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My little pup is growing up!

As we begin a new year I thought it would be fun to show you how much Trooper has grown over the past few months. I took this picture on the day we brought him home when he was only twelve weeks old.

Here's Trooper at ten months old.

It's hard to believe that he was ever this small!

Now he weighs 60 lbs. and he's still growing!

Trooper was four months old in this picture.

My big handsome boy...

More proof that my Mommy has way too much time on her hands...

My mom and dad had to go to a place called the D-M-V a few days ago so my dad could renew his driver's license. I don't know what D-M-V stands for but I think it must be like the V-E-T because my mom and dad sure dread going there. My mom says that when you go to the D-M-V, they make you fill out a bunch of forms and then you have to stand in a long line for what seems like hours. When you get to the front of the line they take a horrible, scary picture of you... (trust me, my mom's driver's license picture made my ears stick straight up in the air and they haven't come down yet!) Here's a fake "barking license" that my mom made up for me... I think someone needs to tell my mommy to get a life!


After my mom and dad left the D-M-V, they went to one of my mom's favorite stores TAR-JAY! My mom bought this squeaky lobster for me. She also thought it would be HILARIOUS to put it on my head and take a picture of me. (NOT funny mom! Grrr!)


Hey Mom! Put down the camera and save me from this ferocious lobster!!!

My dad says that the claws are his favorite part of the lobster. I don't know why... if you ask me they're kind of chewy!

Nom, nom, nom... I think I've finally wrestled the lobster into submission...

You're safe Mommy... I chewed off the lobster's claw. He can't pinch you now!

Don't worry Mommy...

I wiped my paws before I came inside!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Horse Meadows Overnight Trip ~ December 2, 2008

Last week my dad and I went on our first overnight camping trip together. We camped at a place called Horse Meadows, here's a description of our hike... follow the well-built, easy-graded trail (1E04) as it winds up through stands of Jeffrey pine and white fir, passing the broad expanse of Horse Meadow, to the wilderness boundary at Poopout Hill, 2.4 miles and 1,000 feet of elevation gain. We will contour eastward along the richly forested hillside, and after another mile begin to hear the rushing waters of the Santa Ana's South Fork down to your left. The trail climbs 200 feet in the last 0.25 mile and reaches South Fork Meadows, a sloping glen shaded by pine and fir, with lush ferns and grasses sprouting along the several converging streams and in the marshy cienegas.

Here's a picture of our tent. There's just enough room for me and my dad to sleep in it together!

It was so neat to wake up in the morning in the middle of the forest! I decided to do some exploring while my dad fixed breakfast.

My dad set-up our cooking equipment on this picnic table. If you click on the picture you can see me on the left hand side of the photo.

Here's our camp stove, pots and pans and a bag of dehydrated scrambled eggs.

I'm trying to wait patiently for my breakfast... hurry up dad! I'm hungry!

We could see Mt. San Gorgonio while we were hiking. My dad and I hiked to the top of San Gorgonio a few weeks ago! (It wasn't covered in snow when we hiked to the top... Brrrr!)

I loved pouncing on the patches of snow! I ran from snow patch to snow patch... it was SO much fun!

Can you see me crossing the stream? The water was cold!

I can't wait to go on more overnight camping trips! Bye for now... Love, Trooper!