why can't I help?

Gravy was confined to the living room while we painted and he stuck his head under the couch and watched us the whole time.

the dining room, before

Started painting over the yellow today.

trash tree

It looks like Mr. Squirrel decided to do some decorating.

nuts!

Roasted nuts!  Crushed nuts!  These nuts were made into a chocolate hazelnut tart (yum!) for Thanksgiving.

"mommy, why are you always drinking that beer?"

mr. squirrel

attack of the chinese ladybug

These things have infested our house and I'm so freaked out by them.  They smell, they bite, and they just won't die!

cozy

table setting

Sara + Chris came for dinner tonight - I need to remember to take pics of my guests instead of inanimate objects!

snuggling with dad

bed fail #2 (bum on, head off)

Not quite buddy, keep trying!

bed fail #1 (head on, bum off)

Gravy got his first dog bed for his birthday the other day and he doesn't know what to think of it.  For the first few days he was afraid of it and wouldn't touch it - now he's finally started trying to lie on it...but he hasn't quite mastered it yet.

zebra dog

close call

Another branch falls from the tree in our front yard.

gravy and the hedgehog

He picked out this hedgehog toy himself during his birthday trip to PetCo.  

paws on the balcony

birthday smokies

Gravy turned two and got a birthday treat - little smokies.  They were gone before I could snap the pic.

wink

dog tags

super fly!

The upstairs office has suddenly become infested with flies.  Gravy snuffed four of them out with his nose in a matter of minutes.

pear custard pie

running for the fun of it

camouflage

last out

handsome hound

Modeling his new coat in the backyard.

sniffer

vote (for obama!)

For the first time, I voted for a winner.

fall colors

poop shoes

Just about every pair of Larry's shoes has been contaminated and are now relegated to the back porch.  He has a knack for stepping in shit.

gravy's first hike

Great Falls, Virginia.