Daddy's 30th Birthday and our very 1st Dog jog

Hi Everyone;

As promised I am trying to update the blog weekly. I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather, it is beautiful down here in Tennessee, still warm during the day and cooler at night but still comfortable.

Last week it was my Daddy's 30th birthday, can you believe it, I know he doesn't look anywhere near that age, or so I don't think so! It was so exciting to get to celebrate with him and all of our friends. On his actual birthday we had Kara, Ella and Fisher over for dinner and cake. Mommy made one of Daddy's favorite dinners; Lasagna, Cheesy garlic bread and Ceasar salad. For dessert, Daddy had brought home some "Dirt Cake" that my Pediatrician and Daddy's friend Kristin made for him.

Daddy got lots of desserts on his birthday, he had cinnamon rolls that one of the nurses in the clinic made for him, then donuts that one of the cheif residents bought and also dirt cake. On the weekend Mommy and I had a suprise party for Daddy, thanks to the help of Kristin, Kara and Chris. Kristin helped to gather a few of the residents, Kara helped mommy make food and get things prepared and Chris was the decoy, he kept daddy occupied! Daddy partied till 3am that night, I think he had a great time.

This past weekend on Saturday morning we participated in our very 1st "Dog Jog". We went with Kara, Chris, Ella, Fisher, Gracie and Bubba and our whole gang, we were quite the bunch. The dog jog was held at one of the Parks in Johnson City and the proceeds went to the local Animal shelter. Basically it was a 1 mile jog that we all did with the dogs and afterwards the dogs all went swimming in the lake, it was lots of fun. There were a whole bunch of vendors setup to visit afterwards and we got a bunch of free stuff, including these real funny play masks! Daddy, Ryder and I had so much energy that morning that the three of us did the jog twice, Dexter couldn't handle a second run, he was exhausted from the first. Fisher and I also got to hang out together in his stroller, I definitely think we have a connection!!!

While Mommy and I were away in Canada, Mommy had asked Daddy to put the child safety latches on all the cupboards and thank goodness she did. I love crawling into the kitchen and trying to open the cupboards, so far I haven't figured out how to get them open but don't worry I will keep trying. Although, Daddy didn't do the drawers yet and I had been able to open them up. Check out some of the pics Mommy took of me this morning in the kitchen, she took some video but they don't seem to want to upload, maybe next time. Oh yah, I not only do I crawl all over, I now pull myself up on everything and can even walk around furniture, watch out here I come!

Well that is all for now, we are having a rainy day today so Mommy and I are hanging out inside. Tomorrow should be a real fun day, we are having "Biscuits and Gravy" for breakfast at Kara and Chris's place, this is a traditional Southern breakfast that Mommy and Daddy have never had. Then we are going to a "Fall Farm Festival" with pumpkins, horses, a petting zoo and lots of neat things to do!

Love and miss you all,

Emmie