Lip Puddle

Walter had a busy Memorial Day weekend. Lots of walks, playing ball, trip to my mom and dad's new house, family party, eating outside at Molly Malone's. He's used to getting a lot more sleep during the day! While we were doing yard work on Sunday, I snapped these pictures. He was laying on his lip so funny - Brent said it looked like a "lip puddle." It was the perfect description!


I think he's glad to be back on his normal sleep schedule today. I just heard him jump into our bed as I typed this.

Dog Park

Last weekend we went to the dog park with our good friends Mary and Brad and their dog Garfunkle. We had such a good time! Walter was pretty scared of the water, but loved playing with the other dogs. Here's a video of Brent and Walter playing fetch. Walter skids to a stop just before he goes off the dock. Funny dog.

Pink is My Favorite Color

Since Walter was hit by a car last Sunday, we've had to take him to the vet everyday to get his bandages changed. I'm always excited to see what color wrap they will use - we've had teal with stars, green with bones, orange with smiley faces, purple with dots. I've been secretly hoping they would bust out a pink wrap one of these days, but for the last week, no such luck. Finally, yesterday, my dream came true.


Brent is horrified. But I love it. And I think Walter does too.


I love this dog.

Walter: Lost and Found

What a tramatic week we've had...

Sunday night we had some really great friends over for dinner. As people were saying goodbye, Walter slipped out a door, ran for the road, and was hit by a pick-up truck. I didn't see it, but was told he was hit really hard - the truck was going at least 30 mph, and he was dragged 20 feet. His leg was pinned under the car, but as soon as it backed up, he bolted. I've read since that many dogs instinctively react that way- maybe to escape something that might hurt them again. That night, we spent hours and hours walking/driving around calling out his name. We did it again in the morning, and that next night. I put up flyers and Brent called every shelter/vet nearby. I really thought it was a lost cause. I was torn between grieving for our little guy, and worrying sick that he might still be out there in pain and scared. The night Walter ran away, we put his bed on our porch, hoping the smell would bring him back. Tuesday morning, Brent and I heard a sound out front. I went downstairs, and there was Walter, just laying on his bed! It was truly a miracle. We took him to the vet right away, expecting the worst. His back leg was swollen to twice its size and and the whole things was one big open wound. But amazingly enough, there were no broken bones. His leg is completely torn up, so it will need daily bandages for about a month. But we feel blessed - it could have been so much worse. We are so thankful God heard our prayers and brought him home in one piece!

Camping with Walter

We had a great time camping with my family last weekend. Walter loved being outside and surrounded by people. He especially loved sleeping in the tent with us. He curled up between Brent's legs and stayed there the whole night. Such a good dog (except for the time he escaped and ran into our neighbor's site...they weren't very happy about that...)

Here's my nephew Jack just waking up Saturday morning. He was so cute in his little giraffe chair!


One of the best parts of the weekend was the water balloon fight. I think Brent made the biggest one!


It was an incredibly hot weekend, so we tried to lay low during the day. But we did take time to visit a few stops on the World's Longest Yardsale. This yard sale follows Route 127 and goes from West Unity, Ohio to Gadsden, Alabama. Brent and I have gone the last three years, and we didn't want to miss it!

When we got home on Sunday, Walter was exhausted. He slept the entire day (and most of Monday). It was a great trip!

Layout of the Week and "Playing Dead"

Yikes, I haven't posted since last Friday's layout of the week. Sorry about that! This week's layout is actually a cover design for a coffee table style album. Sometimes these are my favorite part of the book. Aren't these pretty colors?

photography by Dede Edwards

And as a special treat, and an apology for not posting in a week, here is a video of the new trick Brent taught Walter. He's pretty cute :)

Then There Were Three

Exciting news for the Kruithof family...we got a dog! We adopted Walter from a shelter in TN. He is such a good dog, and we are having so much fun with him. More to come on our weekend in Greenville...