Photo Shoot

I got a new camera recently. It's much like a golfer getting new golf clubs or a seamstress getting a new sewing machine... You aren't going to wait too long before using it for the first time. So, what do you do when your camera arrives around 5PM and the battery has to charge? You wait an hour, charge the battery then go to the backyard and take pictures of your dogs. Of course.
It's funny because just a few days ago we were saying we needed to take some pictures of the dogs. They are 12 and 13 (and the third is around there somewhere, if not much older) and we probably don't have any pictures of them from the past 5 years or more. Sad, but true.

 Logan is our Grumpy Old Man (on the left) and he became grumpy the minute we brought Macie home (on the right). We used to not be able to let small children get really close to him because he would growl (never bite, but scare us just enough). The kids can now cuddle him, nuzzle him, kiss his nose and even ride him and he couldn't be happier. At 13 years old, he literally gallops towards the kids when they go outside.

 My sweet, smiling puppies (Bluegrass on the top, Macie on the bottom)

This is what Kendall did while Cooper played with the dogs for the camera. She loves the dogs but wasn't too into the photo shoot part of it.

If I'm being completely honest here, we don't usually do this. I typically get our dogs groomed about 4 times a year. It requires loading all 3 in the back of my car and trying for 2 weeks afterwards to get rid of the smell. The kids asked if we could wash the dogs one day so that "they can be gray again." It didn't sound like fun to me, but I gave it a try... for the kids (and my wallet). It worked. It went surprisingly quick and the dogs didn't fight it too much. AND, everyone got cooled off.