Happy Halloween!

Joey & Boomer show tricks for treats on Halloween.

The Boys Wave Bye-Bye


Speak Boomer


Stay & Come

Jenny in BD Fall Concert

On Sunday we went to see Jenny play french horn in the Bishop Dwenger Concert Band. They played three pieces, "Prairiesong" by Carl Strommen, "In Heaven's Air" by Samuel Hazo, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Klaus Bedelt/John Wasson. Grandpa Bud and Grandma Pauline were in town and went to the concert.

Jenny playing horn.


Okay, this video is not too good. The audio/video is not linked up and about 20 seconds is missing, but I can't seem to fix it so click below to see some snipets from the concert.
BD Fall Concert 2006


Grandpa Bud giving the band a standing "O".


Jenny and the band stand to recognize the crowd.

On to IU and The Producers

After watching marching bands, we headed to Bloomington to visit with John and see the show, "The Produers". Our first stop was just outside Indianapolis at Chateau Thomas for a wine tasting.


John had won two center stage orchestra seats to the show "The Producers" and gave them to Bob and I. We picked up John outside his dorm and went to the Verizon store for a phone repair and then to Barnes & Noble.

John's Dorm.


John


We then went to John's church in Bloomington, St. Charles for 5:00 Mass.


After Mass, we had supper at the Scholars Bake House and then went to the show. John had a ticket to go with his floor in the dorm. They have a theme of Fine Arts and go to different events together.
The show definately had Mel Brooks fingerprint all over it. It was a very energenic and wierd show.

Click here to see info on "The Producers"

Sam Marches in the Dome

Last Saturday, Sam had the great honor of performing in the RCA Dome with the Northridge (not Northrup) marching band. The top 10 bands in the entire state are invited to perform in 4 different divisions. Northridge put on an excellent energenic/musical show.

Here's a peak at some of the action.

Colorado Springs

Bob has spent the last two weeks working at an ITT division in Colorado Springs. The weather has had a look of winter there. The plant he is working at is right by the park "The Garden of the Gods". Here are some pictures from scenic Colorado.

Dog-Gone Trouble

A day ago I was showing how well Joey & Boomer respond to their emergency recall. Well Boomer is very fast and can sometimes run away faster out of hearing distance before I can call out "Krispie Kreme". Today was such an occasion at Fox Island Park. We were walking down a trail when he saw something and was gone in a flash before I could get the words out in time. Whatever it was he was chasing (I never saw it) it took him not only down the trail but off the trail and by the time he came back he was covered in sticky weeds. Tonight Boomer, the brush, and I are going to have some bonding time together.

"Sputterings"

On Tuesday John played his alto sax at the I.U. Composition recital in Auer Hall. "Sputterings" was written by Colin DeJong a fellow composition student of John's. Auer Hall is located in the Simon Building and is a beautiful setting for a recital.

Outside Simon Hall is a fountain.


From the fountain you can see just how close John's dorm is to the music hub of IU - it's right across the street.


Here is the inside of Auer Hall. I got here early to claim a good seat up in the balcony. Look at the organ up front!


John playing "Sputterings"

Brown County Park

Tuesday I drove down to see John play at the composition recital at I.U., but first made a detour to Brown County State Park to see what the fall foliage situation is. I'm happy to report that it's near peak down there.

A "Krispie Kreme" Moment

The boys are going to demonstrate for you what an "emergency recall" is all about. They come to you when you call out "Come", but sometimes get a little distracted on the way back to you with smells and sights along the way. An emergency recall is a special call that the dogs get so excited to hear that they come back to you straight away because you make it worth their while to skip any other distractions that may be around. It's important to have a an "emergency recall" when your dog gets itself near a dangerous situation and you need them back right away. You choose words or sounds that you normally don't use everyday and you give special treats to the dogs when they come that they don't get any other time. The treat of choice for us is the frozen meatballs that you can buy at the store. Our recall word is "Krispie Kreme". Jenny picked out this word because you can call it out very excitedly! The only problem is when other people are around, you get some interesting stares as they wonder why you are yelling about doughnuts.

Here are the boys and their demonstration:
A "Krispie Kreme" Moment

Fox Island County Park

Sunday was another gorgeous Fall day in Fort Wayne and we decided to go to Fox Island County Park in south west Allen County. It had been sometime since we last visited this park and the boys were so excited to have a new place to explore. They have a lake with a "doggie beach" and lots and lots of trails.