At The Flea

Patio at Westport Flea Market

Meatball's latest adventure was a sunny afternoon down at the Westport Flea Market in midtown Kansas City. We didn't spend much time at the flea market stands but we enjoyed a fabulous burger and curly fries on the patio. Buyer beware: cash only and according to the employees the owners have no intentions of changing that! --hmmm??…. after eating great burgers we walked to Andy's frozen custard. Wow, it was much better than what we expected! Very fresh and yummy. I had a snow monster concrete which is vanilla custard with these big chunks of strawberries mixed in with melted chocolate chip pieces- heavenly! Meatball got a couple licks as we enjoyed our treats on their nice patio.  

The hamburger truck!

Great custard on Westport road

No hump day!

Well no hump day here…at least we hope neutering will stop the humping! My little meatball just got neutered. He did a great job thanks to our great vet, Dr. Campbell. The hardest part was not feeding him breakfast before his procedure and collecting stool samples to bring in to get checked. I sure did miss him on his overnight stay at the vet. He is in the clear- no worms and up to date on his shots! He's growing so fast and getting bigger everyday. He weighed in at 8 pounds and will be 4 months old next week! Now I just need to deal with the potty training,nipping at his human big sister and listening even when I'm not holding a treat!  

My big boy, maybe full grown size 12 pounds?

Just a few stitches and he's really not even noticed. 

State Parks Rock!

Omaha Nebraska about 25 minutes from the Zoo

We visited Mahoney State Park in Omaha Nebraska this weekend with the RV and it was awesome! Meatball enjoyed running around eating miscellanous things from the grass and chasing his human big sister around. The weather was cloudy but just enough sunshine. The state park is very clean and dog/kid friendly. We met other families and puppies there enjoying the weekend at Mahoney Park. There are bike/walking trails, playgrounds, mini golf, horse back riding and many other activities.The campground host was very nice and made sure we had everything we needed(even gave our little Lulu a park ranger sticker!) We will be back soon! If you're ever around the midwest Nebraska area stop here for a visit.

Meatball's family went to explore the Henry Doorly Zoo and he went to make friends at Downtown Hound. He had a blast in doggie day care playing with his maltese friend Zeke. The doggie daycare facility is very clean and the staff really pays attention to each pet. The prices are great too! Of course Meatball walked around Old Market in downtown Omaha which is dog friendly out on the patio's of most restaurants and shops. There we found the dog friendly gift toy store-- Le Wonderment which has unique gifts for kids and dogs. We met the Secher family, owners of Howlin Hounds Coffee. They are no longer dog friendly…boo health department! but were very friendly to serve us great coffee.

What an amazing zoo! The orangutans and gorillas were our favorite.

Doggie daycare, boarding& grooming on Leavenworth St. 

Howlin Hounds Coffee South 16th St.

This coffee shop also serves as an art space that displays various local artists work

Tunnel Time

It's springtime and that means the parks are open! We explored Stocksdale Park in Liberty Missouri. This park is great! It includes 1 playground for kids, a disc golf course, soccer fields, a mountain bike trail as well as a paved trail and various shelters. The dog park is a 3 acre sectioned off area for dog friends to run and play. Stocksdale dog park provides a water spigot with access to public water, benches and waste bags. I love that they have a fire hydrant for fun and a newly installed agility obstacle course. Meatball enjoyed the tunnel and hopefully will be interested in trying some agility activities. This will definitely be our "go to" place to burn off some puppy energy and socialize with other pups! Where do you go to socialize your pup? What are some of your favorite dog parks? I'm always up to adding more places to our list! 

Making friends! He especially liked playing chase with the beagle,Maya.

Practice Run

We are struggling to reach spring time weather here in Kansas City. Of course we had to take the new RV for a practice run and Meatball did great.Have you heard the phrase "home is where your family is"?…so true! No electronics just kept ourselves entertained inside since it was raining and enjoyed the beautiful views. We went to Crows Creek in Smithville Lake and found the perfect spot with lake views. Now we are planning the next one during sunny weather! 

St. Patricks Day

It's time for Snake Saturday Parade! This year we were in the parade in North Kansas City. We walked with NAWS/Boston terrier group of KC. Naws is Northland Animal Welfare Society which is a local clinic that provides spay and neuter services. It was a rainy morning in Kansas City and Meatball was not in the mood to walk but we enjoyed wearing our green, talking to other boston terrier owners and Meatball made lots of friends.

Happy St. Patricks Day!
He had many fans at the parade excited to see such a little guy. Meatball is now 11 weeks old and weighs 4 pounds. He is learning and exploring something new everyday. I'm thinking about puppy classes but not sure if I'm better off reading books and trying to train him myself. Hmmm? What's your experience with puppy training? any places you would recommend? Any "must train" strategies?! Leave me a comment and let me know! 

Museum Adventure

Meatball's day at the museum…well on the lawn anyway! The Nelson-Atkins Museum has a lawn that is open for anyone to come play and picnic. (click on the link to find out more!)I was surprised as to all the people that came out to enjoy the beautiful day! I love people watching and this was the place to be. I saw a man propose to his girlfriend (his friend popped out of the bushes to take their picture!) and a couple doing some unique Yoga moves while balancing on each other. There were lots of dogs, kids, kites, balls, tourists and artists. We saw a picnic birthday party and a couple who were expecting having a gender reveal photo session. 

Nelson-Atkins lawn, a great view of the city, in a few months the grass will be lush & green! 

Of course The Nelson Atkins is a great place inside as well with activities for kids and more than 35,000 works of art. Established in 1933 the museum has added on to the original building. Something interesting I didn't know is that it gets its name from the original founder of the Kansas City Star, William Rockhill Nelson and a teacher Mary Atkins who both left their money and estates for art education and a museum for the people of Kansas City when they passed away. It was voted best museum in the U.S. by Yelp so stop by when you are in the area! 

Theis Park right next to the museum lawn