Toby and I have just returned from a 6 day trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The kids stayed with their Grandma Teri and Grandpa Wes and were lucky enough to get to spend the night with their cousins as well. We left Wednesday night after we dropped off the kids with Melissa and the dog at the kennel and drove to Twin Falls. The next day we made it to Jackson. I have always been drawn to the mountains and their amazing beauty and may I say this place is BEAUTIFUL. I can't wait to go back again. We got to spend 4 nights in a bed and breakfast with wonderful gourmet breakfast served each morning. We spent 2 days snowboarding at Jackson Hole resort and then one day of Cross country skiing which was a blast. The weather was beautiful while we were there and the snow was wonderful. We were able to get out and go for a run, and some walks along the snake river as well. We did see some moose while we were there. The most memorable will be the one we saw about 9000+ feet up the mountain while snowboarding. We stopped for a moment, looked over and there was a big momma moose trying to make her way UP the mountain. I am not sure if that is a common occurrence on the ski hill or not but I wouldn't have wanted to actually run into her and we really weren't too far off from doing just that. This was the first time we have ever left our kids for more than one or two nights and it was great. We missed them of course while we were gone but the time away was good for all of us. The kids were on vacation too! Thank you so much Mom, Dad, and Melissa for everything, the trip was fabulous.
Ok seriously, I dislike having dogs in the spring! I really do. The mud is ridiculous. Myah's kennel, although she rarely ever has to use it is a complete mud pit. Yesterday we left her in her kennel for a mere 3 hours and came home to what looked like a black wolf. Next week Tob will be going back to work full time so she will have to be in her kennel roughly 4 days every other week. It doesn't sound like a lot until you think of 4 baths every other week and then whatever may be needed in between. A bath consists of a very large puppy trying to leap out of the tub, causing harm with toenails as she is trying to escape. As you might imagine at times this does cause foul words to leave our mouths. Overall great fun! She is 6 1/2 months now and weighing in at 65lbs. Remember when we got her 4 1/2 months ago she was 14lbs. She is pretty sweet with a lot of naughty personality. I can't wait for summer to be able to just put the spray nozzle on and hose her down! Because she is so furry to she will probably have her own pool. Spoiled pup.
