little bunnies

this is the day you wanted to play with your bunny siblings.

I think they were a little scared of you.

I wonder why...

nap time for baby and doggie

I don't even remember what you two did that day, that left you both so exhausted.

I suspect baby nursed to sleep, a common occurrence, and doggie took his rightful place sleeping next to her.

my two kiddies asleep on a nice, cushy...floor... so peaceful.  let the bunnies upstairs and it's a little slice of heaven for me.

tall ships festival in greenport, long island

my brother and I are super exhausted after a day at the tall ships festival.  I have to admit, he was kind of a celebrity.  everyone wanted to greet him, pet him, shake his paw.  it was really neat being related to a celebrity.  I mean, how often do you go somewhere and everyone, total strangers even, want to talk to you and give you a hug? 

it was like walking with greatness.

back seat drivers

doggie has graduated from his solitary room in the trunk, to sitting next to his best bud and little sister, Baby.

for the most part he did exceptionally well,
once he was leaning over baby to see out her window, but he knew not to step on her.

he also tried to stick his nose underneath the barrier and get mommy's coffee...apparently mommy isn't the only one who likes her coffee extra light, extra sweet.

four months old bath

i can barely remember it myself, but after doggie tried to climb in the tub with you, his assistance during bathtime was no longer necessary.

baby, won't you ride your car

and here you are, so young, maybe five months old, cruising around in you're convertible.
doggie showing you the ropes, schooling you on all the traffic signals and such...

it's good to have the top down, wind blowing in your face...

sleep tight

doggie,
i like to watch you sleep.
you look so peaceful with your eyes closed.
it makes me want to put my toys on your head.

good night.
love, baby

the hike

so...today mommy tried to take you guys on a hike.

when i read "hike", for some reason i didn't think about how stroller friendly it would be...it wasn't.

i don't know that the picture tells the whole story , it was really steep!

so...here's to a day of trying...and not succeeding...but trying...!

grandmas house

we love baby at this age: she's starting to play and sit up, and just started crawling. 

and doggie is such a good boy, gentle with the kids, tethered to mommy during our visit...and he even feel asleep in the nursery.

family bed

i wouldn't trade these memories for anything.

i love you guys, good night.

just because they look cute

just any night during baby's ninth month, and doggie's twentieth month...this is how they lay, just hanging out, lying on the floor.

family hour.

the day we discovered the vineyards

i started thinking that there ought to be more doggie friendly events around long island...

in an online paper there was a listing for an educational walk through the vineyards with your doggie.

we rounded up some dog club friends and headed out east to long  island's vineyards...and it turned out to be FABULOUS!

dogs were more than welcome to your the place, they had horses and pigs, among other animals...and they even had live music playing!  this is the type of weekend we'd sign up for in a heartbeat. 

love this place!

a historic walk for baby and doggie

who says that doggies can't be history buffs?

on this beautiful day, baby and doggie walked around president roosevelt's old house on sagamore hill.  the grounds are beautiful, really a great way to enjoy a nature walk or just sit in the sun with a book.  when baby feel asleep, that's exactly what i did: read a book recently added to my collection...the topic? places to bring your dog to hike...

yay outside!

Doggie Playdate

Just because we had a human baby doesn't mean we stop with the other playdates...the one for Doggie.  Doggie loves hanging out with his friends, and just like with our human kids, we get such a kick out of watching them pull their antics. 

Like with Baby, we had to seek out groups that were really interested in their four-legged members of the family and held playdates.  We found our group over the internet, and what a great group of people, and doggies, we've been paling around with. 

Doggie has friends!

Gotta Love the street Fairs

The thing I adore about street fairs, aside from the fresh funnel cake, random arts and crafts, and just overall availability of food...is that it's...drumroll please...DOG FRIENDLY.  this street fair in particular made me nostalgic to years past, when growing up friends and i would roam the streets of our (not-so-upstate) upstate NY street fair.  It was just an invitation to hang out, enjoy the sun, and eat something hot and fattening.

This year's street fair was in Nassau County and was lovely.  There was a playground for the older kiddies, and pony rides for the even older kiddies.  Love it.

My kids wanted to ride the pony, but were both too young.  Yes, I mean both...the baby and the doggie.

A Mighty Fine Day to Stroll the Park

Didn't I say...?

On the particular the sky was a little overcast, but I still wanted to bring my two kids outdoors.  Why stay inside?  No rain...means...take it outdoors!

The park was surprisingly easy to find - do you know when you find a park online (through my very stealthy ways of GOOGLE..) and you call them, the nice lady who answers will even give you her own directions..!  Her directions were clear, simple, and right on the money.

I love bringing the kiddies outdoors...and hope I'm fostering a love for outdoors in them as well.

Morning wake up call

Good Morning!  We love how Doggie is so gentle with Baby, at first we were worried b/c Doggie is just a few months older than Baby, that he wouldn't know that she is a baby and not anotheer dog; but he is so gentle with her & has in innate sense of taking care of her. 

View from the Carseat

This is the view from Baby's carseat; Doggie looking in on her, peeking his head through to gobble up any morsel of food I may throw his way, and inhale the scents of the snacks I don't.

Doggie has the biggest seat in the whole car; and Baby has front row seat to seeing her best friend.

These two are perfectly content during road trip travels.

Hiking, Trails, and Walks

I'm on the hunt for some decent trail hiking that is both baby and dog friendly.  I've found a few online that seem promising, so I suppose we will just have to give 'em all a try. 

First order of business: get in car.
Second: purchase hiking shoes.  Because I can.

Here's to many miles of walking.

Baby's Homecoming

The day Baby came home, Doggie was still much more interested in his kong.  Of course we did the whole -bring the blanket home with baby's smell-...and we tried the -stand outside with Baby and have Doggie come out to greet her-...

In the beginning he seemed indifferent to her; which was good I suppose, because now he is her sworn guardian, so somewhere along the lines we did something right.

Baby. Doggie. And Friends...

We have a baby.  Human.
We have a doggie.  Dog.

They love each other so much it's contaigous.
I'd be shocked if my child doesn't beccome a vet.

(we also have some stay-at-home mammals who are more indifferent to both Baby and Doggie.  Although sometimes they are also scared; like when said two are reaching out for them with their giant hands/paws...)

So here are the stories of Baby and Doggie (and friends).  So cute they are...yes...