mckenzie, the frog whisperer

my parents got us some very cute patio furniture for our front porch. last night jay and i took norman on a long walk, then came back to sit out on the porch and enjoy our new furniture, some lemonade, and a PERFECT NIGHT. norman was an angel. we enforced to him immediately that he was not to leave the boundaries of the porch, and he did not! he was such a well-behaved little pup. we were very impressed.



mckenzie was able to go out into the yard, because after all, she is the oldest and very mature. ; ) in the yard, i had noticed her scratching at something, then chasing it along a retaining wall we have out near the edge of the yard. i finally got up to see what was going on and found out that she had made a little friend, a frog! it was so funny, because she would scrach his little back, then he would hop away and she would chase him. then he would stop, turn around, and face her. it was like they were playing a little game.






eventually the frog went into some shrubs. little mac dog tried to follow, but i think she either lost him or ate him, because she finally emerged from the shrubs. later i gave her a bath and we were joking that she must have eaten him, because she kept making that face you make when you have something lodged in your teeth (see below, "is that a frog leg stuck between my teeth?"). we finally decided she did not, in fact, eat the frog, seeing as he was pretty much the size of her head. still, it was funny.