hiking in altadena

this morning the boys and i headed foothills of the san gabriel mountains for a hike. along the way owen informed me of his plans for getting his own dog (a topic of frequent discussion in our family lately).

owen: mommy, maybe when i'm 6, i can have a dog

me: i think that would be great, we could bring the dog hiking too

owen: how about a brown and white dog, that's medium-sized?

me: okay

owen: and we'll call him "musk"

me: that sounds like a good plan

owen: am i going to be six in one month?

Comments

Amy P said…

Owen needs to come visit Miner. Just sayin.

November 23, 2009 at 8:05 AM

Cory said…

sounds like owen needs a dog in one month!!

November 23, 2009 at 9:07 PM

kel said…

No. 01 & 31 are lookin' good! You will have to come hike with us in Colorado one day.

November 27, 2009 at 1:52 AM

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