The CHASE!

So the other day, Mimi, Mom, Uncle S. and I went to Mounds Park for some rainy hiking. Since it was deserted, mom let me off my leash in the picnic area to run around. There were some SQUIRRELS running around...


We really don't have squirrels in our neighborhood, so I wasn't sure what it was! I was a little freaked out at first, but then I got REALLY brave...

Ignore mom screaming and wigging out. She's crazy.

I was only trying to play with him! I guess he wasn't interested. Mom was worried that I might try to eat him like daddy's relatives would. Yuck!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Communing with nature

Hi everyone! Mom says to tell you she's sorry that we haven't been very bloggy the last few days. She's been busy with work and football mom duties and taking care of ME and a bajillion other things we won't bore you with. I'm doing a LOT better and mom is giving me my drops as instructed, so I'll be ready for some new pics this weekend...BUT...we wanted to share some pics of the fun we had LAST Friday! Holden didn't have school (Teacher Development Day or something)so we got in the car....


...and went to MOUNDS PARK to hit the trails! YAY! I LOVE Mounds Park ESPECIALLY this time of year when the leaves are just starting to change! Check out this COOL picture that Holden took of the White River! Doesn't it look like a mirror?



Here are Holden and I on the trail!



There are a LOT of cool things to see and sniff at Mounds Park...


Here are mom and I posed with the "Knee Tree" (Holden thinks it looks like a big knee)


I chased a chipmunk up a big hill, but lost him!


Here is a picture of me with one of the actual mounds!

These mounds are just big hills that are believed to be built by the Adenma and Hopewell people somewhere around 150 BC (which we can't even wrap our heads around in DOG years!). They were used for religious ceremonies and to keep track of the seasons, stars and moon. Very cool...kind of like a Pug calendar before they were invented!

Oooohh...guess where I am NOW?


In the log canoe with Holden!!!!


Mom had to have a turn too...


Awwww....


On the way home, mom stopped off at this real estate office so Holden could pose for a picture! HAHAHAHAA!


Happy Friday everyone! I hope your weekends bring fun adventures too!!!!

Mounds State Park

I had the most exciting day yesterday! Mom and Holden took me to Mounds State Park to hike on the trails! The BEST part was that my PugMommy (Gertie) and my PugBrother (Bert) got to come with their people, Nancy (my mommy's friend) and her daughter Gracie (who has been friends with Holden since they were babies).

Here we are! All walking nicely together! Holden has Gertie, Nancy has Bert and Gracie has ME!

We saw LOTS of cool stuff! Mounds State Park is the site of an Indian Burial Ground. They had lots of fences up around anything we could have gotten into trouble for digging up!


We hiked down to the White River. Holden took some cool pictures!


Holden also took this pic...he's such a FUN-GUY (get it...FUNGI?....ANYONE? HELLO? Bueller? ;-)


We all posed for a group picture inside this cool shelter/bench/sculpture thing.

CHEEEEESE!

THEN we started the walk back to the car so we could have our picnic! THAT'S when things got interesting.......
FIRST off...Holden and Gracie aren't so much into the whole hiking thing. One would have believed they were near death because of their advanced stages of the following ailments (they were ALL mentioned at some point during the day)
1. Hunger
2. Thirst
3. EXTREME fatigue
4. Sore feet
5. REALLY sore feet
6. Possible bug bite
7. Fear of poison ivy
8. Twisted ankle
9. Hurt finger where a leash tugged
10. Doggie nail scratches
11. Lumbago (mom added this one for fun)
12. Gingivitis (Holden)
13. Erectile Dysfunction (Holden)...(remember...he's NINE)

Here are the Ailment Twins....Holden and Gracie. Oy Vay!

"OHHHHHHHHH, our aching backs!!!!!!!!"

We Pugs fared very well for the most part. We got lots of water breaks and rest breaks and mom had to carry Gertie back to the car because she was REALLY snorting and people were staring at us.

"WHATCHU LOOKIN' AT? I'm brachycephalic...SUE ME!"

All in all, we had a really nice day and will probably go back VERY soon! Mom is a big fall foliage freak and it's getting to be that time of year here in the Midwest!

Hopefully Holden's gingivitis will be better so he can come with us! HAHAHA!

OH...thanks to NEVIS for giving us this award!

We're so excited! It's the coolest thing we've ever won aside from $5 from a scratch off lottery ticket! Thanks Nevis! Crap...I think we were supposed to change the name at the bottom (since she's Mancidote). Mom is tired and says it's ok this way and everyone knows she's a tech tard anyway.

Good night all!
STP