Peyton's First Hike

This weekend was very fun and full of activity. On Saturday we decided to take Peyton on her first hike up to Greider Lake, which is about 45 minutes past Sultan. The hike was 5 miles and pretty steep, but Peyton impressed both Derek and myself with how well she did. She only needed a little help getting over a couple of really high obstacles, but other than that, she did great. She even got to see snow for the first time and really seemed to like it.

Derek and Peyton both went for a quick swim in the glacial water (Derek learned that logs float) and it seemed like neither one of them really liked water that cold.

After the hike we went to my aunt and uncle's to visit with them. My dad was also already up there dirt biking. My mom and sister also met us there for a BBQ and a campfire. Dave and Ann's is always a lot of fun!

Jenny loves to play in Ann's swim spa!!

We spent the night at my parent's house and then we all went to breakfast the next morning. (Matt and Kori were also in town again) After that Derek and I drove to Tolt to go mountain biking at a new place. It was pretty fun, but the trails were pretty advanced for me. I'll just say that the 1 mile trail to get up to all the other trails was called "It's a Bitch" and they weren't joking! We mountain biked for about an hour and decided to call it quits.

Overall, another great weekend with awesome weather!!

Our Baby is Growing Up

This weekend Peyton graduated from her baby crate to a big dog bed at night! We can't believe how big she is getting. Derek weighed her a couple of days ago and she has reached 20 pounds! When we got her she was a little over 9. She has been so much fun to have around despite the hard work and patience that goes into puppy training and house breaking, and we are very glad that we decided to adopt her.

I think Gunther loved life a lot more before Peyton came into the picture, but he is learning to deal with it. We have been teaching Peyton to be "gentle" around Gunther considering she got a little rough a couple times and ended up pulling out some hair and even drew a little blood. Poor Gunther!

This is why it is so important that Peyton learns to play gentle!

That could have been Gunther!!!

An Afternoon at the Beach

On Sunday we decided to take Peyton to the beach to introduce her to all the exciting things that can be found there. I would have to say that Peyton's highlights were digging in the sand and playing with dead, old crab. I know, kinda disgusting so we discouraged the crab play! There was this Golden doodle there, which is a golden retriever and poodle mix That dog was the funniest dog and had the best personality ever. She was just so funny to watch! She was very social bouncing from dog to dog, and swimming in the ocean and then rolling in the sand. That dog was great entertainment, but I don't think I would ever want to own one because she was extremely hyper and seemed to be quite a handful!

4th of July

For the 4th of July Derek and I went over to my parents house for a big seafood cookout fresh from the Pike Place Market. Jack and Janet, long time friends of my parents, Matt and Kori, and Dave and Ann also joined the party. Jack is also a chef so he came over at about 10:30 in the morning to start the cooking. He makes the best clam chowder EVER!! Along with that we had shrimp, crab, oysters, corn on the cob, salmon, and potatoes. IT WAS SO GOOD!!! Later on in the evening we enjoyed a camp fire and also watched/listened to the fireworks going off all around us. Chef Jack Preparing some OystersLilly and Aunt Ann

Derek and Peyton

Dad and Jack

Kori and Matt

Mom, Jenny, and Janet