Dogs love pumpkin!

We've had another few weeks of Logan and I being alternately sick. Logan is finally starting to get over his latest cold.
We had one great day of rain and wind a few weeks ago. I was home sick that day, and when Logan got home we spent a cozy afternoon vegging on the sofa. It rained so much so fast that the street in front of our house flooded:
The flood went halfway up into our front yard:

Later that week, when I was finally feeling better, we flew down to Disneyland to celebrate my 30th birthday. Since it was a short weekend, we didn't take a lot of photos, but here are a few.
Logan had to pose in front of the dreaded teacups. He gets nauseous just looking at them!: Logan posed with the biggest sheep I've ever seen at Big Thunder Ranch: And he got involved in a bleating contest with a goat: Petting the goats is always a fun part of the trip for me: Over in California Adventure, the palm trees grew candy corn: Logan happened to be wearing his Chip and Dale shirt when we saw them and posed for a photo: The Halloween decorations are just as much fun as the Christmas decorations were last year: Giant pumpkin heads greeted us at the front gates: The Disney characters were all wearing costumes. So cute!:Last night we gave Clark a small pumpkin to see what he would do with it. He was very interested in it, and sniffed it all over- before chomping into it!
This is my favorite shot:
He left quite a few claw marks in the pumpkin:
When he finally broke through the shell, he started eating it so fast that I had to take it away:
Mmm- yum!

Tomorrow we're carving pumpkins, which should be good for some more pictures. And then on Halloween we'll be spending the evening trick or treating with our goddaughter Chloe. Sounds like fun!

Another week, another alien invasion

Not much to report this week. Logan and I have both been sick with colds. We've been passing the same one back and forth between us. Lovely, huh? This is the worst one I've had in years, but I think I'm finally on the way to being well again.

We saw this really neat bug in our front yard yesterday, and I had to take some photos of it. I took a few minutes to look around on Google for something that looks like it, and I'm almost certain it's a katydid. It's amazing how well its body is designed to perfectly mimic a leaf. I was surprised when it flew away. It looked like it was too big to fly! Logan was trying to pretend that he was scared, but he really was intrigued by the little guy. I'll probably have something more exciting to post in the next few weeks. My 30th birthday is this coming Friday, and I've got lots of fun stuff planned to celebrate. Now if we can just get well...

I'm a Runner!

Happy fall everyone! I hope you're enjoying the nice crisp weather.
We've been enjoying lots of time outside lately. We noticed about a month ago that the new people who moved in behind our house have their own bounce house. Once or twice a week we hear the fan turn on, and the bounce house inflates into view over the fence- followed by lots of laughing and giggling by the two little girls who live there. Clark is very interested in the bounce house, and will sit on the deck and watch for a long time! He doesn't bark though- what a good dog.This past Friday evening I tried something new. I ran a 5K race- my first ever running event. I figured that after running nearly every morning for the past three or four years, I should probably try an event. I was really nervous before the event, but it went fine and I'm looking forward to the next one. I decided to try this one- which took place in Palo Alto- because it was in the evening. It's called the Moonlight Run, and this was the 25th annual event. Logan was on hand to cheer me on and take lots of photos.
Here I am with my number pinned on and my headlamp ready:
No, those aren't alien spaceships floating around- there was lots of dust in the air that night. There was a big crowd running the 5K, and I learned that I need to start closer to the start line if I want to run for time. I was stuck behind lots of really slow people!
Here I am just after I finished the run. Can you tell I was just a little bit proud of myself?
Stretching out before heading to Jack in the Box for a post run snack of curly fries and a shake:
The race registration fee included a long-sleeved shirt for me, and we decided to purchase a bandana for Clark. We put it on him after we got home, but he didn't like it too much. Just after Logan took this picture, Clark peed all over me. Go figure...
In cuter news, I bought a big pack of dog toys at Costco for Clark the other day. He's in love with his new flamingo toy. It's so much fun to watch him carry it around the house.
Here's Clark kicking back with his flamingo and his daddy. What a life!