Home Sweet Home

Helen & Jon

This is our mom and dad

Part of our playing area

Another part of our yard. Hey, can you see my paddling pool?

Gimli

Hello Gimli

Smeagel

Our other cat

Pippin

Who truly thinks she is a wolfhound

Strider

Meet Strider, he is the latest member of our family!

Strider and Fancy

Mom riding Strider for the first time with Deena on Fancy. She looks a little nervous to me!

Dad and Strider

These two are the best of pals.

Dad puts Strider through his paces

Strider showing dad he can go both ways!

This was our first time at a beach, it was cool! Mom says we went crazy, and everyone stopped and stared. Haven't they ever seen two crazed wolfhounds in the ocean before?

Daddy's teaching me to swim, but I'm not too keen

I'll need these glasses next time we go to the beach mom!!!

Forget the swimming, I just like to pose at the beach

Hi Uncle Paul, nice shades, now come and play!

Hey dad, I'm taller than you

Let me go, let me go!

This is great, but I still prefer the pink silk

My turn

How was that mum?

See, I caught the lure. Pinks my lucky color

Hurry up, it's me next. Opps sorry mum

Our best friends!

Something obviously smells good

Oh look, it's us on our trip to Lutsen, MN with Auntie Lizzie. That was a great holiday!

Are you going to light that BBQ or not?

Mom, is this chair supposed to keep me in?

Nice view of Lake Superior, but now it's time for bed

Here I am at High Falls. Hey Mom, I can see Canada!!

Yeah, lovely. Can we go now?

Peace and quiet, we can soon change that

Oh look Kili, it's Auntie Liz with those binoculars. No doubt she thinks she's seen another bear.

Jon

Here's our dad (right) with a sturgeon he caught in Vancouver (funny looking dog if you ask me!)

Cute puppy, is that you Balin.....?

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Balin: "Yes, and this is me too. Mom says I was adorable".

Kili: "So what happened?"

These are our grandparents: "We miss you, when are you coming to see us again?"

Balin says: "Grandad, I promise not to drip water all over your trousers again, ever!"

Hi trevor, got any treats? Can't wait to see you in June. Hopefully you'll get here in time to see our new babies.

Leave me alone I'm feeling shy.

Guess who?

Wow mom, we were cute.

Did someone mention treats?

Misty morning

Chill out time

Hi Mom, we're not up to anything, honest!

Let's see, what can we chase

Playing in the lake.

This is where we used to live in Minnesota

Kili and Balin as puppies

Here we are on our lake, it was great fun to walk around it in the winter. The ice was 4 feet thick.

We loved it when our friends came over, this is Cork (left)and Cedric with Balin.

Here we are again, a bit muddy, back in our old garden, we had lots of fun there!

Sorry mom, I think I need a bath

I love to chill out on the couch. It's a great spot to keep an eye on what's going on in the kitchen.

It really is my favorite place! I never miss a trick.

I don't think I'm spoiled, I just know what I like!!!

This is another place I like to "chill out" on those lazy summer days

Sadly, Balin made a hole in it because he jumped up and down. So now mom has to buy me a new one!

Auntie Kami came to visit for a few days because it was too cold in Minnesota. We had lots of fun together. See you again soon, we miss you already.

Lets head down to the pond, it's too hot!

Okay I could do with cooling off!

Lovely, now I'm nice and wet!!

I got a new toy today, it squeaks

I knew she'd want it. Well she's not having it.

I'll just keep it hidden over here

Good, she's lost interest.

I'll just grab his new toy when he's not looking. He always falls for that one.