USPCA Demonstration

We went to the USPCA (United States Police Canine Association) demonstration at a local high school last night. There were about 80 dogs and their handlers from all over the eastern US there. They had been in Raleigh all week for the trials. We watched them do an obstacle course, chase the bad guys and then they had an "actual" police chase come onto the field - complete with lights & sirens, SWAT teams, and a helicopter! Pretty exciting! The night would have been even more exciting if we had won the German Shepherd puppy that the USPCA was raffling off. We came within 2 (!) numbers of winning. In other words, had I bought my ticket 2 people sooner we'd have a dog today. Eric would say we dodged a bullet there. More later...

Sliding at Laurel Hills Park

Here's Hannah sliding at Laurel Hills Park. The shots at the end of the tape aren't real gunshots. The police dogs are training on a field at the park and the shots are blanks. We watched them practice apprehension before coming over to the playground. More later...

Kazoom Puppet Theatre

Hannah and I went to Kazoom Puppet Theatre in Raleigh and Hannah had lots of fun. There was singing, dancing, marching, bears & puppets. The ladies also told the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Hannah wasn't interested in going on stage for that but she loved the bubbles! She also hugged her new bear friend good-bye. More later...

Hannah's 3!

Hannah turned 3 on September 6th right as Hurricane Hanna was coming through North Carolina. That's the radar on the screen behind Hannah in the picture. We didn't do too much on her actual birthday due to the weather that morning. We opened some presents (puzzles, red sparkly shoes) and had some cake. She wanted to eat at Jason's Deli (?) for her birthday so we did. She ordered a PB&J. Nothing special there since she eats that about 3-4 days out of the week anyway. Oh well, that's what she wanted. That evening we went to another friend's house (Melinda) because it was her birthday too. Melinda happens to collect My Little Pony items so Hannah and her new friend, Fiona, had a grand time playing with those. We had a birthday party for Hannah on September 13th at a local park. We invited some friends & neighbors to that. There were about 12 friends there and fun was had by all! Check Hannah's picture album on the left in a couple of days and I'll have more birthday pictures up there. School's going well. She never wants to leave! More later...

Keep checking back...

Sorry there haven't been any posts in the last few days. We've been busy around here - birthday, school, etc. I just haven't had a chance to post any pictures. It's on my weekend "to do list". More later...

The first day of school!

Hannah started school today! I think she's gonna have a fun year. She talked with her teacher, Mrs. Prather, and played with the kitchen and puzzles. The kids were only there for 15 minutes today, just to get them used to the idea of school. This is the first year of school for most of her classmates. I don't think Hannah will have any problems getting back into the school groove. More pictures have been posted to the picture album on the left, so make sure you look at those. More later...

Labor Day Fun

We took Hannah to Lake Lynn since Eric was off work. It was very crowded. The lake was actually full since it had rained recently. We fed ducks, geese and lots of turtles. Then she played for a while in the playground. Other than this outing, our Labor Day was pretty low-key. I washed windows and Eric mowed the lawn. Exciting times. More later...