the Schrader 5

This weekend we did a lot of catching up on house projects. Saturday morning the boys had their soccer games and all of them scored a goal! Woohoo!!! The rest of the day was a blur of cleaning, fixing, and organizing! Sunday was quite chilly here. It was only 63 so we decided to go for a nice hike. Since heat wasn't a factor we got 4 miles in! Abby and Hanzie were even still pulling at the end. Normally they tucker out after two miles or so. The best part was that there wasn't a single complaint from the boys and after 3 miles they actually asked to continue on! Chris has some pictures from the hike but they are not yet converted.

Today when we got home we went to the park. The boys rode their bikes and the dogs and I followed along. Since everyone had soccer practice this afternoon, Melissa brought Finley over to play. They started in the house and then worked their way outside. I can't tell you how funny it is to watch them play together. Hanzie actually showed a lot of interest in getting in on the action today and the puppies were more than happy to oblige. His interest didn't last long, but he sure is coming to like the idea of having someone like him around.

Here is Abby after she chased down the ball. She had been playing for quite a while at this point and was too tired to bring it back to me!
Tomorrow Abby goes to the vet. I'm anxious to see how much she weighs. She was 17 lbs when we brought her home. Here are the little munchkins playing...