Dog Park!!!

So Jack loved Phoenix, partly because of the HUGE dog park they had.  He loved playing with the bigger dogs and swimming in the lake.  It was a little muddy because it had actually rained a few days while we were there, but Jack didn't care.  I wish we had a place like this near our house because Jack LOVED it!  

There were three parts to the park. One part had the lake in it and one with out it.  The third part was for "timid or shy" dogs - definitely NOT Jack!  

Arts and Crafts

Ok, so I am going to start putting our Phoenix pictures up, but it will take a few posts and I might not get them all done right away,  but eventually they will all be here.  These pictures are of cool crafts and stuff.  This post is for the girls.  

This first picture is of a couple of things my friend Crystal has made.  In the background there is the three squares that spell out JOY.  She used wood, Mod Podge, wrapping paper, and letters.  Isn't it cute!  

The next two pictures are of decorations that Crystal and I made while on our trip.  Aren't they awesome!  They were so easy to make too!  We used a board, Mod Podge, black craft paint, scrapbook paper, a wooden letter, and a picture frame.  We got everything at JoAnn's Fabric and Home Depot.  Enjoy!

Strike's 1st Birthday!

On Friday, Sept 26, Strike had a little birthday party.  He turned one the day before.  Jack, Rico, and Strike all had a great time playing together, hating the party hats, and loving the treats!  Here are some pictures of all the fun we had!

Jack is not too happy about the party hat.  This is the only picture of him facing the camera!

We kept trying to line the three up to take a picture of them, but they wouldn't stay long enough for us to get a picture! Jack is the dog in front and Rico and Strike are sitting next to each other.  

They decided to try and help each other get the party hats off!  Teamwork gets the hat off faster!

This is the closest we ever got to getting a picture of the three of them in a line.  Rico is standing in front of Strike!  Yes, all three are Yorkies.  Rico lives next door to us and Strike lives the next house over.  

This last thing is a video of Jack trying to get his party hat off.  This was before the party started!  

Labor Day Fun

Ok, so I know there is a ton of things I haven't blogged about but want to.  However, instead of just doing old things, I figured I would add some more recent fun that we have had!  (Even though it was about two weeks ago still!)  Eventually maybe we will be totally caught up with posting everything!  

On Labor Day, we went to our friends' house, Cheryl and Spencer.  We enjoyed delicious BBQ and had tons of fun just catching up with everyone.  Then the fun really started when we started playing Rockband!  The following is some pictures from this adventure.  Now remember neither Brent nor I had ever played Rockband so we had to concentrate pretty hard when it was our turn!