Carley in her pretty pink birthday bow.

Happy 8th Birthday to our beautiful Carley!

Carly finishing off the last of her birthday cake. Yes, she taught herself to sit at the table many years ago :)

More cake please, lol

Happy Birthday Raven girl - 4 years old already!

Raven is crazy for cake of any kind!

Our birthday girl - photos are not her thing

She's wishing now Mom would put away the camera!

Raven! leave that cake alone!

Yum, cake, and yes Raven mom's fingers are under that piece of cake!

Baron - wants to know when he can come to the party

One of the cute Easter Bunnies that dropped by our house :) Carley looks adorable

Jade also makes a cute Easter Bunny, although I'm thinking she's not too happy with the ears...hmmmm

Raven at the CFC show in April

Rogue at the same CFC show in April. Wish we had taken off his regular collar for the photo

Anything in there for me, mom? Carley checking out the show bag

Come on Rogue - lets play! As Carley does one of her famous flying leaps on Rogue.

A rousing game of 'tag you're it' with Carley and Rogue. He keeps her young!

Carley and Rogue playing tug - another favorite of theirs

Baron telling us he wants to play too!

Our handsome boy Rogue at 20 months of age.

Yes Rogue that is your shadow.

Rogue people watching, his favorite pass time.

Rogue thinking about what mischief he can get into now!

Rogue watching the neighbors

If I don't look at him maybe he'll just go away...

If I hide under the table with MY ball, maybe he'll just go away....

Nope.....he got the ball anyway....darn youngsters.

Raven willing John's snack off his plate

Rogue in one of these rare moments when he's not on the move

The girls, Raven and Jade, enjoying a good chew side by side.

It's mine now. Ok Rogue, who did you steal the bone from this time.

As Raven gets up in a huff, I'm thinking that was her bone Rogue?!

Love that face!

Baron helping spread hay in our mucky springtime yard. He did a good job!

Carley sunning herself on an early spring day

If I ignore him maybe he'll go away....please..

He's still there...

Oh, these youngsters are such a nuisance...

HA! now you can't bother me!

Carley plays Queen of the Castle with Rogue. She's now out of reach

Carley sunning 'on the table' (she taught herself to climb up on the patio table a long time ago).

Busy Rogue spies Mom's work glove!

Rogue come back here with my glove!

My glove is not a chew toy, thank you!

Sheep in the paddock at the Herding Instint Test at Blue Rocks, Lunenburg Co., NS

Jade, I and the evaluator, Heather Forbes, at the herding instinct test. Jade is more interested in sheep poo...sigh...

Jade meets the sheep. She had no idea what these things were staring at her.

Jade shows good interest in the sheep

Bringing them around....with some guidance from Heather.

I had visions of being run down by sheep! Thankfully that didn't happen and Jade earned her HIC. Thank you Heather.

Jade and Raven playing tag on a cool June morning. Raven is the ball of energy passing behind the tree.

Rogue and John at the Kentville Research Station in Kentville, NS

Rogue and John in front of one of the gardens.

Dale with Rogue and his mom Jade.

Just one of the many beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens at the Research Station.

Couldn't resist taking some photos of the grounds at the Research Station, they are so lovely. Willow and lily pond.