Day 327

Here is Kokanee watching the fish, yet again. I think this picture is awesome, so I just had to use it as my picture of the day.

Day 319

Kokanee sat in front of the fish tank for about an hour or so. She is so enthralled by those fish. Silly Kokanee!

Day 235

This dog makes me want to have my own dog SO BAD, but we just can't because our landlord is allergic. Too bad. I am such a dog lover!

Day 232

Andy & I babysat Cory's dog, Kokanee, tonight. Because we aren't allowed to have pets in our apartment, we went to my parents' house to play with her. My nieces & nephew were there, so they had fun playing with her too. I love this dog so much! She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

Day 184

Today was one of those days that doesn't quite turn out the way you plan. Andy's brother, Cory, bought Kokanee (the English Bulldog pictured above) from Montana, but needed to go pick it up, so Andy flew him to Montana today. What was supposed to be an 8 hour flight, ended up taking 15 hours! The low voltage light in the airplane came on near Helena, Montana, so Andy made an emergency landing at the Helena airport. Andy was told by a mechanic that the alternator needed to be replaced, but they didn't have any replacements there at the airport. So then, Andy's flight school instructor and another instructor had to fly to Helena to help Andy fly the broken plane back home. Since Andy & Cory would have to wait 3 hours for the instructors, they decided to rent a car and drive the rest of the way to get the dog. They made it back to the airport with the dog just a few minutes after the instructors got there. Because the alternator was out, the battery was not able to charge, which then made the radio in the airplane useless. So Andy had to fly the broken airplane all the way home using just a handheld radio that allowed him to only communicate with the instructors in the other plane. Around 10 PM, Andy called to tell me they had landed safely & were on their way home. WHAT A RELIEF! Oh, and because their trip lasted longer than expected, both Andy & Cory missed out on all the pre-4th of July festivities--swimming, the delicious dinner, the softball game (which we really needed them for), and fireworks! I am just happy they made it home safe & after seeing Kokanee, it was all worth it because she is just the sweetest little thing!!!

Day 137

I sure love Sundays! Pretty much every Sunday Andy's entire family gets together. Our Sunday adventures are what I look forward to every week. Today, we were all outside watching the kids play on the TOWER when I noticed that the neighbors puppies had gotten out. Being the dog lover that I am, I had to play with them before I could put them back. The puppies were nipping at the kids toes, but that didn't scare Zack. All he wanted to do was hold them. This is a picture of one of the puppies giving Zack kisses (Thanks Shanna for taking pictures). How cute is that?

Day 52

Andy & I hung out with Tam, Nick, and Cadie (Nick's dog) tonight. I guess Cadie hadn't eaten any of her food so I decided to help her. I would grab a handful and she would eat it all, so I just kept going. I tried to get her to eat from the bowl, but she wouldn't. The dog slobber was pretty gross, but it was for a good cause.