Happy canadian thanksgiving! 

This weekend has been a ball full of mixed emotions and events.

Friday, we laid to rest a wonderful man, Jimmy Watson. He was my father's best friend and a man that had a huge impact on our life. He helped us build our house and always kept us laughing.

Saturday, Dave, Andrew, Dad, Karen (dads gf) and myself all went down to Jimmy's camp in Lake Charlotte. We sat around, enjoyed some beers and told stories about Jimmy. It was bittersweet. My dad said his goodbyes (which broke my heart) and I laid flowers around his property. I took some photos and I have started a giant painting (24x36) of the camp that my father and Jimmy shared most of their memories together. It will be his christmas gift.

Sunday, we decided that we have had so much grief over the last few weeks that we needed a day to get out with the family and shed no tears. So we did. We packed our bags and headed to the valley for our annual trip. We picked apples, pumpkins, ate lunch, went for walks and of course - took lots of pictures!!! (as you will see below). Meanwhile, before we left I put a turkey in the oven which was slow roasting all day. We came home to a delicious meal!

Today - Monday, we are vegging out. We have a bit of cleaning up to do and a dinner at my mom's house at 2pm. And that pretty much wraps up our weekend. 

Today I am thankful for all the good things in my life. Yesterday a stranger told us we have a "million dollar family". Well, I guess that is something to be thankful for! I'm also thankful for those family members we have lost and those that are sick right now and cannot be with us. And mostly I'm thankful for my health. XO

It's only been what...a year and a half since I created this website and I can finally show the world! I finally have my logo, url, kennel name, hobby farm, and most importantly 2 healthy dogs to breed! Woohoo!
My original plan was to breed Audrey this past spring but she decided not to go into heat until late September and I'd prefer not to have our first litter in the winter, so we'll wait until next year! I just need to get her health testing and then were good to go. 
I spent my entire weekend revamping this website to better match my new logo. It also needed a bit of a face lift anyways. Now I'm feeling fresh and ready to go! Lets do this. Oh, I also promise to be better at updating now!
I almost forgot to thank the AMAZING woman Riata Brown who created my logo! She also did my wedding programs 2 years ago. She is so easy to work with and very creative! THANK YOU!!!