The Bryce Family Blog: Playing outside...

The weather here is already getting quite warm…in the 90’s and it is only May (well now June)! Even though it is hot…we love living in Texas!

So last Saturday after supper, we went outside in the backyard to play for a while before bath time. Ashton has this toy she got as a prize for one of her fundraisers. It is called a “Rocket Launcher”. You basically load the foam rocket onto this launcher and then jump on it to make the rocket launch…she loves it! So she and her Daddy were taking turns launching rockets and chasing them (most of Bobby’s went over the fence and he had to retrieve them). All of a sudden…Buster decides he wants to play, and he NEVER wants to play.

For those of you who don’t know our English Bulldog, Buster…he is THE laziest dog you have ever seen. His bed is his most favorite possession. We have to wake him up to go potty in the morning and most days he looks at us like we are crazy and goes back to sleep. Anyway, the only things that generally make him move faster than a walk are eating time, treats, chew bones and bubbles. On occasion he will bring you his toy. We throw it for him but he just stands there and looks at us like we are crazy if we think he is going to chase it. He would much rather play tug-of-war. Now, if you get some bubbles, it brings him back to his more youthful days. He can only last for a few minutes then he needs to crash and rest. Walks are the same way….loves to go, but he doesn’t make it long.

So when he wanted to play with Ashton, she thought it was fun! Bobby would launch the rockets and Buster and Ashton would fetch them and bring them back to Bobby. Landry sat in her bouncy seat watching the action while I took pictures.

Setting up the Rocket Launcher