The Joys of Puppyhood!

At 7 months, Maisy is still quite a puppy... Well behaved for the most part, but as you can see in the photo, she LOVES to dig and get messy in the dirt! Here are a few pics of her after a bath.. She is also quite a rascal. While over at my Annie's house Maisy managed to take 12 bones out of the box from the entry way out the dog door and into the grass before she was caught in the act!

Sew Fun!

As the days are getting shorter with more rain falling, Annie and I have been busy with sewing projects. We have set up shop in my basement and it has become quite a cozy spot! Here is the latest completed project!

Saddlerock #2

KC and Maisy scaling the rocks.. yikes!

This is the part where KC said I lost my right to choose the path we take... Oops!

So my friend KC and I decided we had one more hike up Saddlerock in us before winter gets here. We had hiked Saddlerock 2 weeks ago with Annie and Kent.. but decided to go solo this time... The hike started out great. We hiked up the front side, which is much more scenic with the views of the valley. As we made our way up, we had to make some choices in which path to take (there is a mnt. bike path along with a hiking path). Well, I assured KC we were taking the "right" way even though the scenery started to look a little "different" than before... Turns out I had us on a slightly steeper path.. little rock climbing here and there!! But we made it down in one piece and Maisy had a great time running and playing. She does very well.. will run up ahead but always sits and waits for us to catch up. Was a fun Sunday afternoon, but I got reminded of my horrible sense of direction.. guess this is the last time I get to pick the route :)

Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween was quite busy this year! The night before I heard a knock on my door... it was my neighbor letting me know that last year they had over 700 visitors knocking on their door! Glad to have the heads up, I headed off to the store to stock up on candy!!! Not quite believing that it was possible to have 700+ trick-or-treaters in Cashmere, I figured the 12# of bulk candy I bought, plus Annie's big bag would be plenty... Halloween night came and so did the trick-or-treaters! Our candy supply made it through most of the night.. but unfortunately we hit the bottom of the bowl just after 8pm... off went the lights, even though the kids kept coming! Oh well, we'll be ready next year!

Goldendoodles Galore!

On our way down Saddlerock, we ran into two adorable puppies that just happened to be goldendoodles like Maisy! What a site, all of that fuzzy fur! Maisy wasn't quite sure what to think of it all... she is used to being the only puppy around! Come to find out, they were goldendoodles like Maisy... and they were from the same breeder... and they had the same father, making them step-siblings?! What fun it was, it brought back all the memories when Maisy was a pup.. I added an picture of Maisy when she was around their age! So hard to believe she is now a 40# dog!

Sunday hike up Saddlerock

This past Sunday, Kent, Annie, our friend KC, and I went on a hike up Saddlerock. Saddlerock overlooks Wenatchee and has some great views of the valley. It was perfect weather for a hike and the dogs loved the chance to run free! We had lunch at the top, thanks to Kent! Hopefully there will be time for a few more hikes before the snow hits!

Pumpkin Patch!

As the trees have started turning color, Annie and I took a ride down to the pumpkin patch near Leavenworth to take some pictures. There were too many pumpkins to count! Annie made Brooke a pumpkin hat that is just too cute! Brooke was well behaved and let us take these pics!