Robb's birthday, I got us tickets to see Jason Aldean at Blossom!  He sang our first dance song at our wedding.  

 The concert wasn't until September, and was on a HOT muggy Friday.

 We weren't too far away on the lawn, and really enjoyed the show.  (Robb especially)

Happy late birthday to you!  

We've Got A Swimmer!

This summer, we taught Char how to swim, and this dog LOVES it!

 Sometime in August, when it was blistering hot, we went to Fairport Harbor to cool off.  This beach is nice because it's sandy and lets dogs in.

 I swam out, and sat on the sand bar so I could stay cool and throw Charley his toy!  

 He just loves the water, and actually dunks his head under. (which freaked me out, because that's how Koby was scared for life and ended up hating swimming).  But not Char!

 I bet he could've ran and swam around in the water all day!  We had to make him stop, so he didn't collapse from exhaustion!

Charley is a true water retriever, just like he's supposed to be!  But, he doesn't know that, he just loves to play!

Paddle the Parks

This summer, Robb and I completed the Lake Metroparks Paddle the Park Series.  

Every month, we kayaked a different section of the Grand River, Lake Erie, and Chagrin River.  

It was a lot of fun to explore all of our local rivers and lake.  We saw bald eagles, turtles, many ducks, fish and geese, along our paddles.  Looking forward to kayaking more next year!

Charley's First Obedience Competition

I'm happy, nervous, and excited to announce that Charley and me will be participating in our first AKC Obedience competition December 16th.  We are about 95% ready, and have one month to work on the last 5%.  Charley will start going to competitions on a mission for his CD, Companion Dog title.  He will need to receive qualifying scores in 3 different competitions to receive his title.  Wish us luck!