claire girl's a tom boy?!

claire and i started our lives together when she flew in from california on december 1, 2006. she was so little, 2lbs, and adorable! her hair was so dark red and i was sure she was just the daintiest lady. she'll be two years old this june 16, her hair has really lightened up, and until about a week ago all signs of the "dainty lady" were in tact. and then she decided to mark her territory. i first saw her do it once about a week ago. i was shocked but didn't think much of it. she's always going from pole to pole sniffing each one thoroughly. i didn't really expect her to ever "mark" again. until last night when both chad and i thought we caught the tail end (ha, ha) of her marking yet again, on the same pole even! then today she marked that exact pole once on our way further into the park and once leaving. it's crazy! it's not like she's lifting her leg or anything; but still! maybe she just thinks it's what she's supposed to do since she's smelling other dogs' marks on all the poles. i think our little claire girl may be a tom boy!

i unsuspectingly put her in a dress today. that's irony.

she looks so cute in it!

kisses!

and we saw a mama and her goslings on the way home