Disneyland

My mom and brother were kind enough to babysit Palmer while Johnny and I ran around Disneyland like kids yesterday. Here's a pic from the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster ride... I was killing Johnny through most of the ride but at the last minute, Johnny caught up and beat my score! We thought we did pretty good until we saw that the high score for the day was over 1,000,000. We also went on Space Mountain for the first time since it reopened and Johnny saw Fantasmic for the first time, ever. We love Disneyland!

Pool dog

This past weekend was a scorcher so Johnny and I decided to break HOA rules and lay poolside with the Palmerpie (our neighbors were way too busy fawning over his cute face that no one even noticed).

Anyway, we pushed the limits of our doggie freedom by testing to see if Palmer knew how to swim! We tried to lure him into the water by holding his beloved tennis ball just out of his poor doggie reach. He was teetering at the edge of the pool trying to paw for the ball when he lost his balance and fell right in! It was THE cutest thing ever. Swimming seemed to come effortlessly but he still doggie paddled back to the wall with a panicked look on his face. We felt bad for the pup and took him out of the water right away.

I'm sad to report that it was another Kodak moment missed and I have no photos to share. For those with limited imaginations, he looked like this... except much much cuter!

Yager & Stoli

Just as a mother wants a playmate for her first-born, I've recently had this urge to adopt another doggie for Palmer's sanity. Poor kid is bored out of his mind at home while I'm at work, I just know it! Anyway, I know its not the BEST time to adopt considering we're flat out of space in the condo but don't you think these doggie brothers would get along so well with Palmer? They even share his love for tennis balls!

Meet Yager and Stoli!

Yes, sleeping again!

Now, I do realize ALL my posts and pictures have been of Palmer sleeping but I can't help it... he is just so darn cute when he's sleeping and he's sleeping all the time! Anyway, it's late afternoon on a Saturday and as I was working on the wedding on my computer, the two loves of my life fell asleep on the couch:Palmer is so wonderful to cuddle with. I hope all you doggie parents out there give your doggies some lovin' like we do Palmer!

Rubber duckie

Palmer has recently become rather fond of this female rubber duckie that was part of a bath set I once got for my birthday. It's squishy and squeeky so he likes to run around with the duckie in his mouth and chew on it. The other day, Johnny and I were watching TV while Palmer was sitting around the corner with his rubber duckie. A few minutes later, we noticed the rubber duckie was missing its head! Palmer chewed the whole thing right off ... and swallowed! The next day, I came home to small pink plastic bits and pieces amidst a pile of doggie throw-up. I didn't know who to feel sorry for, Palmer or the poor rubber duckie!

Happy Easter!

Today was a refreshingly relaxing day. Palmer, my sister and I drove down to Cerritos to spend Easter with my family and, other than attend church, ended up doing absolutely nothing ALL day. I haven't felt so unaccomplished since the summers of high school. Anyway, Palmer had no complaints...

Here's another from earlier in the day:

Now, if you're concerned about Palmer's lack of physical activity, I'll have you know we still go on regular walks, squeezed in a few minutes of backyard fetch this afternoon and also went for a nice long run yesterday morning. Work hard, play hard...sleep hard?

Perplexed Palmer and the Pasadena Peacocks

Palmer and I were out for our after-work walk when we had the most peculiar encounter of all dog-walking encounters. We were walking along our merry way when Palmer stopped dead in his tracks. He perked his ears and tilted his head (hence the title of this entry), and was staring straight ahead. There we were, in a quiet suburbian neighborhood... the Palmerpie and I standing only a few feet away from a pair of female peacocks! I posted pictures below of our experience. My only regret is not capturing Palmer's expression when he saw the birds because it was a true Kodak moment. :(

p.s. Don't you just love how the sun is still shining at 6 pm in the evening? I love Daylight Savings!!