Last Day of Summer Vacation

After a longer than usual summer vacation the girls finally reached the last day of summer holidays. Angela and Claudia are looking forward to heading back to school to see their friends and find out who their teachers are. Gillian is a little nervous heading to her first day of high school.

Claudia

Claudia hanging around with Chloe.

Claudia and Chloe

Chloe looking pretty relaxed about the first day of school. Her first day is on the 15th when she starts puppy training school.

Chloe

Angela is so relaxed about school she can levitate herself.

Angela

Angela and Madyson bouncing on her trampoline.

Angela and Madyson

Madyson

Madyson

Angela

Chloe ready to do some sweeping.

Chloe


Air Show

Gillian went down to the CNE Air Show on Saturday and she said it was really good. I was down at Spadina and Adelaide on Friday afternoon for a meeting and saw and heard them practising. Over the weekend we saw a few planes from our backyard, but I didn’t get any pictures until Monday afternoon. Here is Fat Albert, the US Navy C130 Hercules that travels with the Blue Angels.

Fat Albert

Fat Albert

Here are theĀ Blue Angels, they are like the Snowbirds. The Blue Angels are based out of Pensacola Florida.

Blue Angels

A couple of fighter jets flew over the backyard as well. They were routing most of the commercial airliners to the south East-West runway during the airshow, so it was pretty quiet for most of the afternoon.

Fighter Jet


Grandma’s Birthday

We had everyone over for a barbeque to celebrate Grandma’s birthday. Here she is looking and listening to Claudia’s scaaarry birthday card.

Grandma

The grandkids on the ship for a photo.

Cousins

I dug this photo out of the archives, it is from Claudia’s pirate birthday party in June 2002.

7 years earlier

Grandma and Papa with the grandkids.

Grandma and Papa

The cousins hanging out.

Cousins

Gillian chasing Chloe out of the back garden.

Gillian

Claudia jumping off the swing.

Claudia

Time for some cake.

Grandma

Eric using the sticks to pick from the fruit tray.

Eric


Chloe Chronicles 2

A few pictures of Chloe from during the week. She turned 10 weeks on Friday.

Chloe

She loves her bucket.

Chloe

Angela and Chloe.

Angela and Chloe

Chloe playing frisbee with Angela or also known as chewing.

Chloe

An action shot of Chloe running around the backyard in a frenzy.

Chloe

Loki from next door trying to get a closer look at the furball running around.

Loki

Sometimes she poops herself out and plops down on the grass for a snooze.

Chloe

Is she really asleep? or pretending?

Chloe

Can you tell where she has been, perhaps the yellow petal from the black eye susan’s gives it away.

Chloe

Chloe

Getting belly rubs from Claudia.

Claudia and Chloe

Chloe with her rawhide stogie.

Chloe

Another of her favourite toys outside.

Chloe

Chloe


Angela and Chloe

Angela did well at the dentist, she had a few tears but she was brave. Here she is after coming home with her puffy lips and cheeks. Some Tylenol and some Chloe cuddles and she was on the road to recovery.

Angela

When Chloe can’t find the girls, she thinks they are upstairs, so she’ll sit at the bottom of the stairs and bark. I made a gate for the stairs to keep her on the main floor. She hasn’t ventured through the hole in the door to the basement, the odd time she will poke her head through, it’s only a matter of time.

Chloe

Whenever I get down on the ground to take her picture she comes running for the strap on my camera.

Chloe

Besides pooping, peeing and playing she likes to sleep and she can sleep anywhere. Here she is stretched out on my legs.

Chloe sleeping

She also has no trouble curling up or stretching out on the couch.

Chloe sleeping


Angela’s Teeth

Angela is having four teeth pulled today in preparation for her braces. Just as Gillian is getting hers off, Angela is getting them on. I’ll let you know how it goes this afternoon.

cartoon


More Chloe Updates

Chloe’s house training is going pretty good, she has the odd accident, but we are all learning.

cartoon

She loves the backyard, and loves running into the back garden much to Susan’s dismay. We keep carrying her out.

Chloe

Her is Chloe carrying the watering can.

Chloe

And her she is with her popcorn pail.

Chloe

She is a good puppy and fitting in just fine, or should I say we’re fitting in just fine with her.

Chloe


Chloe Chronicles

Back from the west coast and happy to be home. According to Susan and the girls, Chloe did pretty good this past week adjusting her her new home. I could see a difference in her size from last week. Chloe went to the vets on Wednesday and she checked out okay. She goes back next week for her second shot and then she can start going for walks a week later. We’re still puppy proofing the backyard, one night she managed to get under the deck and create havoc for those on the deck. They coaxed her out with some treats and Lars, Grandma and Claudia were able to block off the holes.

Chloe


Blog Hiatus

I’m heading back out to BC today for work, I’ll be in Richmond for a couple of days and then going to Saturna Island for the remainder of the week. My Chloe updates will be back next week. I’ll try and update the work blog which I have neglected over the past few months. IF I get it updated, I’ll post the link here. Have a good week.


Life With Chloe

Today was Chloe’s first full day with her new family and she was making out just fine. She loves the atention and running around the house. The challenge has been having to learn to watch out where we step. Here is Gillian with Chloe.

Gillian and Chloe

She doesn’t seem to mind her kennel, I had to add an insert to make it a little more snug. She naps and sleeps at night in her kennel.

Crate

Here is her Kong Wubba that came with her package. She loves to chew it and run around with it.

Wubba

Here she is trying to chew the front hall carpet.

Chloe

She plays around with the tennis balls and she can keep herself occupied for awhile with it.

Ball

She likes the hall mirror, she likes to sneak up and attack herself.

Mirror

She is making out better in the grass after I cut it.

Chloe

Chloe

Chloe sticking her tongue out.

Chloe

She also likes this Kong bone.

Kong bone

Chloe and the Girls.

The girls

Me and Chloe relaxing after dinner.

Me and Chloe