Hampton and Deacon

We plopped Hampton on the bed and Deacon decided to join him for some play time. They were both willing to pose for one picture only.

Hampton's got Deacon's ear in his grasp

I think Deacon just finished licking Hampton in exchange for his ear.

The Final Countdown

We're four days away from Marin's "due date". Deacon has been all over Marin...I think he knows something's coming (or he just really likes the couch!).

Deacon at the Beach

Well, we went down to the Cape this weekend. We've been enjoying what seems to be the nicest spring weather-wise that I can remember. My parent's already have the cover off the pool but it has yet to be serviced (and it's really not THAT warm yet). Deacon spent a lot of his time gazing through the gate at the water just dreaming about how nice it would be to go for a swim.

We decided to take him down to the beach. Dogs aren't allowed on the Cape Code Public beaches after May 15, so this was really his last hoorah of the season. So, we went down the street to Long Beach and let Deacon go nuts. Needless to say he had a blast. The water actually wasn't all that bad in the sound. Once your legs got numb, it really was pretty bearable!

Deacon!

This is "Deacon" as a puppy.

His full name is "Demon Deacon Knight" after Marin's alma mater, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Deacon is now 17mos old and 95+lbs. We like to consider him our "first child".