The best way to play golf

My dad likes to play golf. Usually he disappears for a while and then comes back saying he has been playing golf. I wondered what golf was, so I took Stormy's golf class in the School of Siberian Studies. It was quite helpful, but I didn't really get it until the other day when Dad was practicing in the backyard.

Check it out! It turns out that when dads play golf, they just hit cuzes around! Can you believe it? I don't know why I haven't gotten to go with Dad when he plays golf since I love to chase cuzes. Stormy, does Dave know this is what your dad is doing? I know Dave likes to chase things too, so maybe he should hit the course next time your dad heads out.

Kat

Steve plays fetch!

I have been in hiding after Steve posted the incriminating video of me being brushed. No self-respecting Siberian wants to be brushed and so I'm pretty sure that was Wilbur in a Sibe suit in that video. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Steve likes to say that no Siberian plays fetch, even though that is one of my favorite games. Well, I found this video of Steve that proves he doesn't always listen to his own rules.

Did you see how he just ran right into the tree limbs? That's one determined Sibe!

I'm still looking for some even more embarrassing stuff to post about Steve.
Kat

Good Times!

The other day it was nice outside, so we put in some quality Cuz time with Mom. I love playing little Cuz and I always bring it back to Mom so we can keep playing.

Steve has other ideas.

Hope you enjoyed the videos!
Kat

Playing Baseball with Dad

Aunt Kari and Uncle Joe sent us some cool presents for Christmas, so I thought I'd share one with you. They gave us a bat with a basket on the top for throwing balls. Now, you know that Siberians aren't too big into chasing balls. Well, actually Siberians might be pretty good at chasing balls, we are just very challenged at bringing balls back. I am pretty good at bringing balls back, but only in the house. Most of the time I won't play fetch outside, but Mom and Dad recently bought us new cuzes and I really like to fetch that outside. So Dad decided to use the cuzes with our new bat.

Mom said we had to play baseball outside, so here we are.

We had a lot of fun with the bat and Dad enjoyed it because he could scoop up snow and throw that at us too. As you might have noticed in the video, a lot of our snow had melted and if you look outside now, you won't see any! It's horrible.
Kat

More snow playing

For Christmas eve, we are going to share a couple more snow videos.  The snow is coming down again right now.  These videos were taken before we had as much snow as we have now.

Steve doesn't like this video because Mom is mean and calls him a name.

Well, that's it for now.  We hope that by sharing these videos, all you puppies without snow can share our fun.

Kat

PS. Steve wants you all to know that he hasn't forgotten that he has to go back and video Christmas lights.  We are going to do that tonight.  It's been slippery out and Mom has been walking us in the daytime, but we will go back and video Steve's special surprise lights today!

It's a Snow Day!

It snowed lots overnight. Mom's boss told everyone to stay home today, but Mom still has to work from home. However, at lunch, we went out for some major play time.

Before we could play, Mom tortured us by making us take pictures while wearing a stupid jingle bell collar thing.


Then we got to play with our new Cuzes. I liked chasing mine all over the yard. (Disclaimer: Mom is not good at videoing and throwing at the same time.)


Steve just liked squeaking his Cuz and pouncing on it in the snow.


It is still snowing now and we hope Dad gets home in enough time to play some more!
Kat

Fetching Sunday

Last night, Steve and I decided to celebrate the evening with some fetch. We have our parents very well trained. They throw the ball everytime we give it to them. See, humans can be smart sometimes.

Here's Steve training Dad:

And here's me training Mom:

Mom's pretty good because she can video and throw at the same time!
Kat

It's our birthday!

Today is a BIG day. Our first birthday!! This morning we got to open one of our birthday presents. It was from our Texas Grandma and Grandpa! It came in a box with cool bird stickers.
Here's a video of us opening the box.

Can you believe all the great stuff we got? We got a new Mr. Orange Bad Cuz (remember how our other one mysteriously died?) and a Ms. Green Good Cuz. We got some yummy Canidae Snap Biscuits and some smaller treats that Mom is going to stuff in our Kongs with peanut butter. Yummy! But best of all, did you see the size of those enormous bones? That was Steve's favorite part. He loves them. I am quite fond of Ms. Green Good Cuz and have been carrying her around all morning. Thank you so much for our presents!!

We didn't get a present from Mom and Dad but it's (hopefully) in the mail. They ordered us doggie seat belt systems so we will be safe in the car. Mom waited until now so she knew how big we would be.

Tonight we are having a birthday pawty. Mom is making human cupcakes now and she's going to make us a doggie birthday cake as soon as the cupcakes are finished. We're so excited. Here is the invitation. I hope you all can pawty with us!

Kat

Time flies when you're having fun,
And now Steve and Kat are turning one!
Join us for a birthday paw-ty,
Where there will be lots of good stuff to eat!

Burgers, fixings, drinks and sides,
Will all be there before your eyes.
Please be sure to RSVP,
So we know how many people we're going to see!

Death in the family

Today is a tragic day at our house. Someone has been killed and we had to have a funeral. I can barely hold back my tears as I write this. Mr. Orange Bad Cuz is dead. Dad found him with a giant hole in his side about the size of a nickel. I don't know how it happened. I think he must have been shot in the night. Mr. Orange Bad Cuz was our favorite cuz of all. His squeaker had stopped working, but that made him all the more fun to play with. He made a rattling noise instead of squeaking and we couldn't get enough. Mr. Orange Bad Cuz also enjoyed being thrown around the house so we could chase him. Kat loved playing with him so much that she even fetched with him. We often had fights over who would get to enjoy chasing and chewing on him. But now our dear friend is gone.

Kat and I wanted to keep Mr. Orange Bad Cuz even with the gaping hole in his side. Mom said that we might inadvertently eat parts of him, so now that he is dead, we should let his body rest in peace. So we all gathered around the kitchen trash can and woo-ed about how much we loved him and will miss him. I asked Mom if we could get another Mr. Orange Bad Cuz, even though I know that the one who just died is not replaceable. Mom told me that we still have three other cuzes, so she thinks we should be able to get by. I don't know. It's a tragic loss for Kat and me.

Rest in peace Mr. Orange Bad Cuz,
Steve

Steve's Favorite Toys

Finally, my turn to talk about my favorite toys! I thought it would never be my turn!

I really like my cuz toys. First I had two little ones and I broke the squeakers. Now I have bigger ones and I chewed the feet off of those. Here’s a picture of my de-legged Cuz. (Mom says that “de-legged” is not a word. I told her to look it up in the dictionary. She says she’s too tired. I said that I win.)

I also have a new found favorite toy in my rhino from Sitka. It’s awesome and it grunts. I love it and if Kat even tries to play with it or even sit near it, I bark at her until she moves.

I know this sounds really predictable, but my other favorite toy is Kat. She's just so interactive. We can chase and wrestle and jump on stuff and get in trouble and it's just the best, most awesome fun ever!

Steve