Mama and Papa finally got outdoor furniture! They are very happy. Here I am helping Papa put our new table together:
And here I am enjoying it!
I like to sit outside a lot, and so does Mama. Sometimes she and Papa eat dinner out there while I walk around the yard and sniff the grass.
The grass makes me itchy, though! So now I have to take medicine twice a day. It is not so bad, because it tastes like yummy goat cheese! [Note from Mama: the pills go in the goat cheese. Avon has quite the discerning palate.] I don't scratch or lick nearly as much now. Mama also rubs my head at night with smelly stuff. It is called lavender. I told you about that. But it is very nice and it helps me sleep.
The spring also means fun places to go! We went back to the baseball game for Bark in the Park and it was so fun! I got a bandana and a sock monkey. Papa put the sock monkey in my harness so it rode me, like a monkey on my back. I don't know why that was so funny, but it made people laugh.
I met all kinds of doggies, and I saw Mosey the puppy again. She is very nice and very big. Then Papa started talking to a man and his pointer, Pete. Pete was cool. We didn't watch the game, though. Mama was disappointed, but we all had fun.
Mama went away for the weekend, so we didn't get to do weekend things. I missed Mama. She went to stay with Great-Bubbe and Great-Zayde in Philadelphia and she had a nice time. She went over to cousin Shari's house, and cousin Shari's doggy really liked my mama. Of course he did. She gives very nice rubs.
Then Mama's flight got cancelled and she had to stay in Philadelphia! That is no fair! I missed my mama a lot, but she came home on Monday morning and everything was ok.
The spring means I get to join Mama and Papa for dinner because they can sit outside. We went for Mexican food on Monday night. My mama and papa love Mexican food. It is very spicy and has onions and is not good for doggies, though I do like the tortilla chips. Mama let me have one. While we at the Mexican restaurant, we met another tiger-striped doggy. His name is Baloo and he is cool. At one point, a doggy walked by and Baloo started barking at him. I got up because my new friend was mad, and there was a doggy with his dangly bits! They are mean and no good. We barked and barked-- "Stay away from our mamas with your dangly bits!" Once he walked away, Baloo and I decided to chill again.
Now that it is nice out and we have a table outside, we can have people over! One of Papa's friends is leaving for Europe, so Papa organized a going-away party yesterday. I got to join it! First, Mr. Mike and Mr. Jaime come over-- I like them very much. Mr. Mike runs and runs and runs with me in the backyard and Mr. Jaime rubs my butt. Then lots of other people came over and they all brought yummy things to eat. Mr. Mike took out a very long piece of meat and I thought it was all for me because we do not have meat in our house except for my kibble and treats, but... no. It was for the guests. But that was ok. He cooked it on the grill, which is separate from the house. I hung out with all of Papa's friends and had such a nice time! Mama got home kind of late, but I greeted her and took her outside. Then she got me a special bone and I carried it all around the backyard and it was so great until Mr. Matt tried to take it. He really wanted my bone! But no, he is not allowed to have it. Mr. Matt is mean.
Now I am sleepy because it has been so busy, but it has been so fun, and there will be more adventures!!!
