They're in hog heaven now! We just took them for another looooong hike. Max ran around like a maniac, jumping wildly into the lake and running out and jumping in again. Jake stayed right on my heel like a good boy, until it was time to get into the car. I say "car ride" and big dumb max jumps right in, but Jake's too smart for that. He was smiling and doing that little hoppy thing, staying just out of reach as we tried to catch him and put him in the car. He was just having too much fun!

Summer is so short here. There are still patches of snow here and there (rare - but there!). We have to enjoy every single day before it ends.