Friday, July 29, 2005

all star relay prepJPG


allstarrelayprepJPG
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

audrey, allie and madeline are prepping for all star relays. they are having a nail painting session, complete with lit candles and funky music. they tell me their BRIGHT red nails will help them see each other's touches so they can get quick take-offs. they are ranked 6th in the county and hope to move up. 6 a.m. tomorrow morning will tell.

cozmo and rufus play


cozmoand rufusplay
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the pups are quite adept at escaping from the whelping box now. rufus and cozmo have gotten out to play tug of war. they have really begun to explore the house, but like to stay in sight of mom and brothers.

Monday, July 25, 2005

harry


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Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

harry and duffy have a tender mother/son moment.

cozmo


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Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

oliver's name has officially changed to cozmo, chosen by linda and greg, his new owners. here cozmo is out discovering the world outside his whelping box- dragging duffy's water bowl across the room.

rufusandtoy


rufusandtoy
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

rufus gathers the toys around himself and begins the fun.

winstonandfood


winstonandfood
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

winston can't believe his good fortune- everyone else is asleep when the food arrived! note the paper in the background- paper training is progressing nicely. and i thought training twins was a challenge!?!

Thursday, July 21, 2005

earlymorning


earlymorning
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

early morning in our house finds at least one of the boys in the box with the pups. toe biting is a favorite puppy pastime.

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

big guys


big guys
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the pups are getting so big! they are always eager to see what is outside the whelping box and go explore the rest of the house.

sonia


sonia
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

it was a whirlwind weekend with 5 swim meets and a good bye party at our house for sonia. rmsc kids gathered together for a send off for sonia as she is moving to switzerland.

Saturday, July 16, 2005

cowgirl


cowgirl
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

sarah is dressing the part for the country music psyche up for swim team this week.

cowboy tom


cowboy
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

a pensive cowboy. it is country music week for swim team and tom is dressing the part.

oliverand food


oliverand food
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the puppies are now eating food and loving it! they are still nursing too, at least until duffy cuts them off as their teeth grow in.

Friday, July 15, 2005

liplock


liplock
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

winston and rufus enjoy playtime.

no break


nobreak
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the puppies have gotten big enough to nurse when she is just standing around. poor duffy- no break for her now.

rufus at 3.5 weeks


pupy 3.5
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

rufus at three and a half weeks. they are so sweet, it will be hard to part with these guys.

band


band
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

logan, mike and tom have formed a band. boy, do they ever sound great!

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

food


food
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

we tried rice cereal today. winston and oliver seem quite entranced with it. rufus would only lick the cereal off my finger while i was holding him on my lap and harry slept through the entire event.

rest


rest
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

post-prandial exhaustion

Puppy wrestle


Puppy wrestle
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the puppies seem to have taken lessons from mike and tom-when they don't sleep and eat, they wrestle and bite each other's body parts.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

boyz'npups3


boyz'npups3
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

the pups are three weeks old tonight! they just had their first bath after spending the last two days learning to lap up milk from a bowl. more milk on their fur than in their mouths, but they are now quite good at it. reminds me of the days with babies covered in pureed carrots.

puppies3weeksJPG


puppies3weeksJPG
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

they are now a bit bigger than mike's beanie babies!

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

mike


mike
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

mike has started violin lessons and actually enjoys practicing. he is trying to figure out how to turn the violin playing into fiddling. it keeps him busy.

harry


harry
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

harry takes a few minutes from eating to play with his brothers.

duffy et al


Pduffy et al1
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

duffy, with her new "do", cuddles with rufus and oliver.

harry


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Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

harry works hard to keep his title, "most voracious eater".

winston and oliver


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Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

winston tries to wake oliver up to play, but oliver is sacked out after filling up his belly.

winston


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Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

winston wakes up with a yawn and is ready to play.

Monday, July 04, 2005

boys and pups II


boys and pups II
Originally uploaded by funnkds5.

well, it is day 14 and the pups are growing by leaps and bounds. as you can see, oliver, harry, rufus and winston have all opened their eyes and have begun to explore life on all four feet. very exciting! people have begun to stop by and visit- duffy is starting to handle this process a bit better- no longer sitting on them to protect them.