Bella’s Blog

[9 months, 2 weeks, 5 days]

Today Elly came over with her parents Erik and Kay for a puppy play date. Elly is a Bullmastiff and is three months younger than I am (but weighs about the same).

We both took turns being afraid but had fun chasing each other. Here is a short video clip (890 Kb MPEG) of us running around the yard.

Here is a video clip (1.6 Mb MPEG) of me showing everyone how I LOVE drinking from the hose.

When we went inside, Elly and I ate ice cubs together. Here’s a video clip (1.3 Mb MPEG) of us both chomping away.

[9 months, 2 weeks, 5 days]

Daddy took this photo of me as I was chillin’ on the kitchen floor.

[9 months, 6 days]

This morning, we had brunch with Kazuko.

I met her a few months ago when I was much smaller. I really like her. We went back to her house and she let me walk around her yard and sleep on her floor.

[9 months, 5 days]

Mommy and Daddy took me to Washington, DC today. On the way into town, I told Daddy I wanted to stop to take a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

I’m going to use this photo when I run for the U.S. Congress someday. I’m working on my campaign slogan, but it will probably be something like “Milkbones and ice cubes for everyone!”

Mommy won a free night at the Hotel Monaco. After we checked into our room, there was a knock at the door. They are a pet-friendly hotel and they sent me a gift, but I think Mommy and Daddy still think that I called for room service.

The hotel was very fancy. They had a red carpet in front and I got real good at going up and down the steps and saying hi to the bellboys.

Mommy and Daddy had dinner at the restaurant and I slept on the floor most of the time. The waitress brought me my own bottled water and milkbone that I enjoyed while Mommy and Daddy were eating.

The best part about the hotel is that they had FREE ICE CUBES! Here’s a video clip (3.3 Mb MPEG) of me crunching on my ice cubes. I don’t think the makers of ice buckets thought they would be used this way.

[8 months, 3 weeks, 6 days]

Daddy took this close-up of me while I was resting outside.

Daddy was trying to get me to pose, but I was getting tired.

Here’s a photo of me sitting next to some of my favorite toys.

Mommy let me play with a beachball and I had fun chasing it around the yard. Here’s a short video clip (1.3 Mb MPEG) of me playing with the ball.