Big Time

We went out for a bite to eat tonight, and perhaps a bit of air conditioning because sakes alive it is hot and sweltery up in here!

As we carried Cole through the restaurant, we were stopped by a cute, little, old Italian lady who said "Led mee zee jor baybee. Ooooo hee eez adorable, and SO BEEG! " And we were all thank you, thank you nice lady. Then we sat down, looked at our snoozing doodle and quietly reveled in our luck and joy. "SO BEEG?!" Remember when he was soooooooooo small? We do.

Oh, Pippy McSqueaks, you've come a long, long way, baby.

Thanks, talented anonymous friend!

In an incredible fit of generosity and sweetness, a "secret admirer" from the west coast channeled their incredible knitting skills and created this amazingly beautiful sweater for Cole. The color is perfect for his little blue eyes. We did a photo shoot yesterday morning because the lighting was great.

Now, before posting these I'd like to ask for your forgiveness: I have to post like a hundred of these because they are SO DARN CUTE.

So here goes:









Assassin Cole




This is my favorite one:








I really like this one too:














Now we're on to non-blue sweater photos....


Cole is a champion nose booper:


Pineapple upside down baby:


He has totally found his toes and has just learned how to nibble on them:


Cole loves to read magazines:


So yeah! That's how we spent yesterday morning. I gotta say, I value weekends so much more now that I am a parent than I did before. More time for snuggles and giggles.

I leave you with one shot of our living room, and one of our kitchen as the house slowly progresses away from boxes and shambles.

News flash! Betty has been adopted!

I know that this is kinda old news to most of you, but I figured I'd make it official. I don't know why posting something on the blog constitutes officiality, but that's a thought for another time.

Betty was adopted the day after we closed on the new place. The timing could not have been more perfect! Betty would have been pretty miserable in the chaos that was our moving process, so we're glad she didn't have to experience that. I actually never met the adopting parents, but Kate speaks very highly of them, so I'm sure they're superb people. You can be assured that the next stage of Betty's life will be one of comfort and joy. And snacks.

To Betty! A wonderful, snoozy, quirky, sweet, adorable goofus of a pup.