Let's catch you up to speed!!
EIGHT WEEKS OLD...
Winston has slept with Mr. Teddy Bear every night since he came home. He has since shredded Mr. Teddy Bear's nose, but he still loves to cuddle and tackle the poor bear every chance he can!
Back yard play and what a flirt he can be! Oh my heart!! <3
NINE WEEKS OLD...
Winston's first trip to the beach! Andy taught him the doggie paddle and Winston learned to love the sand dunes and the higher perspective!
Winston discovered the water faucet on the side of the house. Upon this find, we learned how to blow bubbles!
And also how to be a complete cheese ball!
Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve adventures! He wasn't a big fan of being splashed in the face by the lake waves, so I thought these flooded boardwalks would be perfect to teach him about water! Little did I know he would test the waters, then run and jump off the boardwalks, disappearing into the deep swamp water!!! Thank GOD he had a leash on! I pulled that leash toward the sky as fast as I could, praying a puppy would still be attached to the other end! Sure enough, out of the dark stinky waters comes a Sir Swamp Monster Winston! My fear would be that he would have water in his lungs or the very least, be traumatized of water from here on out - the last thing I wanted!! I held my breath as I watched Winston shake out his ears, lick the Lilly Pads from his face, and trot over to the other side of the dock and jump back INTO the deep water!!
Again, I yanked that leash to the sky and UP came Sir Swamp Monster Winston! I couldn't believe he did that!! My heart couldn't take another leap into the swamp so I anchored him down and we had a swimming safety lesson. He wasn't phased in the least and only came home smelling like a swamp. Lucky for us, he no longer jumps off of things now! At least he learned one lesson! *shakes head* Silly Man.
Stinky Swamp Monsters end up in the tub... He was still so little, he couldn't see over the edge of the tub!
I added a few towels in the bottom of the tub to give him some height for a bath time photograph.
Then back to a fuzzy cutie pie we go. <3
Every morning we have breakfast and coffee, then enjoy some cuddles and start the day with some office work. When sunny, we sit out back, soaking in the summer sun and enjoying the dozens of dragon flies that sun themselves on our patio lights.
TEN WEEKS OLD...
Andy and I took Winston to a friend's house to pick wild blue berries! He snuffled them all up off the grass as we picked from the bushes, someone always on bear watch. Despite being so close to town, they had spotted four different bears traveling throughout their property gorging themselves on all of the berries. The bears weren't the only ones stopping in for snacks, the birds were clearing bushes like it was their job! It was peaceful to know, that as humans, we were just another being in the woods enjoying the fleeting weeks the berries were ripe.
"Dadddd, drop another one! I promise I won't catch it and will keep asking for more!!"
A long afternoon at the beach with the big dogs and an outside hose bath that was a bit too cold. Winston got my sweatshirt, a warm rice bag, and Charlie's dog bed. He was asleep instantly, wrapped in his warm cocoon.
Another adventure to the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve, saying hello to everyone that walks by and begging to play with the kids chasing frogs and snakes!
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