Sleeping Ellwood

I think Ellwood looks so cute slepping. I decided to take sleeping Ellwood pictures last night and they turned out good enough to scrapbook.

Weasley Twins

While in Chicago, Noelle met the Weasley twins while they were promoting the new Harry Potter movie. She said that they were very nice and even talked with her.

Birthday Picnic pages

Yes, I am behind on my scrapbooking, but I am beginning to catch up. I spent the morning scrapbboking while Greg is finishing the patio door.

Ellwood and Isabella

Isabella is Diana's cute boxer puppy that came over to play with Ellwood. They had such a good time, but may never get to play again. Diana commented before she left that Isabella would be too big to play with Ellwood later. I am sure that this thinking stems from an incident last year with Sophie, Candace's dog, and Ellwood getting an eye scratched which led to a vet visit. My thinking about all of this is that I am not worried about Ellwood getting hurt. He is a tough little dog and I would rather he enjoy his life and perhaps be injured occasionally than be protected and never get to play with his favorite dog friends. (So take that Diana!) :) Any thoughts?

Wii appreciation

Thanks to my Dad's detective work and fast action, we have had a Nintendo Wii for a couple of months. In short, we love it. Greg and I play it several times a week (mostly tennis) and when Jake was here, he played it non stop. It is definitely the coolest video game system ever invented.

Ellwood howls

Ellwood loves to be like "real dogs" and likes to try to fit in with the neighborhood dogs by howling when the fire siren goes off. I have always wanted to video it and got my chance tonight. His howl might not be as good as a hound dog (don't tell him) but he gets an A for effort. Isn't he cute?

Wow! I am so impressed at this portrait of Ellwood done by artist Karen Stillwagon. She is the daughter of my mentor teacher and friend, Carolyn. This is most definitely the best gift I have ever been given. I can't wait to get my hands on it, have it framed, and get it up on the wall. If you are interested in getting a portrait done, I would highly recommend this artist. Here is her website: http://www.karenstillwagon.net/

Ellwood and Jake sleeping

Jake is staying with us for a few days while Noelles friend is visiting. Jake is such a good house guest. He really is good company. He helps out while we are doing work around the house and is fun to be around. He has spent most of his time playing our Nintendo Wii. Here he is in the car on the way back from Coos Bay taking a nap with Ellwood.

1st Shutterfly Scrapbook

Well.. I just uploaded everything to have my first 12 x 12 hardbound digital scrapbook printed from Shutterfly. I am anxious to see the results. I read (when it was too late) that I should have kept my text and photos farther away from the edge for the trim. Oh well, I will know for my next book, or if it turns out too bad, I will have it reprinted. Here is the link to view my book (all is there except for the last page I put in). Digital Scrapbook

Ellwood on the Couch Video

Here is another video of Ellwood. It is just a long, somewhat boring, video of Ellwood on the couch trying to sleep, sniffing the camera, then playing tug-of-war. Sorry for the poor quality. I compressed this one even more because it is so long.

Ellwood at the beach video

Here is another one of Ellwood at the beach fetching today. I am pretty impressed with the camera's video capibility. I had to greatly compress them to put them on the internet, but the full version is clear as a bell.

I got a new digital camera yesterday and was just testing the video function. Here is Ellwood in the car at 7-11 waiting for Greg to come out on our way to the beach. Notice his new seatbelt harness so he doesn't have to ride in his crate anymore.