Pack Picnic with friends

A couple Fridays ago I had the bright idea to have a picnic in the Gardens. So I called up my friend, Menda, and a picnic was on! I brought my Pack of six dogs, plus the two kids, and Menda brought seven of her eight kids, plus three adults and three more kids! Yep, you've got it - a PARTY! Or a circus, we weren't quite sure which... I know, what kind of idiot brings six dogs to a picnic where kids sitting on the ground with food are involved. Me :) Bill was a bit all over!

This was baby Bill's FIRST time at the beach!

Lots of dogs and lots of kids splashing around out there!

The adults tried to set up camp a safe distance away from the wet dogs and wet kids. Too bad hose wet things are mobile!

Running down the beach in your swimming cap with a stick and your dogs

Ellie is really fitting into our Pack well. She is such an easy, sweet dog. She doesn't actually drink from the water bottle though ;)

Little Bill played and played, hunted up all sorts of bones and crap, and then crashed. In a hole. With his butt up in the air!

While the children, pups and Bridger frolicked and hunted for bones, us "older" gals chilled by the mat. Sanyu because she didn't have a choice and Ellie...

...because she needed to sunbathe.

The kids swam in the Lake non stop for over an hour after our friends left. The benefit of them wearing swim caps is not only to keep their hair dry but it makes them easier to spot, as well!

The Life Guards

Nothing like bobbing amid the algae!

Dang I'm cold - hand me a cucumber please

On the road home after an afternoon swimming :)

I'm really ready to move to our new house but in the mean time, it sure is nice to live so close to the Lake and Gardens!