Dr. Wogs

At school this week, Chris and his class are talking about how to keep their bodies healthy. One of those ways, of course, involves regular check-ups at the doctor so they made these cute little doctor kits to bring home. Notice that we now have an MD in the family...

The inside was filled with everything a young doctor would need. So when I bumped my arm on the door this morning, Dr. Woglom did the obvious and took out the tongue depressor to check my throat. I guess med school is more important than I thought!

Later in the day, Chris informed me that when he grows up, he wants to be a dog walker, which will at least save him from college loans.

Happy 8th Birthday Snuggles!

It is that time of year again today, that time when we celebrate the birth of our fabulous, amazing, and adorable dog, Kasey the Moe Woglom! We celebrated in style with her. Chris requested that we get Kasey a special doggie cookie from Brookside Barkery, our local pet store. Chris thinks these cookies look good enough for him to eat but I think he would be surprised at the taste! The cookie above is what I came home with. Kasey also received a new collar and leash for her birthday, the first one in 7 years and Chris added his own special necklace for her:

We gave Kasey a little part of her cookie dipped in peanut butter after singing "Happy Birthday" to her.  She was happy about the peanut butter but as usual, she is suspicious of all new large treats and it took her a little while to wolf down the cookie. Here is Chris giving her the first piece (sorry for the color and blurriness!)...

We are so honored to have Kasey in our life and we are thankful for our furry child every day!

Super Bowl

The Eakins came over for the Super Bowl last night and above is a pic of Tristan and Chris dancing to Beyonce. Chris is definitely busting a move!

Sky Zone

After school today Chris and I went over to Sky Zone so he could do some jumping and he had SO MUCH FUN! This boy loves to jump and I would much rather him jump on trampolines than our red couch (although that's okay too). Here he is jumping really high...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFG1jvTmyDs

There is also a part where you can jump into a really big foam pit and Chris helped himself to that as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9FPlreSKc

Spring?

Yesterday it was 71 degrees here in Kansas. 71 degrees. Keep in mind it is January. For our east coast friends who had snow and sleet yesterday, we are doing our best to send that gorgeous weather your way! Chris soaked up the warmth as best he could, visiting the arboretum with Grammy after school, playing at Franklin Park with Nico and Corinne (and like a thousand other kids) and jumping on the trampoline with our neighbor, Molly. You will also notice from the picture above that Atticus the penguin joined us at the park and this picture shows him when he was still clean. At the end of the afternoon, he was covered with mulch and baseball field dirt. Chris and Corinne are pictured above playing together and Chris was going up to a lot of kids at the park and joining in their fun. This is great to see!

The Champion

I have been informed that I have been awarded the gold medal in the "cute dog" category. I would like to thank my owners, especially Christopher, for their ongoing support, encouragement, and belly rubs. I would also like to thank the doggie academy for their consideration. Finally I would like to thank Dog, without whose help I could not have gotten this far in my life. Thank you and good night...

Kasey Moe

Poop!

Now that I have your attention...

Chris and I joined Grammy today at Ernie Miller Nature Center for "Scatology 101." Scat, of course, is the scientific name for animal poo. You can imagine that this was a big hit with Christopher! The naturalist who was presenting did a fabulous job discussing this topic and had some fun activities for the kids to take part in. For example, she gave out a "scat snack" that you had to guess what animal it resembled before eating it. Here is Chris with his fox scat, also known as a tootsie roll...

She also read some interesting stories that told all about the good stuff and how you can learn about the animals' habits, eating, etc...

They also had some live animals for the kids to meet and it was all very hands on. First we met the possum and then a bunny. The kids were not allowed to touch the possum but they were able to feel a possum fur at the end.

At the end of the class, the kids got to work on a little book where they could stamp an animal's tracks and then draw its scat next to it. Chris has been getting more and more interested in writing so for once it wasn't a struggle to get him to draw!

Maybe the topic helped a bit... Anyway, we met Daddy back at home and went out to dinner on the Plaza (it was like 60 degrees here today so we walked around a bit to take in the unseasonable weather!). Here is Chris with one of the Plaza Penguins...