Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Newest Member of the Clan!

No don't worry, I'm not preggers again!

This weekend we adopted a pup from the shelter. He's a lab mystery mix, although he may be part boxer or part pit, not sure. He's got the back end of a boxer. But he's super cute and very friendly and has taken to the kids really well, even Iain. The cats and his own reflection are another matter though, so we'll be working on that! He's 7 months old and is already 42 pounds, so I think he's going to be a big one.

He had surgery on Monday to relieve him of his manly bits and he's not allowed neighborhood walks for about 5-7 days. So once he heals we'll start his training and teach him some manners. He was never taught any basic commands that I can see.

So far he's settling in nicely and doing a lot of exploring of the house and yard. We haven't named him yet. The shelter named him Stallone, which I don't think fits him. One of the mom's in Conner's class suggested Rocky, which I actually like and think fits. But we'll give him a few more days to name himself!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Scottish Photos

Well out of 400 photos, I figured these 2 would be the only one's worth posting. Unless of course anyone out there is interested in shots of various pipe bands, athletes, etc!

This is Tom and an entertainer named Chris Yeats. He does a fantastic comedy routine and is a riot to watch. He would roam the games on his stilts and entertain people.


This is Tom and Conner, Chieftain and Chieftain-In-Training, roaming the games on the cart. Conner was all about the carts and loves to ride in them. Each night it was his job to "tuck them in to bed", and each morning "wake them all up".