Bailey's Birthday

Birthday Waffle!

Our little girl has grown up before our very eyes!  She turned 2 this past week, which is 14 in doggie years!  Her birthday kind of snuck up on us, so we didn't really "plan" an evening for her like we did last year.  We ended up just making her the same thing we had for dinner...waffles!

She finished her meal in about 5 seconds...

After dinner she was given a relaxing doggie scritch from Dad.

*Not Pictured...Bailey throwing up her birthday waffle later that evening ;)  Doggies are just like humans, when you eat too much too fast, sometimes you have to pay for it later :)  Woops!  Sorry Bazie...we'll do real doggie treats next year!

We Need a New Vacuum

We love our sweet little pup...but she sheds a lot.  Here is Bailey (above) with her collection of hair from just one week of shedding.  Y'all, this is just the hair from the floors...I'm not even counting the hair that is left on our couches.

Everywhere Bailey walks, she leaves these lovely tumbleweeds behind...they float down the hallway and get tucked into corners, behind chairs, underneath the couch, etc.  I can't seem to keep up with her shedding.

My typical cleaning routine right now is just sweeping...lots of sweeping.  I feel like every time I sweep, I'm not really cleaning up any hair, I'm just moving the tumbleweeds from one location to the next.  

Needless to say, I'm in need of a good vacuum.  One that isn't heavy and can be used on hardwoods and carpet.  If you are using a vacuum that you absolutely love, let me know what brand/model it is...Bailey and I would greatly appreciate any suggestions ;o)

I'm His Water Girl

Brad is crossing one thing off of his bucket list and has signed up to run in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC on October 31st.  He started his training about a month ago and is already up to running 11 miles!  I'm a runner too...but not an 11 mile kind of runner.  I usually like to stay somewhere between the 3-6 mile range.  I'm always up for running 5K and 10K races (I'll be running the Marine Corps 10K while Brad runs the marathon), but I haven't quite challenged myself to running a half or full marathon yet.  Who knows, maybe sometime in the future...

Anyhow, I wanted to support Brad on his long runs, so I've been riding my bike beside him and having a nice supply of water ready whenever he needs replenishing.  I'm his official water girl!  Two weeks ago, I went out and bought a basket for my bike so Bailey can come too and we can make the marathon training a family event!  Check out these pics from Brad's last run...