Brian and Amanda Lain

This weekend, our outing was a hike in the desert. It was the longest hike yet for Ciara’s little legs (4.2 miles around A Mountain), but she made it! See pictures below.

Ciara went to the vet and we found out that she is 2 months old, very healthy, and about 18 pounds. She will not be as tall as a lab, but she will be stockier (more brute strength). She had her first puppy shots and is scheduled to go back in a couple of months. So far, as new parents, we have found that we are more tired than before, as we have to get up at all hours of the night, but we are still happy with our new addition, and have not yet experienced any post-partum depression. Below are some recent pictures of the family (Brian and Amanda, plus the “fuzzy-faced kid”).

All three of us, one of whom is NOT cooperating!

Both cooperating.

Ciara on her bed.

Ciara fighting Brian for her bed!

Meet Ciara (Kee-Ra), Celtic for dark hair, brown eyes. Ciara was found on the side of the road, very dirty and scared. Amanda’s co-worker rescued her, but then was unable to keep her, so wah-lah. She is a lab/pit bull cross and very gentle. She is 15 pounds, and we think she is about 2 months old.

We have already traveled out-of-state this year!! We went to San Francisco in January so Amanda and her co-worker could attend a work training and Brian could get some much-needed R & R. Unfortunately, it rained every day we were there, but Brian was still able to go do some sight-seeing, and he got a lot of exercise hiking around the big city. (Brian walked 13 miles in one day–from the mass transit system to the Golden Gate Bridge and back to the transit system.) Brian also got to do some touristy shopping and go to the aquarium at Fisherman’s Wharf. There are a lot of sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf, and you can see Alcatraz in the near distance. All in all, it was a great trip, though a bit soggy. Some pictures are below.

San Fran

Golden Gate Bridge

Sea lions

Alcatraz

Aquarium life