friendships

Micah and Michaela's friendship is a joy to behold! Here they are hamming it up in celebration of Cara and Jonathan's 10-year wedding anniversary! Congratulations, Jon and Cara!!! And congratulations also on your lovely new home - you astonished us all with what you have managed to accomplish in just a few short days, creating such a beautiful and welcoming space, and sharing it already with your family and friends!

Kazan's very first play date!!! Introducing Kazan's brand new friend, Everest! Truly a mountain of a dog!!! Everest belongs to Micah's Kindergarten teacher. Everest is 3 months old, absolutely adorable, and weighs TWICE as much as Kazan did at that age!!! They had a BLAST together! This was their very first opportunity to play with another leonberger since they left their respective homes. (Their humans had a terrific time visiting with each other, too.) We hope to arrange many more play dates for Kazan and Everest in the future. Here you see them taking a break from their alternating wrestling and water-bowl-sharing escapades. We were delighted to witness what we had only read about before this - Everest plays like crazy in his water dish, immersing his face, blowing bubbles, spilling it all over the place - so cute!

Kazan taught Everest how to swim!!!

Kazan and Ron have so much fun together! They especially love swimming together. Here they are yesterday at Frontenac Provincial Park.

We introduced Kazan to the canoe this week, and already he's beginning to understand that he must sit or lie down quietly and patiently. He's such a good boy, and brings so much joy and fun into our lives. We love him dearly.