Saturday, August 4, 2007

fun in the pool..and running around


Very busy day...Faccia woke us up early to see the "puppy" (like she's been doing alot)
After our morning routine, we spent some time on the front lawn with the neighbor kids and their Dad. (three girls 13, 5, 3) Mason did very well with the three girls. Let all of them pet him. A bit hesitant at first, like usual, but after some time he even walked up to 13 year old for another pet. A little reluctant with the Dad but did allow him to get in a pet or two. Mason was't scared of the 5 year old being a year old. Laughing, running around and then coming up to him giving him a pet...
Hot day...Steve parents came over and spent most of the afternoon with us. We introduced them to Mason with some butter on their hands. Mason gave Steve's mom LOTS of kisses (I know we tricked him, but it worked!)
Mason was off the leash in the backyard today for the first time. As you can see from the picture Faccia shared the "kiddie" pool with Mason. This pool is very small but they had lots of fun cooling off in it together... Mason even put his paws onto the first step of the big pool too.
Out of nowhere, Faccia and Mason start playing in the backyard and running around like crazy...it was a cross between a "hide and seek" and "chase me"...Mason is really fast and Faccia likes being chased! We were so happy to see this...
Needless to say the dogs are very tired tonight...What a great day for Mason and Faccia!
While i'm sitting here writing....Mason is walking around the den following a fly that somehow got into the house....while Faccia has been sleeping on the couch for over a half an hour...How cute!