Autumn time in Canada

 It's absolutely gorgeous in Calgary right now.  The air is crisp and cool.  We've had some rain so it's fresh.  Our two dogs, Elliot and Milo need to be walked a couple of times a day now.  They don't have the dozens of acres to run when ever  they want.  Now they have a little postage sized backyard.  Poor things.  I know they long to run and chase things.  Unfortunately we are having to socialize them to other dogs and cars.  Both of them are doing much better.

 Olivia's school is within walking distance.  It's down a hill.  I hate climbing back up that hill. Boy do  I really need to get into shape.  The dogs are helping me with that.  Off in the distance is the Olympic park for the Calgary Olympics.  I don't remember what year it was for.  

 I handed Ella my camera while I cleaned up dog poo.  Story of my life.  Always cleaning up someones!  I'm dying over my face though!

 This is what makes walking the dogs hard.  These HUGE jackrabbits are everywhere!  No joke, everywhere!  They are bigger than most dogs.  They scare me.

 

I'm definitely settling into living in a neighborhood.  Taking walks helps me.  I don't know how I'll feel about taking walks in -40 weather!  The weather has been perfect for me.  Of course this is my favorite time of year.  We were lucky to move into a community with a lot of kids around.  This has helped my kids acclimate.  It's only been a few months, but I think we've settled pretty nicely.  Oh, there are days when I get homesick for Logan, my friends and Washington.  That's normal. But overall I think our family is pretty lucky to be here!

Dogs, piggies, bunnies and sun

This is our bon fire pile.  It's the spot where we burn all the branches and yard stuff as well as all the cardboard. 

It wasn't too cold out on this day and the sun was out, so the kids took the bunnies and piggies out for some fresh air. Elliot gets frantic over them.  I'm sure he would have them for a snack if he could.  He stands and shakes while he watches them.

 Milo on the other hand wants to play.  When the dogs take off and go explore, Milo always brings something back.  A stuffed animal, a real animal, an animal body part.  It's always disgusting.

 We have some good looking dogs that don't listen worth a darn.  Troy usually calls them dumb and dumber.  They are great dogs that love the kids.  They also love to play down at the pond and in the farmers cow poo!

 The other morning Troy and I took them for a walk.  I fell in love with these cuties.

This was just before the walk.  Troy wasn't feeling very patient while Elliot does his 5 minute pee.

Can you tell we have moles?

 

 Milo was tuckered by the time we got home.  They're usually not in the house a whole lot because they are always covered in pond, creek, cow or something else.  Milo however had developed a rash from being in the water too much.  I'm having to put meds all over him right now and keep him clean, which he is not liking.  We've never had a dog with such sensitive skin before.  It's a good thing we love him.