Vacation

I like it when Mommy is on vacation. She spends a lot more time cuddling with us. I'm not sure why she's frowning here--she should be ecstatic!



She also cooks more and that means she drops more stuff on the floor for us.



We got a new camera and got our pictures taken repeatedly. Here's a good one of me. For some reason I couldn't get my hair out of my mouth. Don't you hate when that happens?



Here's one of Jeremy.



Snow is hard to capture...she is always in motion.



Kitty really loves being photographed. Careful--this one might burn.



There! Now you are ready to ring in the new year.

Christmas with Kitty

Despite her attempts to hide under the Christmas tree, Annika joined the gang for Christmas morning festivities.



Mommy gave her gifts and put them on her condo.



She tried to get our doggy treats.



Annika maintained that she was unimpressed by the whole event, but she kept sitting under the tree all day.

There are bows, and there are Bows

Mommy took us to get our hair cut earlier this week. I don't know what got into my hair stylist's head, but after he finished the job, he put Bows on my ears.


Now, I am a tomboy, through and through, despite the pink coat Daddy insists I wear when it's cold. However, I did not let those bows get in the way of my playtimes.


Jeremy, on the other hand, likes bows. Or at least he does when Mommy lets him sit in her lap.


Kitty (no picture available, natch), spun her head around and spat like Regan in the Exorcist when Mommy tried to bow her. Snow moves so fast that she got a butt bow and immediately lost it. Snow knows how stockings work. As soon as Daddy got hers out, she started pawing and biting it until she found out what was inside.


We played for a long time with the new Lobsty and a new, non-amputee Monkey. Then we went for a car ride and a long walk where I got to bark at birds (although Mommy wouldn't let me chase them in the lake), so it was a pretty great Christmas.

My Daddy; My Chair

Jeremy is having issues with ownership lately. He's taken my spot on the bed (ahem!) and now he's claimed Daddy:


and the red chair:


I will wait it out.

People

People who should come visit me soon:


Auntie Edit


My BFF, Bunny


My cousins Patrick & Snow (not pictured)


Auntie Sarla

I'll be expecting calls soon.

Can I at least gargle first?

Really, Daddy takes pictures of me at the most inconvenient times. I haven't had my coffee, combed my hair, or put in my contacts.



Jeremy, of course, is all perky perfect.



I hate mornings.

Scary!

News flash: monster appears on local couple's couch.



Later, he's seen stealing toys from defenseless poodles.



Bad Monster!

I got cake!

Last night, Mommy and Daddy took me and Jeremy to a big hotel for a party. A big poodle named Madison was having her birthday and she shared her cake with us. It was creamylicious. Jeremy ate his in one gulp but I asked Mommy to break mine up into smaller pieces because I am Delicate. We stopped at my store on the way to buy some food, but then we left it there. I'm not sure who it was for, but I guess maybe some dogs who don't have enough to eat got it. We didn't take any pictures, so here's an old one for your enjoyment.

More old pictures

Daddy takes lots of pictures of me on his phone. He put a whoooole bunch of them on Mommy's computer. This is one of those, showing me and Mommy reading. You will notice that I am very interested in the book and not trying to get Mommy to play at all.

More on Uncle Dunkie

So if you didn't believe how much we loved Uncle Dunkie from the one picture I included, here are some more:






Come back, Duncan. Your furry friends miss you.

Snow!

I know I talk a lot about my friend Snow, but this was real snow! The wet, fluffy, ground-covering type of snow. Here is a picture of it falling in our backyard.



We got to romp in it a little bit and I discovered that it is mostly like cold rain. I kind of liked the crunchy underfoot, but it hid my acorns so that made me mad. Here is another picture, an old one, but it shows what we looked like yesterday snuggling.



Look closely and you'll see that there are actually four of us on the bed.

Sweater

Mommy put on my coat today and it was very uncomfortable. I refused to move, so she put my sweater on instead. It is very sporty but still a bit tight. Daddy said it's my hair making it tight but...I think I've grown!