So, April was a busy month for our two four legged friends. Griffey, although 9 years old, one would never guess and think he may still be a puppy. He loves that we have four kids in the family under the age of 7 who walk around with snacks in their hands that he helps himself too. This Easter, the lovable, gentle giant helped himself to the Easter Egg hunt in my parents backyard. Plastic eggs with candy were hidden all over the yard, and Griffey with his high-powered nose, found some before the kids did, chewed open the eggs, then ate the candy! Chasing him around the backyard so the kids could have their eggs, was how we spent the egg hunt!
Then, Griffey, the hunter, didn’t disappoint with his newly acquired hunting skills. In four days, he managed to find three baby bunnies in our backyard. Whenever he is outside longer than 10 minutes, we know something is up. As we went to check on him, we find him IN the garden (which is fenced off) with a bunny in his mouth. As Doug goes out to save the bunny, Griffey the Proud, trots around the backyard with bunny in mouth. Sadly, the baby bunny didn’t make it…now repeat this process three times. Me….very sad by all this, poor, cute, little baby bunnies….Doug, however, was a little proud of his hunting dog. So, a week later, after we thought the bunny drama had ended, we were planting veggies in the garden and uncovered a fourth baby bunny, buried in the garden. Yep, this time he took it upon himself to bury it! Lovely surprise for us!
Now, Ali, the playful, lovable, friendly cat has a personality all of her own. Her favorite past-time is pushing EVERYTHING off the kitchen counter…we can handle this silliness. However, one evening, after a bad storm, we came home to find three, yes three, cell phone cords chewed in half…completely in half….and they were plugged in. Doug suspects she received a jolt, but it didn’t stop her from chewing through three of them! But it is hard to get mad at either of these adorable creatures!
Jaime & Doug Plus One 