July 9

This was a GREAT day!!! Aunt B's mom was in town and I've decided she is like my great-aunt or honorary grandma or something.  I was very well behaved around her and gave her kisses just like I do for everyone else. Aunt B got up early again and let me into the yard.  I didn't bark much, but I was tired and just wanted a potty break, then to go back upstairs for a nap. Early in the morning (around 8am!), Uncle M took me and my cousins to the dog park downtown and it was AWEEEEESOOOOMMMEEE! Just like my momma expected, I'm sort of a pain at such a wild dog park - there's so much to do and to sniff that I don't listen at all to Uncle M when he calls my name (see all those pics of me running the other way? yeah, i don't like to come when called).

I looked at the water, but I'm not really a swimmer.  I bet Mom would be proud of how close I got though!

This is me the stairs near the front of the park:

Keeping a wary eye on this water thing.

Eleanor made fun of me for being a fraidy-cat, so I decided to look a little closer.

Hey, this isn't so bad...I can do this! 

Yeah, but this is probably far enough.  I'm proud of myself though!

Then we went to the end of the island to look at the boaters...

We went home and hung out at the house all day, playing a little and going in an out of the back door a lot, but after the good time at the dog park, I mostly just chilled out.  I slept welllllll that night!