Crazy Coincidences

Today I took Chinook to the dog park. It's one of our new favorite past times! It not only gives the cats a break from his craziness, but it also gets rid of a lot of his energy, therefore saving my sanity. :) So today while we were at the park this gorgeous dog showed up and I knew right away that he was a Malamute! We have a lot of Huskies that hang around the dog park so sometimes it can be a little difficult to tell from a distance, but for this big boy, I just knew. :) So I began talking to his owner and we ended up finding out that we both got our Mals from Missouri, and the same breeder, and then we found out that they are from the same Mom AND Dad! It was Chinook's brother! His name is Kodiak, see pictures of him here, and he's from a previous litter from Brown's Big Babies. He too is from Kiara (see pictures here) and Admiral (see pictures here)!! I was so blown away that I just happened to be at the dog park in Morton, IL at the same time as this guy who has the same rare breed from the same breeder AND the same parents! It was so cool! Kodiak's owners said that Chinook looks just like Kodiak did when he was younger! At a little over a year Kodiak weighs a majestic 110 lbs! He's beautiful! It gives me so much to look forward to with Chinook :) I of course, couldn't help but get a picture! It's a little blurry, but he's still so pretty! Do you see a resemblance?

Crazy Sleepers, and a Bone That Won't Be Buried

Throughout the last week or so I've had the opportunity to snap a few pictures of our crazy animals sleeping. They crack me up!

This morning I gave Chinook a snack to chew on. He's usually so eager that he eats it right away! But I caught him attempting to bury this one... He tried the pillow, then under the couch, and then he gave up and ate it. Haha. 

My Newest Addiction....

So recently I was introduced to Pinterest, I know I know way behind. BUT in the few short times that I have perused the website I have managed to become severely addicted! I have so many new recipes that I can't wait to try! I'm also finding some really cool crafty things that I hope to try my hand at down the road! If nothing else the website is great for keeping me awake during the wee hours of the morning at work! :) If you haven't already, check it out! http://www.pinterest.com/ Enjoy!

Our Big Boy

Ever since we brought Chinook home he has been growing like a weed! Last time we took him to the vet (about 2 weeks ago) he weighed 32lbs! I'm excited to see how much he weighs at his next appointment! His parents weighed between 110 and 115 lbs. We're hoping he'll be somewhere around there! He's definitely got a good start!

This is my only good picture of all three of them! Love them all!

He's getting so big!

He does everything so dramatically.

This picture cracks me up!

I have a really hard time telling him not to be on the couch when he looks so cute!

A Working Weekend

This past weekend I was scheduled to work Friday and Saturday night so Blake got "Daddy Duty." He managed to capture a few snapshots and videos.

 

Here's Chinook's new favorite activity... chasing his tail.

Watching Blake play video games.. he sat here for a good 10 minutes (which for him is a long time).

Sunday we decided to take Blake's cousins Sam and Ben to see the Lion King in 3D. It was really more like Blake was taking me, Sam, and Ben :) We picked up Blake's mom and Brooke's boyfriend Nick and we all headed out to see the movie! It was a lot of fun!

Here's Ben all ready for the movie with his Buncha Crunch. I'm pretty sure he ate a good majority of that box which would explain the incessant circles he was running in we dropped him back off at home :)

Morton Dog Park

So I decided last week to take Chinook to the dog park for the first time. For the first 20 minutes or so he hid under the picnic table and was bossed around by a little chihuahua. I wish I had gotten pictures of that! He eventually came out from under the table to play with the other dogs that were there, but each time a new dog came into the park he would hide back under the table until he was sure the "new dog" was nice too! He was cracking me up! At one point there was a dog that came in that he LOVED playing with!

Here are Chinook and his friend Archie!

When we came back from the dog park he was pooped! He slept here for a few hours!

We've been taking Chinook back to the dog park and he is slowly becoming more independent and confident. I think the cat's appreciate the break they get from him :)

Morton Pumpkin Festival 2011

So when we moved to Morton we had no idea that it was the said Pumpkin Capital of the world. There's a Nestle factory here that makes the cans of Libby's Pumpkin. Every September there is a "Pumpkin Festival." So this year we invited Blake's Family over to attend our first pumpkin festival. Blake soon discovered that there was going to be a pumpkin pie eating contest and recruited Brooke to compete with him (video to follow). We all had a good time! There were pumpkin pies, doughnuts, ice cream, breads, and just about everything else you could imagine! DELICIOUS!

Rick and Ben after the Pumpkin Pie eating contest

Brooke and Nick before the Pumpkin Pie eating contest!

Here's the video of Brooke and Blake competing (warning: the video is loud!)