Wow!  We went to a Spokane Police K9 event to see a demonstration of the amazing K9 police dogs!  But we did not get any good pictures of them in action they were too fast and we were too far away.  We did get a photo of me with one of the K9 police dogs but it was taken by someone else who has not sent it to us yet. But here I am with Charlie from the Spokane Fire Department and one of their great emergency response vehicles!  Charlie was super nice and handsome and has the BEST smile!

We got to look at and climb in the back of a SWAT truck!

And here I am with the Aqua Duck who represents Education and Awareness about our aquifer!   That is an interesting job. We had a great time at the event! 

Also this weekend we went for a hike in the Dishman Hills Conservation Area!  Notice that I am wearing a button with a photo of Ciro one of the K9 police dogs!

Look at this great rock we saw at the top of Eagle Peak!!

The wildflowers are out!  It’s so pretty.  It was a great hike!

At work our friend Tyler told us we should watch The Walking Dead so mom got season 1 from the library. We’ve only watched a few episodes so far but there are some serious problems with this show! Here are just some examples. In camp when someone says they should put up a sign on the highway warning people not to go to the city, Shane says they don’t have time. But they have time for lots of other stuff like arguing how big the fire should be, and giving haircuts, and doing laundry, and picking mushrooms. Shane also says that there is a rule that no one goes off alone but people are going off on their own all the time! Glenn goes to the city by himself, Daryl goes hunting by himself, and people go mushroom-picking by themselves. And you can’t feed 12 or 15 people with a tiny saucepan of mushroom soup!  Where are they getting food supplies? And why don’t they use some of the thousands of cars on the highway that were leaving the city? They must have the keys in them. At one point someone drives into camp saying “here’s the water”; wait, they have to go get water with a jeep? Why didn’t they make camp near a water source? If they have to drive to get water it would be difficult to get enough to cook and clean and do laundry for the whole camp but everyone looks so clean with nice hair. And why aren’t they better organized with defensive systems? Does anyone even stand watch? Why don’t they all have a weapon to slay zombies and a sheath to carry it with? Why when Glenn took a group into the city for supplies did then take a big bag of tools? Why would they walk all the way to the city carrying tools when their goal was to bring supplies back? If the zombies can break into a department store with a rock, and Glenn has been in the building with the store before why do they need to take tools?  It doesn’t make sense.  But the most ridiculous thing is in the photo below. In camp this lady is IRONING clothes!!!!  ha ha ha ha! 

We went back to hike again at the Iller Creek Conservation Area. Last weekend when we were there the trail guide we were using was not making sense. It said we would hike along the creek for miles (we did not), that we would see some really cool rock formations (nope), that there would be panoramic views at the top (nope again), and that there was great signage for all the trails (we did not see any signs). Later we figured out that we started at the wrong trailhead! Ha ha! So this weekend we went back. Here I am on the trail when you first see the cool rocks in the distance.

Then we hiked some more and got to see the rocks close up. It was a great hike and the rocks are called Rocks of Sharon. I don’t know why. Rocks of Tiger would be better.

There were great views even though it was cloudy and rainy. It was also very windy! 

On the way back down we saw deer!!!!!  OMG they were crossing the trail right in front of us! I can hardly believe mom got this photo of me and one of them right on the trail!

Also this weekend we met Char who was running a workshop for the US 395 North Spokane Corridor multi use trail. It is an amazing project and the DOT is engaging with all kinds of people in the community to get their input on how to make the trail attractive and accessible and interesting and tie it to the unique neighborhoods it goes through. I hope they allow Tigers on the trail. Char was super nice and super gorgeous! .

And this is me with Jerry who was also helping to run the event. He is very handsome but not quite as handsome as me. He wanted to know about me and this blog!

This weekend we went hiking at the Iller Creek Conservation area.  There is sparkly-shiny mica everywhere on the trails!

Here is a photo of me partway up the trail. it was cloudy and windy and we got back to the car just before it started raining!

It was great to get outside and go for a walk in the woods.

It is supposed to be the season called Spring but it is hard to tell. It has been cold and it even snowed at our house yesterday and today. Dino is all ready for Easter!

We went for a walk and met our awesome neighbor Rona and her dog Cooper! Rona is totally gorgeous and super nice and knows almost everyone in the neighborhood. Cooper is very well behaved. Most dogs try to chew on me but Copper did not.

This weekend we made soap!  This may not look like much now but in 24 hours we will be able to take it out of the molds and cut it into bars.  I got to help by supervising!  Making soap involves heating different things to different temperatures and adding ingredients in a specific order and timing is crucial ! also it can be messy so mom likes me to stay out of the way. This batch was especially complicated because we wanted to use a base color plus two different colors to mix in and make swirls I do not know how it is going to turn out. It is our most ambitious soap so far!

This weekend we went to the Spokane March for our Lives!

We saw a group of Buddhist Nuns who were there to show support.

Here are some of the people with signs that were there.

The weather was terrible, freezing and very windy and snow mixed with rain but still thousands of people came out to march for the kids.  Mom says that it is more important to bear witness than to worry about the weather.

Last week we went out to lunch with Chad and David!  Chad is mom’s boss and David is the newest member of the IT department.  I LOVE restaurants!  They are both super smart and super handsome!  They are both mechanical engineers!

This weekend we took lots of long walks in the woods near our house. It was necessary because mom was working doing taxes.  I try to  help but know from experience that it is best to Play Quietly while mom fills out the forms.

While helping Mom looks things up on the internet I noticed that she FORGOT to post a link to my video of 2016 highlights!  Here it is:

We went back to 49 Degrees North!  We also spent another day at Mt. Spokane and got very soggy. It was snowing at the top of the mountain but raining at the bottom so we did not get any pictures.  At 49 on Friday I asked mom to PLEASE please PLEASE get a picture of me riding the chairlift. No one believes that they let Tigers on the chairlift. Mom said ok she would take a picture but NO jumping around, NO swinging the chairlift, DON”T drop anything and STAY in the satchel.

Here we are looking down off the mountain it was a beautiful sunny day!

This is me with Lloyd the super handsome and super nice lift operator.  He took good care of us and kept the lift area ship-shape.

Here I am riding with Auntie Darcy.  Yayyyyyy!         

and here I am riding with Mom!!!!!

Afterwards we had hot cocoa from the snack bar and I got to see Emily again!

Mid-week we took a break from snowboarding and went hiking instead. We brought Dixie with us yayyy!  it was very muddy in places Mom said you can walk and have a bath later or ride in the backpacks. We rode in the backpacks.

Here we are looking out of a bird blind! We saw a duck and red-wing blackbirds. And a chipmunk. Auntie Darcy was hoping to see a porcupine but the only one we saw was in the visitor center and it was stuffed. 

It was a great day for a hike we had a super duper time.

We went snowboarding at 49 Degrees North in Chewelah! On the way there we stopped at Ace Hardware in Deer Park to get coupons for discount lift tickets.  Here I am with Jeni who works at the hardware store and knows all about everything in the store she is totally gorgeous oooh la la! and super nice!

This is me with Justin our FAVORITE lift operator! He was really nice no matter how klutzy we were.  Also he is a really good snowboarder and is super handsome. 

We met Patricia and her grandson Brandon. Patricia is an expert skier and Brandon is also a skier but has come to the dark side and is learning to snowboard!  Yay!  Patricia is really beautiful and Brandon is so handsome but not quite as handsome as me.

This is Emily the dazzling cashier at the snack bar where we got hot cocoa.She was super helpful and friendly and I hope she is there next time we get snacks!  va va voom!

Here I am with Auntie Darcy looking down the slope.

This looks like I am doing a backflip but actually Auntie Darcy let go of me and I fell!  Ha ha that was funny!  The snow was nice and soft and I am a Tiger I did not get hurt. We  had a super awesome two days snowboarding at 49 Degrees!  Thanks to everyone who made our visit so much fun. 

OMG !  We went to the airport and picked up Auntie DARCY !!!  We are going to have an awesome time she brought her SNOWBOARD!  Yayyyyy!

Here we are the next day out on the slopes! I am tucked into Auntie Darcy’s orange jacket can you see me?  I am camuflazd  I blend in I am a Tiger!

Action shot with Auntie Darcy!   yayyyyy!!!!!  She is holding me in her right hand.

Here I am with mom we are high up on the mountain about to ride down.

Also we met Linda and her daughter Morgan at an art festival this week. They are both so gorgeous and are super nice. Linda makes amazing pottery with animals on it.

Also we heard from Patty who we met in Glacier National Park years ago. She sent this really cool picture of mom with me and Patty’s Bear named Teddy!!