lincoln park picnic

on memorial day we rode our bikes with claire down to lincoln park for a picnic. we walked all around on clark and on broadway, looking in all the shops and enjoying the beautiful day. it was so nice. i love days like this.

claire in my bag

ready for the ride

yum!

oh, hello!

claire's tongue was hanging out so long!

what a cute puppy! claire's curious

it's a shizu/poodle, i call 'em shitty poo's

we had to capture this "great head" moment;)

cut n' curl

claire's been getting some mad dreads lately. her hair is curly and if i'm not up on combing it (and sometimes even when i am) it gets all matted especially on her ears and leg pits. i usually cut her when i'm sitting on the couch watching tv or whatever; but then i have to be careful of where the hair falls, etc. so, since it's been kinda pleasant outside i figured i should just do it outside during her walk so i can just let it blow with the wind. it worked out great-this is definitely gonna become the routine.

claire, do you recognize this brush? duh, duh, dummmmmm.....


she hates getting combed-but she's a trooper

getting cut

won't someone please help me?!

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

lazy dayz

the other day we took claire for a walk at the park down the street. we caught some pics of her, which is tough 'cause she's pretty quick. the weather's been kinda chilly; but everything is so lush and vibrant in color. i wish her red showed more in these photos. oh well, she's still a doll!

shaken' it out

butt shot

what aroma is this?

acrobatic, just like her mother...

the cute and happy couple

family pic

popular girl

lots of people stop me when i'm walking with claire. it's kinda ridiculous actually. so many people are interested in her, that sometimes i just have to ignore them and pretend that i can't hear what they're saying. after all, if i stop for everyone, i'll never get anywhere! but today at the park there were these four cute little boys. i had to get pictures. it's funny when the little kids ask if she's mean. she's only 3.5lbs, and she's the sweetest love! she couldn't hurt 'em if she tried!