Dog Park and More...

This past weekend, David Scott and I had many errands to run to get ready for our trip to Destin.  After running around town for several hours on Saturday, we were both pooped so we went back home to rest.  We didn't really do much for the remainder of the day.  Scotty was playing golf (shocker!) and came home a few hours after we'd returned.  That night, we met our friends Brad and Laura for supper at Coyote Blues, a mexican restaurant in BR.  It was delish and the company was great too!  B&L had not seen David Scott since he was a newborn and they were shocked at how big he's gotten.  They were also surprised at how good DS is in public.  I'd like to think that the kid has some home-training, but we all know that a meltdown could happen at any moment, for any given reason, so I shall not gloat (too much) that we had a pretty successful evening dining out with DS.  His highchair backed up to another little boy in his own highchair.  Once they discovered one another, it was like two long lost buddies reconnecting.  There was "talking," hand grabbing, the other little boy even tried to share his french fries with DS.  No, I didn't get a picture of it, but believe me, it was so sweet watching our little social butterfly in action.

On Sunday, DS and I went to meet my friend Racheal at a dog park in BR.  She took her little schnauzer Dexter (aka Dex or Dex-to) while I just took DS.  We decided that little Lola Bean wasn't social enough to go to a dog park with a bunch of other dogs around.  However, there was a little 4-month old chihuahua there named Spike and he was as cute as could be.  David Scott and Spike quickly became buddies.  And although Lola is starting to tolerate DS more, I'd say she'd have been pretty territorial with this little guy being all up in DS' business.  David Scott loved it though.  He so very badly wants Lola to return his love for her. 

David Scott and Dexter Bellemin

DS looking at Dex, looking at Spike, who is looking at...DS.

Dex's body along with DS kissing Spike

Not to leave Dexter out, DS was fond of him as well -- pulling on his ears and petting him sweetly.  There was an older lady there (who was wearing a fanny pack -- chuckle!) and she apparently has whippets as pets.  So here sho comes with one of her dogs coming over to see the "human baby" as she referred to DS.  Great.  So we're sitting on the park bench as Whippet Lady arrives and she starts speaking her dog's thoughts -- "Oh yes, that is a cute human baby.  Yes, that black schnauzer (Dexter) is annoying"  So I take it upon myself to "talk" for my human baby to take up for Dex by telling her that "Dexter is my (DS') friend and you (she) shouldn't talk about him like that."  She then responds with, "What?  Ok yes, it is time to go.  That human baby IS boring."  Crazy dog lady...

Tonight, after Lee arrived, we ran over to New Orleans to visit Scotty and Lee's cousin Shelby who had back surgery yesterday.  Uncle Davey, Paula, and Whitney were also there and they'll be there til Shelby is discharged at the end of the weekend (we hope).  We took a little care package full of goodies.  Shelby will start at LA Tech in the fall, so we wish her a speedy recovery!

We're getting all packed and ready to head on over to Destin and are very much looking forward to a relaxing (ha!) time.  I hope David Scott has a good time at the beach and loves it as much as Scotty and I do.  Tough nuggets if he doesn't.  A beach vacation is a requirement for every summer.