First Weight Pull Competition

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Yesterday was Royce's first official weight pull competition. He weighed in at 103 lbs and he was the heaviest dog there (by one pound). We woke up at 4:30 am to drive to Connecticut to weigh in at 9:00, then we waited ALL day (until around 3:00) for his weight class to compete. It was well worth it!! We were so proud of our little poochy. He got second place and was only beat because the other dog pulled the same amount in less time. For his first competition he exceeded everyone's expectations and pulled 1,950 lbs!!! I think we have a Grand Master on our hands! The video is of him pulling 1,775 lbs.

We went with our dog trainers and they competed with their dogs, Brina and Panser who also placed in their weight classes.

Proud Dad :)

Hiking

Mom and dad came down for their annual visit. Usually we put them right to work, but this time we decided to have fun. We went on a long hike..and the view was worth it.

Of course Royce had the most fun of all.

Labor Day 2010

This past weekend Jon and I went with some friends up to a camp near Rangely. The boys went four-wheeling while the girls went hiking and relaxing with the dogs.

The view from the camp was amazing.

At night we went hunting for moose, unfortunately we only saw one really fast running into the woods. It reminded me of when my parents would take us moose hunting up near Moosehead Lake when I was little.

Our mini vacation

Jon and I desperately needed to get our teeth cleaned, which gave us a great excuse to take some time off and visit my parents. We hiked, made s'mores, wakeboarded, swam, celebrated and visited friends.

While we were there little Beckham turned one year old, and he REALLY enjoyed his cupcakes!

Saco Canoe Trip 2010

Our second annual canoe trip started early Saturday morning in Fryeburg. Eight of us loaded all of our camping gear, food, ourselves and in our case Royce into our canoes and floated away.

Royce did little of this...

And ALOT of this the first day of our trip

Royce's friend Charlie also went on our adventure

Royce was so tired from swimming all day that he laid by the fire all night

And slept, curled up in the bottom of the canoe the entire next day of paddling

Can't wait for next year!

A Summer of Weddings

Jon and I had so many weddings this summer. We had a great time at them all but are relieved they are finished. Here's our wedding montage:

Jon's co-worker Dennis and his wife Nancy.

At my co-worker Katie's wedding

At our friends Casey and Emily's wedding that we were both part of the wedding party.

And finally, another co-worker of mine, Kavita (Thanks mom Bell for the dress!)

A step in the right direction

We (by we I mean Jon) have been slowly starting to think about finishing our upstairs. Jon's dad came to help with electrical and plumbing. Here are some pics through out the stages...Exciting!