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mommy's busy, so she asked me to fill you in on what we've been up to....

i'm swimming!! finally!
mommy and daddy took their time introducing me to the swimming pool. they waited until the sod around the pool was fully developed so i didn't get all muddy coming out of the pool.  because we all know that if i'm muddy, mommy's not happy. and if's mommy's not happy, nobody's happy.

here i am heading down the steps, to....

daddy!

hi, pixel

head up, head up, keep my head up.

almost there

phew, the steps.

it took me a few laps to realize the best way out. i tried turning toward the side of the pool to get out, but, um, that didn't work out too well. so now i use the steps like every one else.

mommy loves taking close ups.

here i am, in action.

i do a mean doggie paddle.

and then, after 47 laps, i crash.

and crash hard.

and in other news, mommy and i are really really really proud of daddy. he rode in a 100k (68 mile) bike ride a few weekends ago. he got up at 230 in the morning, drove a few hours with a neighbor and arrived at the starting line at dawn.

they rode thru an air force base.

way to go daddy!