Sunday Funday

Despite the weather forecast, today has turned out to be another beautiful day. Harper and I are on our own until tomorrow night because Adam left for Des Moines today for a canine competition. The competition is sponsored by the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) and is a national event. If Adam and Ali do well enough tomorrow then they will advance to nationals down in Louisiana! Adam thinks he and Ali have a good shot in the "Rookie of the Year" category, as this is both of their first times competing. What are they competing in, you ask? Basically, finding drugs! The judges will judge both Adam and Ali. It takes a good handler and a good dog to be successful. I wish them both the best of luck! I'm excited to hear how they do! I'll make sure to update you in a few days. With the afternoon to ourselves, Harper and I played outside for almost 2 hours! Harper is well aware that the school playground is right across the street from our house, so we made a trip over there. She loves playing on the equipment and watching the other kids play. She also loves her Cozy Coupe that she got last year for her birthday. We've already made numerous trips around the neighborhood this year. She also has to have her Dora ball with her at all times. Now that Harper is older this summer and actually runs around outside, she experienced her first wipe out of the season and skinned up her elbows and knees :) She has quickly learned to just brush everything off and then she's on her way again. I'll leave you with a sweet story: I was sitting on the step watching Harper play. She walked up to me, smiled, and sat down right next to me. She took my water bottle, chugged it for like 30 seconds, smiled at me again, and then sat there with me in silence for a few minutes. It was the CUTEST thing ever! I just stared at her in awe- she is growing up so fast!