The last pheasant hunt of the season was bitter sweet for Dan. On one hand he wouldn't be able to go shoot pheasants until fall, but Kate did amazing! Between her great natural skills and Dan's training she is becoming a great bird dog. The owner of the hunting club even offered Kate a job as a bird dog. Here is Dan's dad with one of his pheasants. Here is Dan, Adam, Kate, and the pheasants they got.
While searching for pheasants Kate came across a mouse hole. She went to town digging trying to catch the rodent. She literally kept digging until half of her body was down in this hole. But, little did Kate know, the mouse had an escape route! We saw the mouse run out of a different hole on the other side of this little hill. I guess the mouse didn't want anything to do with Kate's massive jaws of death! Dan has heard from several different hunters that mice give off the same scent as a pheasant to a dog. Dan isn't sure whether or not that is true, but it would explain why she was so interested in this hole! It was pretty entertaining to watch.
We went over to the parents house two weeks ago and got Jacob's hair cut. What you can not see in this picture is my Dad distracting Jacob by jumping around the kitchen trying to avoid getting wet by Jacob squirting water on him.

Derek is growing up fast, now he smiles when he not only gassy, but when he is happy. He will even start laughing if you tickle him or play peek-a-boo.