::feliz parabens::

Happy birthday, M*x! V's daughter turned one this Friday. She kindly invited us to the birthday party, but we were in Bryn Mawr for the annual hound show. We wish M*x a wonderful second year and many more thereafter. And equally important...congratulations to V...you've made it past the first year! It's a cake walk from now on, right?!

Bryn Mawr was important not only because it was a hound-related event, but because it was O's first long car trip. She did exceptionally well in the car. Slept most of the way to and fro. She saw her first foxhounds and horses...very exciting! She also met R's litter brother for the first time. We had Talkback and R together for a couple of days when they were puppies, before we had to deliver T to Mandy's pack. T acted as if he remembered me, which of course made me teary eyed! Both brothers are now getting a bit grey in the face, but still very handsome and impressive. In fact, T won the stallion hound class, and his son, Mt Dew was the champion beagle this year! Yeah! Congrats to Bedlam and Whiskey Creek!

For the record, the Bugaboo negotiated the rolling hills of the hunt club beautifully. We laid out a blanket on the grass and watched the pack competitions while O played with her toys. It was a wonderful day, despite the hotter than average weather.