Weekend Fun with Alee!

2 weekends ago we took Alee to her first puppy socialization class!  She did well in the car and COMPLETELY worse herself out by playing with Jasper the 4 month old Boxer!  Afterwards Ed and I got lunch at a deli and sat outside while Alee people watched.

Alee on her way to puppy socialization!

This past weekend was  fun filled and certainly exhausting for Alee!  Klamath Falls held a "Be Kind to Animals" Dog Festival this weekend as a chance to celebrate dogs.  There was a "show ring" (just for fun) and competitions like "cutest couple" and a "confidence builder agility course." Alee got to meet lots of new dogs, put her paw print on a certificate, try out some home made chicken cookies and try out the agility course.  The little boxer she met the weekend before at the puppy socialization class was also there, so they got to play again!  They even got on the news for playing together!  Alee did so well and loved the agility course so much we have definitely decided to start her in agility training once she's old enough (about 12-18 months).

Alee doing the agility training - about to "jump" through the tire

Alee after her playing

After the dog festival, the 3 of us went to Moore Mountain to help the Linkville Lopers running club set up for the Moore Mnt Half Marathon the following Sunday.  We hiked up a hill to see the area where Ed and I will be manning an aid station and helped put markings on the ground to direct runners.  Alee was EXHAUSTED from hiking up that hill - she kept trying to sit in the shade instead of walking with us. 

Sunday morning we worked the aid station and handed out water, gatorade and gels to the runners - they all seemed to have a great time and really enjoy the views.  Of course Alee was a huge help in motivation!  She really enjoyed collecting all the sticks around the site.

 A little blury - but here's Alee collecting her sticks...

Trying now to figure out how to chew on it

Just a beautiful shot of our girl

Ed with Alee

Our Mile 7 Aid station

All in all we had a great weekend and are looking forward to this week where we get to move into our new house!  We're still renting, but this house has geothermal heat and some really awesome neighbors/land lords.  PLUS there's a yard for Alee!

Adkins Company Outing

This post is a little out of order, but I just got the photos off the camera!  Last weekend, the weekend BEFORE we got Alee, Ed and I went on the Adkins Company Outing.  Ed's company, Adkins Engineering, paid for all their employees and spouses to head out to Grants Pass to take a ride on the Hells Gate Jet Boat tour on the Rouge River and have dinner at a riverside restaurant.  To top that off, they also paid for everyone to stay at the Riverside Lodge that evening.  We had a great time and I really enjoyed meeting all of Ed's co-workers.  The event was coincidentally held the day before the Boss' birthday, so they definitely had some fun letting everyone know about the birthday boy!  The lodge was super cute and the boat tour was really fun.  They did some unexpected moves that soaked several people on the boat but Ed and I stayed mostly dry. 

Ed and I on the boat before dinner

Coming into Hells Gate Canyon - the scenery of many famous movies!

Dinner...where they also had some fun singing for the birthday boy (boss)

After Dinner on the way back to the boat

Hells Gate Canyon

Alee!!

This week we brought home the newest member of our family - ALEE!!!  Alee (short for Alethia, the Greek Goddess of Truth) is a 14 week old Rhodesian Ridgeback from Pacific Grove, CA.  She is still a puppy but is growing quickly!  A few things we've learned so far:

• She would prefer to sleep than go for a walk (most of the time)
• She prefers to sleep with or on someone...instead of in her doggie bed
• She doesn't have any interest in Buster although Buster despises her presence
• She doesn't like the leash so she chews on it the entire time we're walking
• She LOVES Kristin's home made garlic-cheese biscuits
• She doesn't like being cold or hot...cuddled up on the couch seems to be the perfect temperature!

Chewing on the rawhide

Watching NCIS...trying to figure out why Gibbs is so smooth... :)

Ready to go to bed! (and it's only 8pm!)

Christina and Paul Visit!

Christina and Paul came to visit us for Labor Day weekend!  It was so great to see them and their Baby bump!  Christina seemed to do very well and was even up for some hiking!  We took them to Crater Lake where Kristin and Christina hiked around Pentacles and Ed and Paul hiked Mount Scott.  We spent Labor Day relaxing by the pool and checking out Ashland.  Ashland is such a cool town with great shopping and fantastic food.  That night we continued the tradition of Blockus  before taking them to the airport on Tuesday morning.  We really look forward to meeting their baby on November!

 All 4 (5) of us at Crater Lake

Baby Gosling's First National Park

Ed and Paul at the Mt Scott summit

Kristin and Christina at Crater Lake