Family Walks

With the weather finally shapping up, the sun peeking out and a general feeling of cabin fever we have been getting outside more lately. All of us...Bella included. And boy did she miss it. Before Cole was born Bella got a walk at least 4-5 times a week. Nick and I have always enjoyed nighttime walks, we make ourselves hot toddies, bundle up and walk around our neighborhood and Bella has always been our #1 companion. However, since Cole has arrived we have been slacking in that area and Bella has been a little neglected.We have been taking walks to Starbucks, to Whole Foods and to the mailbox. But we usually leave Bella behind. She is overly energetic and if we want to go into a store she obviously can't come. But that all changed a few weeks ago with Bella's first walk outside since Cole was born (yes, when we finally do the math it is true...poor Bella has not had a walk in about 3 months). She was very well behaved and enjoyed being out with us instead of sadly looking out at us from her window perch.

The best part of the walk came at the end. Bella went #2...Nick picked it up...and the bag BROKE. This is has always been Nick's biggest fear, and usually picking up after Bella is my job. But on this walk I had Cole in the Baby Bjorn so the task of bending over to pick up dog shit fell on Nick. And it was hilarious. There were some groans of dismay and then the demand that we speed walk home immediately. All the while he held his hand out in front of him, with a stricken look on his face.

Like I said, hilarious.  Nick wants me to mention that he did not think it was hilarious at all.