Sam, Kathryn, Ivy, and Marshall

I figured it would be fun to write a little post about the pup. :) Max has gained 2 lbs since we've been to the vet and is now a whopping 7 lbs! hehe.. should only get up to about 10-12 lbs and he is well on his way. so as of lately, he has stopped chewing on everything in sight which is nice.. he now loves bathing in the sunlight that shines through our window, cuddling up in blankets or towels or anything big and soft, and rolling around in the grass (especially the day after we bathe him, ha).. he also LOVES to play fetch and tug of war with sam when he gets off work.. anywho, here are some fun pics of him..

i spy max..... barely. haa:

This year, we had a pretty uneventful independence day. here in denver, we don't have relatives close by like we have had in years past while in utah and texas. AND it ended up storming pretty much from 4 in the afternoon on.. the only thing we did that was festive was sit down to a nice american dinner with steve and sarra, then had a few friends over for a yummy fruit pizza that i had made for the occasion (and that sarra and stephanie helped decorate). on a side note, i must have bad luck with ovens or something because anytime i ever turn any oven on to the broiling temperature, the fire alarm goes off. no matter what apartment i'm in. and this time it happened. twice. so we opened the windows and patio door and ended up just chillin while listening to the rain for the rest of the evening. not to worry tho.. the dinner turned out great. and the fruit pizza was definitely a hit. i think it should be a tradition from now on....

corn on the cob and ribs. the all-american dinner. yesss:

Over father's day weekend, we took a four day trip to meet Jeff and his fam, and Dad R. n Patricia out in the mountains. Grand Lake, CO was where we were camping, just a little past Winter Park (this cute little resort town).. Jeff met us there with his motorhome then Dad met up with us the next day. we WERE planning on just taking tents to stay on the campground's tent area but nearly froze to death that first night!! even fully clothed with double blankets our teeth were chattering all night long! our puppy was shivering within 2 minutes of being inside his kennel so we (sam, me, and max) cuddled up and just tried to survive the night. it was awful. but of course, kinda funny after the fact lol.. i'm sure it got down to freezing or below because we woke up to frost on all the grass outside. we definitely checked into one of the campsite's cute little cabins for the next two nights and it made the WORLD of difference. nice heater blowin all night. :) Anywho, our long weekend consisted of mountain biking, hiking, 4-wheeling, shopping, and an awesome alpine slide. unfortunately, i didnt get pictures of all the events but we did have a blast. here are many that i did get....

chillin by the RV.