Not much longer now...!

c. 12 days to go..................!

As you know, Gertrude and I have been very interested in all the new things arriving in our house. This funny basket thing moves and there are some very interesting noisy toys inside it that we have our eyes on...!

We are practising our guarding skills - I wonder, do you think we should drag our beds up here too so that we can be on constant baby watch??

You see - I told you there were interesting toys everywhere - just hiding from us!

Here I am checking on everything in the nursery

And look - just some of the Airedale pictures that baby Torney will be able to look at!

It's a peaceful place.
Our Aussie Nana made this great quilt for the baby - it is really clever and has little mice and flowers and toadstools all over it. We are hoping for similar blankets for our own beds.....

And some other friends made these sweet little clothes. We think those mittens look really cosy - do you think they'd fit us?
So - 12 days to go.......

AND 12 days to go until Molly's birthday!! Yippee!! I hope that they don't forget what with everything going on....

Mummy finishes work this Friday and then she'll be home with us for 9 whole glorious months!!

Lots of love from

Molly and Gertrude

xx

Happy Birthday Gertrude!!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Gertroooooode......

Happy Birthday to you!

Well - today was Gertrude's 2ND birthday!

Mummy made her a yummy liver and garlic cake....

Gertrude was so keen to eat it that she singed her beard on the candles!

(no harm was done by the way!)

Enough of these photos - let us EAT it!!

Come on then - cut the cake.....!

Is your slice bigger than mine??

Can we eat it yet?

Come on then! -this is torture!!Then mummy put the cake away - what a spoilsport! I tried my most pleading look to get her to change her mind (on behalf of the birthday girl of course!)

I even kept guard of the cake all afternoon - again, all for Gert's sake.....

Please Sir....can I have some MORE.....???!!!And here is the birthday girl - looking pretty pleased with herseld after her scrumptious treat. Who needs presents when you have got liver cake and a big red special birthday bow to wear!
Happy Birthday gorgeous girl

Lots of love from Kate, Paul and Molly-moo

xxxx

Update!

We haven't updated our blog for a while - so here's a quick taster

of what we have been up to!

We've had LOTS of great trips out - daddy took us to Dartmoor one day and we walked and walked and climbed and ran and had a wonderful time.

We especially love climbing on the rocks.

Molly is always the King of the Castle

Surveying the wilderness
Some horses came by, so we kept watch from afar
Another day, mummy took us to the local park to play with some of our doggy pals Alert Gert!

We love meeting new friends

Sometimes our old frined Chester the Airedale comes to this park, but we haven't seen him for a while now. He is very slow and old and has trouble with his hips, poor thing.
Here's daddy giving us a little lecture on how to use the baby equipment. This is apparantly a seat for the car - now we both know how to strap little baby Torney in so we'll be able to help out if neccessary.
We listened very hard and had a good sniff - just to be sure we understood properly

This is our mummy THREE weeks ago! Blimey - you can imagine how big she is now! We are worried she is going to burst.

Here are some photos of baby Torney's nursery
There are lots of toys....we're sure he wont want to play with any of those for quite a while.... Do you think WE could instead??


There are quite a few Dale pictures around the place - this little baby is going to grow up loving us Dales of course!!

Mummy drew this little picture of Molly sitting in our front door for Baby Torney - we hope he likes it.

Well - bye for now!

Lots of love from

Molly and Gertrude

xxxx

Sad to see Shane go home.....

Well - Shane's owners came to collect little Shane this afternoon

But for a couple of days we were the Three Amigos

Look at his cute little face.......

We hope to see him again some day soon

In response to all your comments - yes, we did get some rest!!

Love from Molly and Gertrude

xx

Shane pup came to stay!

Little pup Shane has come to stay with us for THREE nights!! Yippeee!

Look at us all together - such good Dales......

Shane hasn't met Gertrude before. They certainly seemed to like each other straight away!

What shall we do with him Molly?

Shane tagging along like Gertrude's shadow

Play with me Molly!

Well, this little puppy likes to play rough and tough! We have spent most of the time charging around with him jumping on us one by one. He is like a little kangaroo!

We love having somebody extra about to chase us with our toys!

Just look at this little pup go.....
First he picks his victim.....
Then he exerts his puppy power.....
Help me Gertrude, I'm going down.....!
Ok, I'm down! (Molly - he is only half your size!!)
Finally the little pickle settles down, cheeky thing
Thank gooodness for that - he does sleep sometimes


I think I'll just sit up here for a while out of harm's way and recharge my batteries.

It is fun having another little puppy here to take out on walks and play play play!

Love Molly, Gertrude and little Shane

xxxx