Wordless Wednesday: Earl's Birthday edition.

Earl is our Boxer dog. We've had him for about 4 years now and today we celebrate the day he graced the world with his presence! Here are a few of my favorite Earl pictures through the years.

Happy Birthday to a dog that is the epitome of loyalty, love, protection and goofiness. 

(Not really) Wordless Wednesday

We took Earl to a local dog park off the 110. When we got there, we discovered a little bridge that separated the human park from the dog park. I had packed along the camera just in case. I  grabbed a few things out of the car to make the kids a little more "fall like" (perks of a messy car!) & Cameron went to town. 

I think these turned out great & I haven't gone through and cropped or stylized them. Despite my looking so *ahem* large in these, I wanted to get some pics of me and the kids. Something that I wouldn't have done before my weight loss. I was always the one with the camera, not in front of it. Cameron also managed that sneaky single pic of me. I didn't know he was taking it. In honor or fall, he took a picture of my pumpkin sized head. 

The kids pics are super cute regardless of my head size.

Enjoy!

Do you ever feel like Earl?

This is exactly how I feel right this minute.

The Park & Library

Josiah and I went to our local library (by the way, I have access now to all NINE of Pasadena's libraries & even Glendale's! I'm on top of the world!) The building is an old Spanish style and it is beautiful. I couldn't get too many pictures because Josiah was excited, but I got a couple. After we got our books, we went to the park next door. Josiah was quickly "adopted" by a 10 year old girl and shuffled around the playground like a babysitting charge. It was very official. Here's a few pictures.

Earl came with us and was a great dog. All the kids wanted to see him, including a girl who had recently been bit by another dog. Earl proved gentle and kind. I suppose he was a bit of a therapy dog today.

View while we were watching the parrots keep crows out of their tree.

Persimmon Tree. 

Earl guarding the stoop.