Fall in Escondido

Fall in Escondido has been a roller coaster. A few weeks ago, we had temperatures soaring up to 115F during the daytime, and some mornings, we will be in the mid 50s.

Very confusing for us, and for our plants. I hope hope hope my avocado tree survives, as it's looking a bit pathetic right now.

The puppers love all of the leaves in our backyard, though. They will dive headfirst and "swim" around, getting good and smelly. They've had their fair share of baths so far.

It is nice to see them so happy together, though.

Tony and I did a bunch of yard work this weekend, working on taking down the treacherous (and SPIDER FILLED) kid's play set that was a lawsuit just waiting to happen. We've also worked on eliminating all of the weeds that have overtaken the backyard (some were nearly as tall as me).

All in all, it was a very productive day, and the pups were SO happy to be outside with us for a few hours.

"ATAAAAAACK"

*Bonk*

Who has the upper-hand now, Ed?

Love them. Love fall!

Ed and Ralph are Home at Last

Man, puppies are tiring.

Saffron thinks they are REALLY tiring. And essentially resents their mere existence at this point. She's adjusting to them, though, and it's really cool to watch.

I'm overwhelmed by them, but they really do bring a lot of joy to our house.

Except when they decide to be little heathens. They are actually really good in public, though, and didn't cause any trouble when we went to the vet the first time yesterday.

They did manage to stop all pedestrian traffic and make grown men talk like babies. I guess they are more powerful than I expected...

Here are a few pictures of the puppies, more of Ralph than Ed, simply because Ed is NEVER still. Oy.

Ralph:

Ed:

The boys: