Big Fluff

Indy just doesn't get enough love on here. You know, I don't think I have ever mentioned her! Well, I will certainly make up for lost time.

Indy is our 2 1/2 year old Great Pyrenees.

What is a Great Pyr, you ask?

They're large breed guardian dogs. She basically looks like a polar bear, acts like a teddy bear (you know, if everything you ever thought a teddy bear was, actually came to life) and makes the best pillow. She was the "runt" of a large breed litter.

She's a gentle giant.

So sweet and good with Lucy.

Here's a picture of her as a pup:

Another from the day we brought her home:

Her favorite things include lying down to eat (I'm not joking and will post a picture at the bottom to prove it), barking at absolutely anyone or anything that might walk by our house, being best friends with our cat and jumping up on the couch when she's really excited. She's a laid back, loving dog. She's part of the family, not "just a pet".

She lets Lucy rip and pull on her hair, and somehow knows that she just can't get mad. If she's had enough, she just gets up and moves.

No snapping, growling, nipping. She just looks at us with her big, pathetic brown eyes, as if saying,

"Please mama, make her stop!"

Here's our little sweetheart in action:

Can't wait to get another Great Pyrenees sometime soon!

So sweet.

My sweet little munchkin.

I finally caught on camera Lucy's adorable peeking out the window on her tippy toes. She does this mostly when Nate leaves in the morning.

I'll say, "Lucy, where's papa!?"

Then she runs to the window to wave bye-bye to him.

I also decided last weekend to try on her hats and mittens for this winter, to get a good idea if the sizes were okay. When I tried this set on her, I couldn't resist taking pictures. What a doll!

Pumpkins and Playrooms

Gosh, lots of things have been happening in our household, yet I've neglected the blog once again! Lucy is off and running. It's so great watching her learn and explore our home. She's constantly trying to climb. Sometimes that's on her riding toys, other times it's on my bags, she often tries to just use Indy or even the cat to get a little more altitude. Anyone, anything...she doesn't discriminate.

Our garden... What to say here. We really didn't know what to expect back in May. At all. All we had to compare was the garden in Orrington, that honestly had more rocks than it did soil. It was so hard to get anything to grow. But we definitely hit the jackpot here in Detroit, Maine. For putting in very minimal effort we seem to have endless supplies of acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini and pumpkins! Many other things as well, but these mentioned were near perfection (well, you know, sort of). Lucy sure loved the garden, too. I think it was a combination of the dirt between her toes and being able to tear up as much grass surrounding the garden as she wanted without anyone stopping her.

Here's Lucy with the pumpkins:

And walking to get mama:

We've also had a little time to get her playroom downstairs started. Memorial Day weekend we had a large number of family and friends stay over at our house. Since then, most spare rooms in the house are still filled with beds. I mean, one room in the house has 3 beds in it - and I'm not kidding. So, Operation: Playroom is underway.

We still aren't quite done. We don't have a rug or playmat in the room, which is definitely necessary. We have awesome hardwood throughout our entire house, but it's just so slick and slippery. Lucy has a lot of nice, heavy toys in the room that I just don't want her to hurt herself with...and like I mentioned at the beginning, she's definitely off and running.

So that's all for now. Many more updates to come soon!