dog lessons

many of our family readers have seen the video
of ellie blowing bubbles in our yard, while
the dogs were jumping, trying to eat the bubbles,
and ryker was laughing out of control.

we didn't realize the significant impact this
event had on our child's life until yesterday

ryker's teacher was blowing bubbles in class
and graham showed up in time to watch the fun.
ryks was excitedly chasing the bubbles
with his mouth wide open,
apparently trying to pop/eat them just like his dogs.

his classmates seemed confused by this behavior
and decided to just watch ryker run around.
when graham interrupted the fun, ryks ran over to him
with a huge smile and a completely wet face!

understanding how much ryker watches the dogs,
this now explains why ryks prefers to:
use the dog door to go out on the back deck,
go under the our bed to relax (just like kylie)
and loves eating off a plate on the floor
(this happens when we get frustrated he won't eat
so we make a game out of it - awesome parenting award!)