This does not make me happy

While Steve was getting pictures off the camera from his training, I found these pictures of what my parents were doing while Steve and I were on vacation.

It must have been really scary because my dad almost got hit by an airplane.


And I guess they went to outer space.


But what I found most disturbing was this picture of my mom.


Did you see where she was? She was in a winter wonderland!! So apparently, despite all the pouting I have done about a snowless winter, Mom and Dad decided that it would be a good idea to leave us at home to go play in the snow. I am really disturbed by this. I'm considering running away to go live with a nice family on the east coast.

Kat

I'm not depressed!

I'm interrupting Steve's scheduled blog post about his photo shoot to talk about my snow. That's right, I said SNOW! Last week, I posted that I was very sad that it seemed like all the other bloggers had snow and I didn't. Well, guess what? Saturday I got some snow! Mom said it was more like ice pellets, but whatever. My yard was white and I was happy. I was running around like a crazy dog and Mom came outside to video, so I stopped.

We have to make sure the parents have to work hard for their videos. (You can see in the background where we have lots of stumps from Dad's lumberjacking in the back yard.)

The snow is gone now, but at least I feel better that I got to have at least one more run in the snow this year.

Kat

I'm depressed

I'm really depressed.  I have been working really hard this evening to catch up on blogs.  I have read so many blogs with pictures and movies of pups playing in their new snow.  Then I went back to Google reader and I see that I still have tons of blogs about snow!  (I'm not sure if you can read it in this picture.)How much can a girl take?  It's been sunny and in the mid-50s here.  That's not snow weather.  We're even getting flowers popping out of the ground.  Where's my snow?

Kat

Our tracks

Ari posted about the tracks that she had found in Maine. She posted one of her tracks, along with moose and bobcat tracks. That gave us the idea to post this picture that Mom took before Christmas.

I'm not sure if that is a Kat track or a Steve track, but it's for sure not a Wilbur track.

Steve

Hiking in the snow

On Saturday, we packed up the 4Runner and went to the mountains to go snowshoeing. When we got there, the trail was packed down so Mom and Dad didn't wear their snowshoes and we just hiked.

Here's a view of the trail.

We stopped for lunch and Kat and I camped out on a snow mound. Mom decided it was a good time to take a quick picture over her shoulder.

The ground and trees were covered with ice crystals. I tried to take a picture for you.

We decided to take Mom and Dad down to the ice caves. Here we are leading the way.

We got to the bridge we needed to cross to get to the caves and look what we discovered!

The bridge had washed out! I tried to look for where it went, but I didn't see it.

Mom made us pose for a picture.

Finally when we were almost back to the car, Mom made us pose again. (We're so cute, she just can't help it.)

We like it better when Dad is holding cookies.

I complain a lot when I have to put my backpack on, but really, I love it!!
Steve

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

My last snowy walking video

I promised to take you all back to one spot where I found some really cool Christmas lights. So on Christmas Eve, I got Mom and Dad bundled up and I took them (and Kat) out for a walk.

Here's what happened when we got to my cool lights spot.

Unfortunately, the lights didn't work. Mom thinks that since they were motion sensored, the motion sensor was probably under so much snow, it couldn't sense any motion. The Santa lights were really cool though and I really freaked out when they started talking to me!

Later, we found some other really cool lights. Kat and I were very interested in one house, but Mom wanted us to pay attention to a different house.

Well, that's my last snowy walking video too as most of our snow has been stolen by the snow thief. Hopefully we will get more snow, but I have a hunch it won't be the same.
Steve

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!

More fun stuff to do on snowy walks

I'm here again today to tell you about some more fun stuff to do while you're on a snowy walk.

I like to walk close to the bushes and trees along the trails and sidewalks.  It's great fun to brush off all the snow onto your back and perhaps onto your mom.  (My mom thinks it's cold, but what does she know?)

Next it's fun to pair up with your sister and zig-zag all over the street.

It's also fun to plow snow with your head and make your mom giggle.

Finally, Kat demonstrates the art of blazing a new trail.  The sidewalk we were walking down here is covered with new snow, so Kat was trying to clear the way.

Well, that's it for my instructional videos.  I can't wait to see your videos of you trying these techniques!
Steve

Dreaded Gentle Leaders

My buddy Ozzie had been complaining about wearing a Gentle Leader.  I admit, they are the most awful husky torture devices ever invented.  I can't believe Santa ever thought I wanted one for Christmas last year.

Today Mom decided to walk us.  She doesn't like to walk us together so she made us wear our Gentle Leaders so we would be more controllable.  She also has a walking belt now so her hands are free.  Why do you think she needs free hands?  Because she wanted to walk to the nearest latte shack and get something warm.  Now we see where her priorities lie!

Anyway, after she cornered me and bribed me with a Happy Hearts cookie, Mom put my Gentle Leader on.  I had to immediately go to work trying to free myself.

I didn't have any success with freeing myself inside, so I agreed to go outside and pretend to walk.  I was really looking for opportunities to free myself outside.

Here's a video of Kat making doggie snow angels and then later in the video, we sort of walk like proper sled dogs (aka side-by-side).  

I have more videos of my antics, so I will share those in the days to come.

Steve

I'm back

My gal Tia asked about me yesterday, so I thought that I would post a bit about what I've been doing lately.

First off, the girl furry beast posted about Mom working from home yesterday.  Well, the furry beasts just played or slept all day, but as you can see here, I worked really hard.  First I did some document editing.

Next I had to guard Mom's work computer since she doesn't have a cable lock at home.

Working from home is obviously work.  Normally I lay around and sleep all day, but I decided if Mom was home working, I might as well work too.

I'm sure the furry beasts have been going on and on about the snow that we have had all week.  They think the cold and snow is just so wonderful.  Here is a video of my first encounter with it.

My opinion is that it's very cold and wet and I don't like it much.  I prefer to observe the neighborhood small humans from this perch.

A closer look:

Well, that's what I've been doing lately.  I hope all the other kitties out there are keeping warm and enjoying life.

Meow,

Wilbur

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

This is the weather we like

All week the TV weather humans have been saying "oh we're going to have a winter storm like we haven't seen for 20 years!" and "snow everywhere!"  Well, late yesterday afternoon, there was still no snow, so Steve and I did some major pouting.  Apparently it worked because after dark it started snowing!  Mom and Dad took us outside to take some pictures.

Then this morning, we woke up to lots of snow!  I was so excited and I think Steve was too because he wanted to go outside all day and normally he never wants to go outside.  Here's a video of Mom letting us out this morning.

Then Steve and I had to do some snow wrestling.  I don't think there is anything better than that!

The TV weather humans say it should stay below freezing here until probably Christmas, with more snow likely on Wednesday!  WOO HOO!!

Kat

Snowshoeing

Today we went snowshoeing with Mom and Dad.  Being huskies, we didn't need any stinkin' snowshoes, but Mom and Dad sure did.

We drove up to the Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest to snowshoe.  There is a road there that makes a loop, but the highway department doesn't plow part of the road in the winter and it makes  good snowshoe or cross-country ski trail.  On our way, Dad stopped at the ranger station just to make sure there wasn't avalanche danger where we were going and we got the A-OK!  Here's a picture of us with Mom before we got started.

We were pretty excited to be out in all that snow.  Here's a video of us messing around while waiting for Dad to get all the stuff out of the car.

Then we started down the trail.  We wanted to pull, pull, PULL, but Mom and Dad's snowshoes really dug into the snow and we couldn't pull them down the trail.  Bummer.

The snow is really deep over the uncleared road.  Here we are with Dad in front of a sign and you can see only the top of the sign!

We hiked for two miles, then Mom and Dad stopped for lunch.  We stopped at a picnic area, but all the picnic stuff was covered in snow, so Mom and Dad just sat on the ground.  Steve and I put on our 60-foot leashes so we could really roam around.  However, we are so used to sticking with Mom and Dad, it wasn't until Mom started throwing snowballs that we realized we could actually venture out.

Since we stopped at the picnic area, there weren't a lot of trees close by, but I did manage to get my leash wrapped around a tree and Dad had to come rescue me.  Mom didn't get the daring rescue on video though.  You can see in this video that I was very grateful to Dad for being my hero!

Mom and Dad had fun snowshoeing and they said we can go again soon.  Right now we don't have a lot of places to go because of the avalanche danger, but as soon as that goes away, we might try some different trails.

Kat

Big Day Tomorrow

We had to spend part of the day in our crate today.  ON A SATURDAY!  I know, it sound like abuse.  However, we were okay with it.  Mom and Dad had to go get some things for our big day tomorrow.  We're going to play in the snow!  It's going to be awesome and we are so excited.  Watch for our recap!

Kat

Here's our picture in our crate today.  I didn't look at the camera. I was busy eating my kong.

Snow pictures

We finally got computer access.  Between Mom's email checking and Wilbur's research, we never got our turn!  (Wilbur was researching to find the blueprints for Tia's kitty hospital so he could go in and catnap her!  However, she got released and is home now, so he doesn't have to travel to Georgia to rescue her.)

Anyway, as Kat told you in our last post, we got some snow earlier this week.  Here's a picture of me looking quite handsome, as always.

Kat likes it when Dad makes snowballs for her and throws them for her to catch.  I swear, she doesn't act like a husky.  Here's a video of her playing that game with Dad.

Here's a funny picture of Kat trying to chow down on a snowball.

Then Mom took some video of us walking around.  Okay, so we're trying to pull Dad down the sidewalk.  That's what huskies do.  We also like to wrestle on the leashes.  Mom and Dad really don't like it.

Finally, since Kat is the Army of Four safety consultant, she wanted me to throw in this picture of us looking both ways before crossing the street.  We have to make sure we keep ourselves and Dad safe.

I hope we get some more snow soon!

Steve

PS. Sorry the videos are kinda dark.  They were taken before 6 AM and it was dark.

Steve the Snow Nosed Husky

Yesterday we woke up to find SNOW! It was so awesome. Mom and Dad let us play in the snow in the morning and then again at night because it didn't melt. We have some really funny videos, but we have to get those uploaded. In the meantime, I thought I would tell you a story about Steve and then unveil my latest song. Steve hasn't really ever liked the snow when we've seen it. He doesn't want to roll around and make doggie snow angels with me or even walk in the snow much. So I used to make fun of him for that. I mean, what kind of husky doesn't like snow? A stupid one! Then yesterday, Steve walked in the snow and played a game where he kept his head down and plowed through the snow with his nose. Mom caught this picture of him when we were getting ready to go back inside. So that picture inspired my latest song. I hope you like it.
Kat

Steve the Snow Nosed Husky
By Katherine Olivia

Stevie the snow nosed husky
Had a very snowy nose!
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it's cold!
All of the other huskies
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Stevie
Join in any husky games!
Then one snowy winter morn
Steve looked out to say,
"Mom and Dad the ground's so white,
Let's go out and play tonight!"
Oh how the huskies loved him
As they woo-ed out with glee
Stevie the snow nosed husky
You'll be cute for all history!

Snow!

We had snow on the ground this morning.  It was great!  Unfortunately  it was all gone this afternoon.  Boo!!  We both hope it snows again tonight because tomorrow Dad will be here and maybe he will take us somewhere to play in the snow!!

We had a play date at the dog park on Saturday with Royal, Royal's brother Brock, and the 4B's, Benson, Brody, Bailey and Baxter.  It was really fun.  We even managed to knock Mom over once while playing chase.  That was really cool too.  Mom didn't take pictures, so this is a boring post, I guess.

We will try to make our next post more exciting.  Mom isn't feeling too good today, so we are having trouble getting her to do our bidding with the camera!!

Kat

We've got Stuff!

Sorry we haven't updated you in a few days. Our stuff arrived on Friday and we have been really busy making sure Mom and Dad put everything in a good spot. We also had to run around in packing paper for a while too.

Here's what our house looked like Friday night. Total disaster!!It was so bad, I had to go hide under the table.Then the greatest thing happened yesterday. We got tons of snow! So while Mom and Dad were working, Steve and I enjoyed some time on the patio. Dad made me a snowball and I brought it inside. Mom didn't appreciate that very much.
Now things are pretty much unpacked so we have been able to relax more. It seems more like home now that all our fur-covered stuff is here.

Kat

Greetings From Washington!

Hey pups! Kat here. We made it to our new home and now we have internet. We have so much to write about, so I'm going to break it up into bits about our trip and arrival. I'll tell a little bit every day, and maybe I'll let Steve and Wilbur write some too.

On Wednesday, Steve and I went to day camp for the day. Mom and Dad picked us up and we hit the road. We had reservations in Salina, Kansas, that night, but since it took Dad a lot longer to pack the car, we didn't get there until 2 AM!!!

In the morning when we left, Dad was packing the car and left our food bowls on the top of the car. So we lost those somewhere in Kansas. We didn't discover that they were lost until later in the day when Mom and Dad were going to give us some water.

To make the trip easier on Steve and me, we stopped at some dog parks along the way. We stopped in Denver on Thanksgiving. Guess what? There was snow on the ground!! It was so cool. Here's a video of us running around in the snow.

Then I discovered that I could roll around in the snow! That was super good. Here's a video of me rolling around. Steve didn't want to make snow doggie angels like I did.

So that's my first update on our big trip. Today is also our dad's birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!

Kat