Ms. Bean is generally a very happy go lucky little girl. But she has her moments... take for example the other day. She's adjusted the couch to her liking (even if it isn't to ours), and is fast asleep:

Mmmm, comfy... Zzzzzz Zzzzz Zzzzz

We get up and play for a bit and she is just a beaming, happy girl.

That was so much fun mom!

After a the brief moment of bliss, she starts to fall asleep mid-grin.

It was so much fun when you threw me that stuffff... Zzzzzzzzzz (drool, drool)

Then I get the teenager glare of disdain:

I can't believe that you took a picture of me like THAT. You better not post it!

A sleeping angel, to hyper pup, to zombie state, to angry glare. All within a fifteen minute period. :D

More dog park adventures!

Well, I was on my own this last weekend. Jon is working some nights now, and I have to leave the house otherwise poor guy gets little sleep. So I took the pupsters to the dogpark. They LOVE the dogpark. They get to run and sniff and mark and get into all kinds of things without having a human holding them back. This week we met a jack russel/ fox terrier mix. To say that Bella Bean was excited to meet this little, snow white, running ball of energy is an understatement. These 2 were tearing the place up! The terrier's owner was happy that there was a dog there to give his little energizer a run for his money. There was a little accident though, Bella got so excited that she misjudged a turn and smacked her knee on a bench. Fortunately, it was just a small scrape (a vet visit since showed that it was nothing more than a scrape and a bruise), but it gave me a heart attack! She was crying and it was all I could do to keep myself from running her to the car to see the vet. But she squirmed out of my arms and continued the chase. No little scrape is gonna keep her from her fun! Bo was more interested in sniffing than the chase, so no ouchies for him.

Dog park pics

Oh, so many sniffs! Do you have a good one? Let me smell!

YEA! a LIVE white fluffy!

I tried to get a better picture, but this is the only one that isn't a white and fawn blur! :D

You do your chasing, I've got too many smells to check to be chasin'!

Bo's Birthday cont...

With the untimely passing of Mr. Penguin (please see penguin massacre), and the joyful day of Bo's Birthday, a Mr . Polar Bear came into our homes. Bo gave him a warm welcome by prancing around the house with Mr. bear in his mouth

Should I destuff him now... or later? Lets do later when mom's guard is down. I would never destuff your present! I just wanted to "talk" with him, I promise! Oh, what? Was this for Bo? I coulda sworn that you said it was for me.

Bo turns 3!

My baby Bo turns 3 on Nov 25th. He has only been in our home for 3 1/2 months, but he brings a smile to Jon and my face all the time. Happy early retirement my sweet Bo and we'll always make sure you have a full belly, a soft bed and unlimited loves and snuggles!

Why did you wake me up? I was snoozing good!

Bo dozing on my robe to keep me from leaving.

Pointy eared sleeping

*wink*

And so the Bean doesn't get jealous, here is a twisty sleeping position.

Thanksgiving!

Jon and I wanted to host Thanksgiving this year. We have our new home and we wanted to introduce the pups to the extended family. It was so great, the pups were SO happy to see the kids. I wasn't sure how they would be since we don't usually have children around, but they loved the nieces and nephews and the kids loved them.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving table

More table pictures Centerpiece

Mmmmmm, turkey

Mmmmmmmm, fixins

Family enjoying the spread

Moms in the center, Jon on the right.

Mikaela loving on Bo

Bo just loves to be snuggled!

QT with my pups!

Being that by the time I get home from work it is pitch black outside, I don't usually get to hang out with the pupsters other than "inside time". It is mostly them conked out on the floor or couch snoozing the evening away. Well this weekend I didn't have to work (yea), but Jon did (boo). Which means that I have to be extra quiet (he works 3rd shift) during the day while he sleeps. I figure we can be as loud as we want outside. It was a cool weekend, but not cold, so being outside was nice. Saturday morning we went to the dog park very early to meet up with some other greyhound owners. Unfortunately they were a blur the whole time, so I don't have any pics to share. :( When we got home I decided to do poop patrol, and they could keep me company. I still had the camera in my pocket and I'm really glad I did. I actually got some up-right pictures! There aren't many opportunities for them, so I went trigger happy. :)

outside adventures:

For people who think greyhounds are high energy dogs, look at this. They have a large backyard to play in... we are outside for 5 minutes and the only way I get them to stir is by calling their name to pose for a lazy day picture. Lazy pupers. :)

We have a LARGE, soft backyard, she chooses the pile of leaves on the deck.

Mom, stop paying attention to Bella, look at me!

Did you say treat? oh, I though I heard you say treat... is there a treat???

Bo: Whatcha sniffin? Bella: Somethin stinky.

Can we go inside now? Pleeeaaase???

Leggy Bo, snoozing after a long day.

What a tough day! I'm POOPED!

Life before the pups

I can barely remember the times, before the pups, when we could walk from one place to another without doggy road blocks. I was working on the computer, I had to run to get the phone in another room (with 2 pups at my heels) on the way back to the computer I had some major traffic with road blockage:

Two way traffic, and neither one can make an easy u-turn in this narrow hallway.

Road block. Oh did you want through??? Take note that he fills up almost half the hallway in length! My long pupper. :)

Grey Zombie

This is a very blurry picture, but I love how she seems to have serious laser zombie eyes... feed me.................. feed me................... FEED ME!!!

Now THIS is a roach

There are some big differences between our Mr Bo and Ms Bean. They have different ways of showing contentment. While our handsome Bo will stretch out and take his love happily, maybe even rub his face to show how happy he is, he can't roll over. He'll try, but at most gets halfway there and flops back over.

Ms Bella Bean on the other hand will take any and all roaching opportunities. Here is a good solid roach:

And when we see her so happy we have to get in on it!

We have a very happy home!

Just cute

Daily I am hit with cute overloads. They just never fail to make me smile on a daily, if not hourly basis and I have to share a few of their cutenessess that they share with me:

Doggy ying & yang

The dreaded ETS, escaped tongue syndrome... the snoozin is so good that tongue control is lost! :)

Waking up face rub. :)

Penguin massacre!!!!

There has been the most heinous of crimes commited in our home! The first, the vocal damage of a brand new screaming monkey. The poor stuffy barely came out of it's box when a tooth made it's way into the voicebox and silenced the scream forever. *sniff The second, and most disturbing, was the total massacre of Mr Penguin. He was in the backyard happily carried by Bo, when Bella decided it was tug-o-war time. Mr. Penguin's seam tore. Jon and I walked into the backyard and there was... Penguin stuffing ALL OVER THE YARD!! I could barely stomach the mess! Paws were pointed but I have some evidence that shows at least one culprit.

I didn't do nothin! I want my lawyer!

Ooh, a bit of fluff left over.

I'll make sure you never talk!

Bella's cover shot

Bella has found her throne. She'll get up on the chair and pull the most lavish of poses. Upright and regal, tucked in and unassuming, or like last night tossed over the chair in the most dramatic 20's style pictures...

Are you getting my good side?

I'm ready for my close-up!

Bella the ham

On our way home from the dog park on Sunday Bella was just giving the best faces! Bo was quietly snoozing the ride away but Bella wouldn't take her eyes off of us!

I see you!

Can't you see I'm sleeping here?? HA! Wasn't it funny when I took off like lightning at the dog park and you couldn't get me? But it was funny watching you try!!!

Pity Stare

So both dogs are masters of stairs. Bo is still a bit more cautious going down, but they go up and down with the best of them. So now if I'm just making a quick trip to the basement (switching laundry. etc) I have to close the door behind me, otherwise I have to make sure their snoots aren't snooting where they shouldn't be. But when I do close the door on them I get this: I wanna come down too!

Mmmmm, Peanut Butter

Slurp! Boy do they LOVE peanut butter. I only give them some once in a great while, but I have to have the camera ready when I do 'cuz they are licking their chops for 10 minutes after the last bite.