Moose turned 1!

Moose at 9 weeks and Moose at 1 year.

We celebrated with Moose's aunt Jan and uncle Doug. Both dogs enjoyed almond paws, peanut butter clusters and dog bones from the Tipton. While we were at the Tipton we met a 220 lb. Great Dane. WOW!

This is Moose's birthday present. It's an alligator stuffed with a water bottle. He loves all things plastic so he sits at night and crinkles it.

He also got his first bed. He immediately loved it as you can see.

Oooops!

This is what happens when you have "the black dog" and accidentally set the sprinklers for 2 PM instead of 2 AM :)

Looking ever so innocent. If only we had video of it....he had a blast we are sure of it!

The mud was caked to his paws, legs, and face.

BTW-Bandit was clean. Not a trace of mud on him. That's why he is called "the perfect dog."

"The Black Dog's" Birthday post is coming soon....

Easter Egg Drop

Our amazingly awesome church dropped 50,000 eggs onto Lowery field on Good Friday (well 10,000 from the helicopter-40,000 were already there). Heath took off early and it was a perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon. Nearly 15,000 people came to the event and we enjoyed meeting fellow E-lifers while we volunteered!

Hot Springs Trip

Last weekend, Hilary and I went to Hot Springs, Arkansas to visit her sister (Lindsay) and brother-in-law(Vince) for a few days. We had an absolute blast. It was nice to get away, for the most part, from work and the grind for a bit. We left out Thursday after Hilary got out of school and came back Sunday evening. We had so much fun from the time we got there to the time we had to get back on the plane to come home. The scenery in Hot Springs is unbelievable, I was a little shocked the last time Hilary and I went (to see her sister graduate) at just how amazing the scenery was. There were trees everywhere, the weather is really nice (or has been the 2X we have been) and there are lakes all around Hot Springs. BTW, this is the first post I have done in quite a while - so hopefully you all enjoy the pics of our trip.

- Heath
Hilary and I on Lake Oauchita. This lake was HUGE and gorgeous. Vince and Lindsay had arranged for us to go out there just before dark and watch the sun set. Lake Ouachita is over 40,000 acres, has almost 700 miles of shoreline, and is one of the cleanest and clearest lakes in the US.
It was so gorgeous watching the sun set on the lake. There was hardly anyone on the lake. It was very serene and SO pretty. We had a BLAST! Thanks to Vince, Lindsay, Eddie and his wife for such a great time.
As is the case with most "scenery" pics, these do not do justice to how beautiful it was there.
Hilary and her sister, Lindsay, on the boat just after the sun had gone down.
Hilary and Lindsay as we were leaving the slip to get out on the lake. It was pretty chilly on the water, but ABSOLUTELY beautiful.
The Oaklawn Jockey Club, where Hilary and I, Vince and Lindsay went to watch the horse races. You can also see the Budweiser clydesdales and the wagon they pull.
Vince and Lindsay at the horse races posing in front of one of the clydesdales that appears to be a bit camera shy.
He was camera shy when Hilary and I took a pic in front of the team also.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are so amazing. If you have never seen them, their hooves are about as big around as a basketball and they live in better accomodations than most of the people I know. I would say they are an American icon, but we all know that isn't true since Amheuser-Busch was acquired by an international company last year. Nonetheless, it was really cool to see them.

The guy in the pink with the green polka-dots is Jon Court. He is on the reality show Jockeys on Animal Planet. Lindsay, Hilary's sister, was crazy about the fact that we got to see him race and weren't more than 10 feet from him in the paddock. The paddock is where they prep the horses for the next race and the jockeys get on them and the handlers walk them out to the starting gates.