Easter 2008

Just a few pics from the Birthday/Easter 2008 party at Grandpa and Grandma 'Dricksons

Hey Look! Pictures without Remington!

Yeah for Disneyland and a big THANK YOU to Keith and Allison for inviting me to join their family vacation!! I haven't been for a long time and it was SO MUCH fun! I very much recommend going with small children because it completely makes time very enjoyable. Some of my favorite moments from the trip were provided by Hannah and Nicholas!
Yeah for the Disney Princesses!! Mike burst out laughing when he saw this picture and said "aren't you too old for that?" but I didn't care. Belle is my favorite princess and I wanted a picture with her!!
Me and Nicholas on a surprising and fun ride. Much more then I expected and a blast!! Mike thinks thats a good looking fishing hat.
This is a ride inside the "Bugs Life" area - it turned out to be a favorite area for everyone. Super cute, short lines, lots of fun . . . . . .what more could you want?
Meeting Dopey!!! How great was this? BTW in case any of you were wondering - we are boycotting Chip and Dale - they wouldn't sign Hannah's autograph book or take a picture with her and she said "what mean chipmunks!" I Agree.
Waiting for the "Fantasmic" show to start - This show was Amazing and I loved it! I was a little sad to not see the Main Street Electrical Parade, but this made up for it!!

Favorites: INDIANA JONES (never been on it - how cool is this ride???), Hannah saying Splash Mountain is her favorite ride, Nicholas falling in love with Cinderella, and much more! Awesome Fantastic Wonderful Vacation!!

Worst Parts: Chip and Dale (see above) and a stranger at Keith and Allisons ward seeing my sunburn and saying "I am sorry, are you OK?" (uh what? who are you? I am fine)

I had lots of fun and feel free to use Keith and Allisons link to see more great pictures from this super fun trip!!!

Remi's Triumphant Return

Remi got to spend the day with Grandma Hendrickson, who accompanied us to the Vet today. The doctor said his sutures were ready to come out and Remi sat completely still while Dr Cox cut out the stitches. Remi is loving the freedom from his cone collar and is downing a rawhide bone (which he couldn't have with the collar on) while I post this. His hair is slowly growing back and Dr Cox said when in 4 more weeks he will have his eyebrow back and will look more like his handsome self. I'm relieved that we're done with the awkward collar and can hopefully get a good nights sleep. Keri is in California so this will be her first look at her new Puppy sans collar.

Mama, don't go!

As some of you may have noticed, Keri's Disneyland countdown has only 1 day left. Remi decided to "help" her pack for the trip - except he has this habit of slyly trying to keep you from leaving. He thinks if you can't pack, you can't go and leave him.


I know it looks posed, but he does that every time one of us packs to leave, puts his big ol' paw on your clothes and looks at you with those sad eyes...err, eye.

Remi Update

Remington has settled into a nice little routine of being inside ALL the time, getting his medicine (wrapped in stick cheese), and sleeping on the floor with us. During the day he goes to My Dogs Heaven here in Tooele for doggy day care. He's made a friend in the kennel next to his and the people have really taken to his energetic personality. He's catching treats with no problem and seems to be using his one eye without any issues. His spirits seem high considering the events of the past week. I'm starting to wonder if it's harder on me and Keri than on him?

Keeping his "cone" in working condition has been a full-time job for us and the day care, he's figured out that if he pushes really hard it will bend enough to let him scratch his eye against the couches. I have some visual evidence of the damage.

Here's what his new cone I bought today looks like, pre-Remi:



And here's what he's managed to do in just a week of "normal" use...the lady at the doggy day care says he uses it as a battering ram.




It's now countdown to next Thursday when I take him to get his stitches out, and we can sleep in our bed again.

P.S.
With all the pictures we've been taking we finally broke down and got a new camera to replace my 7 year old dinosaur. Remi had the distinct honor of being our first subject.

Update

Remi is slowly getting used to his "Cone of Silence", he got a visit from Grandpa and Grandma Hendrickson on Friday night and was his usual, mischievous self. The biggest problem has been his inability to get comfortable enough to sleep with his satellite collar on (which means no one gets any sleep) so Friday night we setup a family slumber party in the front room. I'm happy to report he slept all night and was very content to just lounge the morning away with whichever one of us would lay with him.





Our next obstacle is figuring out if he can stay in his kennel while we are both at work on Monday. He seems determined to destroy his cone by running it into anything in his way, including people, garbage cans, door hinges, table corners and his kennel.

The Return of the Boy :)

He's Home!!

Of course I burst into tears at the hospital when I first saw him, but Mike reminded me that this is the worst it will look - so I will remind everyone else of that as well :) A big area above the eye was shaved so the doctor could work, but obviously that will grow back. Also, you can see an area on his leg where they shaved for the IV.

I am VERY happy to report that he is definitely acting like himself . . . .well himself on medication, but still it makes me feel a lot better.

So here is what happens when he starts to paw at his eye. It is not fun and we can already tell this will be the hardest part of the recovery. He can't see anything but the cone when he has it on so he walks around in slow motion and tries to get his head as low as possible so he can atempt to see something. He also wants to be close to us, so this makes it very difficult!!
For those of you that are curious (like me) I thought I should add this close up shot. I am sad that this has happened to our boy, but the process has been quite facinating. As the hair grows back and the stitches come out I am sure he will look more and more like himself.
Thank you again so much to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. I can not even begin to express how much it means to us (and the boy!)