The Park!

It was 80 degrees today, so we figured we should go to the park. Leash time!

We piled into the car and were off.

Ah, the park. A place for the doggies to run and frolic and explore...

...And eat grass.

And eat grass.

And eat grass.

And eat grass.

What is up with this grass?

Is it magically delicious?

Hardly.

Maybe if I found a toy, I could distract them. A pine cone perhaps?

Or a stick. All dogs like sticks.

In hindsight, I probably should've tried a smaller stick.

I gave up. Time to go home anyway.

Max obviously forgot to wear a bib. He knows how to take a bath, right?

When we got home, he had to wash down his "meal".

I brought home a souvenir for Minnie to remind her of the beauty of nature.

...Which she proceeded to eat.

Oh well, I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Love you!

Family Portait

The kids and I got together and decided that we should bring you a little slice of home with a nice family portrait. Nice, however, is in the eye of the beholder...



Take 1:




Take 2:

Take 3:

Take 4:

Take 5:

Take 6:

Take 7 was the closest we got:

In the end, we figured individual portaits would be the best way to go:

LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Minnie vs. The Vacuum

It was time to clean the carpet, which meant one thing to Minnie: that THING.





She approached it with caution...




...but backed off; she'd been hurt before.

Max reassured her that he had her back.





But she was unconvinced.





Frankly, so was Max.

I tried luring her out with something she couldn't resist...




But SOMEONE got in the way.




REALLY in the way.




I tried to show her that the vacuum wasn't harmful.




She seemed to buy it for a second.

But she couldn't shake the feeling it was following her.




So we found a happy medium.




The moral: find your happy place!

This Week in Burbank...

Well, it seems Minnie has developed a liking for my socks:

Max even seems to be taking to them:

I tried to get them to fetch something more useful:

I even tried to see if they could fetch Mommy, but no luck:

So I decided to occupy their time by taking a group picture:

Or two:

Then, they heard a noise outside, and before I knew it, I was all alone:

Counting the days 'til I'm not alone anymore... LOVE YOU!