Into the deep....

On a trip to Steamboat, we went snowshoeing/skiing into the woods with my family and very good friends.

Our intent was to find a Christmas tree, to cull a charlie brown tree and nuture a stand of pines. It was a beautiful sunny day but cold in the shade of the forest. Olivia and Sophia (my god daughter) took turns being cold and Togiak's furry paws and legs were covered in snow. My sister's dog, Togiak is Hazie's idol and a highly qualified snow dog.

We brought along some turkey sandwiches and hot chocolate, a perfect winter picnic.

Hazey's First Snow!

This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland and it is still coming down. We were excited to see what Hazey thought of snow, since she is definitely not a fan of wet grass and loves to hang out in front of the heater in the kitchen.

here are some photos from this morning and then when I came home for lunch!

Hi All, We just finished our six weeks of puppy school. Hazie did really well and has progressed with her basic skills! she can now sit, stay, wait at the bowl, look, walk on a leash without sniffing every two steps, and laydown! we are working on coming when called and not being distracted when outside when we call her. We had a great instructor (Marni) who is very positive, if you live in Boulder, we would highly recommend the training classes at the Boulder Humane Society. The video is during their 15 minutes of play time at the end of their last class. (the video is not 15 minutes long!). She is the one who gets rolled halfway into the video and then is running all over the place until she finds Ruger the German Shephard. Enjoy!





Each puppy got to pick a toy for completing the class and Hazie picked a ball that has barely left her sight or mouth since she got it (including twice when going out to pee, it has stayed in her mouth)

Dina Flintstone!

Ryan and I were Fred and Wilma flintstones (photos to come) but here are some photos of Hazie in the past two weeks!

A Tasty Celebration of Two Years!

The eve of Obama's election marked two full years that we have been together! We decided to go out and celebrate at a newer restaurant in the area, Colterra, we would suggest this restaurant to anyone. It was such a great food experience that Ryan took the time to write a review on a reservation website, opentable.com. Those that work there, work there because we think they can be food nerds and everyone will share in it and appreciate it. You can order a small plate or a big plate to taste more items on the menu (which are seasonal and local) as well as order 1/2 glasses of wine to be able to experience food and wine pairing and how that brings out the best in both! We'd recommend it to anyone, especially their duck plates! (They even had a rose, which is going off the menu because it is not the time of year for it, but they had it! They also had rillettes (a specialty of the region of France we visited this year...mmmmmm good!)

We got decked up and dressed up and enjoyed an evening out!

28 lbs and growing

Hazey is a-growin'. Every tuesday we go to puppy school at the shelter. When we arrive there is a scale we can use to weigh her, it's become a game for the two of us, who will guess her weight the closest. She's up to 28.2 lbs as of this past tuesday. Based on vet predictions she will be about 50-60 lbs when she is full grown.

Here are some photos from the last two weeks.




Hazey still has her wrinkles, which we are stoked about and hope she keeps them, but everytime we try to capture them she moves, so this is as close to it as we could get!



She loves to hang on Ryan's leg and take a nap




Every morning she runs to the window to watch whoever leaves the house first in the morning. As we turn the corner away from the house, she strains her neck to get the last moment in, hence let us say, it's tough going to work in the morning



Her cubby hole she made for herself on our room

Meet Hazie!

Now that we finished the fence, we got a dog! We didn't post our news right away (we've had her for three weeks) because we wanted to finish getting our trip photos up, since that is why we started the blog. We got her at the Boulder Humane Society. She had two siblings in her liter and they were found stray in kansas. Who knows what she really is, heinz 57, but we suspect that she is black mouth cur (old yeller), boxer and/or mastiff, and perhaps some shephard and lab.
She's a great pup and is a total love bug. She's not super food motivated but she will do nearly anything for love, let the training begin!


the short version...





the long version...
Here are photos from the last three weeks!

Last Day: Zurich

From Gstaad we took the Golden Pass Panorama (train) from Gstaad to Zurich, where we would depart back home the next day. Eight years prior, while passing through Zurich, Ryan discovered a now favorite restaurant, serving swiss fondue. The meal left such a mark on his taste buds, that we sought the restaurant out, literally by nose, and a treat it was! We wandered through the old town, taking photos of the evening light, enjoyed our dinner and headed back to our hotel (which is a story in and of itself, but that is for the next time we are all at the dinner table together!)

Enjoy!

Week 2: Glacier 3000

While in Gstaad, Michel recommended heading up to what is known as Glacier 3000, about a 40 minute bus ride from Gstaad to the base. We had no idea what was in store for us, but let us say that if you are ever in Gstaad, you must go to Glacier 3000 (Col du Pillon) and see for yourself!

Enjoy the adventure, it was a blast!

Week 2: Gstaad

We were excited to visit the Swiss Alps on our trip and headed to the village of Gstaad in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland (nearly dead center in the Swiss Alps). We had a wonderful three days in the mountains, with the chance to wander around town and hike around as you will see later on a glacier. The town was stereotypical swiss, beautiful buildings and homes, with flowers hanging from every window. We didn't get pictures of it, but a volleyball tournament, the equivalent of the AVP was going on in town, which was neat to see all the festivities surrounding the tournament. We enjoyed some good chocolate, Ryan his coffee, and beautiful scenery.

Enjoy the photos.