{12apr2010: partial weekend review}

It felt like spring again in Seattle this weekend!  Sun was out and the temperatures were warmer than they had been all week.

We have a painting we bought in Cambodia through this great organization the Cambodian Children's Painting Project.  Here's a picture of the painting we bought as it was being created:

So this weekend we finally decided to go see about framing it.  We walked down to a frame shop near our house with Darwin.

The guy working at the shop said we could bring Darwin in if we wanted to, but she's just a little too hyper and her tails just a little too out of control to trust her not knocking everything over.  So she stayed outside... not happy at all.

Little did she know what we had planned for Sunday! 

It turned out framing our cheap little painting would've cost 25 times more than what we paid for the painting (who knew framing was so expensive!) so we passed on it and are looking into cheaper framing options.

{21mar2010: Spring!}

It was the perfect weather for the first day of spring yesterday!  Sunny clear skies and temperatures in the high 60's!
{Ahhh, the sun feels sooo good!}

Darwin is still on bed rest, but it felt like a shame to stay cooped up inside on such a beautiful day, so we took a walk up to Jason's favorite coffee shop near our house so we could sit outside in the sun.  
We walked slowly and stopped for a short rest/photo-op at a school along the way...

Darwin still has a big toothless gap between her front canines and her back molars (which you can see in some of these pictures) (we asked the vet about it when we were there last and she said she's never seen that before, but it just may be normal for Dar) and it makes the perfect slot for her tongue to hang out of.

I love spring in Seattle... 

We got to the coffee shop and got to sit on some chairs outside and enjoy the nice warm sunshine.

We brought along an apple (with peanut butter) for Darwin to snack on while we had our tea and coffee.

{mmmm, that was delicious}

When we take Darwin out (to work, to the bar, to the coffee shop, anywhere) she doesn't seem to be a fan of sitting or laying down on the ground like a normal dog, so she'll stand the whole time, or do this:

Yes, in typical Dane fashion she's sitting on my lap.
While we were there this guy biked up and Darwin was fascinated by what he was carrying in his basket.

{Mom, what is it?!}

After a few sniffs and lots of face licking (by both dogs) Darwin was enchanted by this little guy.
{Let's play!!!} 

Of course, no playing was allowed, and soon it was time to go.
The walk there was a bit longer than the 15 minute walk Darwin is allowed, and it was obvious when we were a few blocks away from the shop that her butt was starting to sway a bit more than when we started out.  So instead of risking tweaking her back anymore walking back home, Jason made the walk home to get the car and then came and picked us up.
Of course that was yesterday, and now the weather is back to mid 50's and overcast. Booo.  Oh well, I'm at work anyway, so I'm glad it's not as beautiful a day as yesterday!  Hope you all had a great weekend with your pups too!