New River adventures

WOO-WEE! WE DID IT! Today's main adventure happened super early (for the gals of the house) in the cool wind chill of the early morning-well it was about 9 before it actually started so maybe not so cool, but still early for us gals! The videos show us all a bit nervous, I think, but minding Luna helped a ton for me, and the husband was very happy Luna was able to pin him on-without too much fuss.  It was a pretty setting too as the backdrop was the New River lapping in and out if its banks-with the sound of rifle range practice throughout, all the way on the other side of the water.

Then we got IHOP for breakfast, looked about in the bookstore for an hour or so, and then home again, home again, we went! Before we went out for our Thursday shopping, today, we waited for the handyman (dishwasher failure! A bit of melted plastic caused a lot of trouble for us-er well, me, anyway). Other than that, it was a normal day of Thursdays: screen time, pups playing, and Luna gravitating towards wherever her mama was. Her mama had grand plans of getting some good crafting time in, however, I guess this main mornings adventure wiped the adults out as there was a lot of laying about (even napping!) instead of anything else productive happening. Texas Roadhouse for dinner (thanks GMA and GPA De'Young!) which further tired the adults out but gave the Luna oodles and oodles of more energy she used excitedly in her mini-pup playing, her aisle racing, and her ramp/slope "PJ Mask hero mountain climbing."













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