We're still here!

Don't worry! 

We are still alive and well

(and a bit bigger than usual,

thanks to all those treats).

Mom is still getting used to the

"working mom" thing and our

dear big brudder Jerome

asks for attention the minute 

he gets home.

See, he wants to play with

mom's new toy, her iPad.

She took these pictures with it.

You'll get more news next week.

By then, we'll have received our

picture with Santa and

hopefully, the Christmas

tree will be up.

Have a great week and, if you are in Canada,

drive carefully on those icy roads.

It's time to go out, get clean... and walk!

Before the chilly winds of autumn,

our family took time to go out a little.

Here they are, at  the Parc

des Iles-de-Boucherville, a provincial

park close to home.

Our big brudder was brave during

the whole shaky hour!

 Here he is again, ready to visit his cousins.

"Jerome, you have the same look when you're

about to play flute really loudly close to 

our sensitive ears!"

 As for us, we recently got groomed.

We stayed that clean for about 1 hour!

Good news! We are now getting

walked every workday morning!

Mom is out and about with us for about

25 minutes, before showering

and preparing Jerome for daycare.
In the evening, it's dad's turn.
We love this new routine!

When are the next Olympic games again?

Look! A park!

Look at what we see from

our living room window :

a park!

Yes, we now live in front of

a large, green space,

with nothing on it except

trees and 2 big rocks.

 And there's more:

there is a second, smaller park, close to home.

Now, mom, can you just please

do as you say and wake up

extra early to walk us in the morning?

Thanks! :-)

Our new life

As you can see, our brudder is adjusting

very well to our new house

(ugly flooring included!).

He's happy all the time,

loving daycare more and more and,

apart from needing to get bigger,

his health is much much better.

It's super cool, right?

 Dad found a new job last week, for a big

company in Montreal.

So far, so good!

We are not exactly happy about this,

but we do get a lot of attention in the evening...

Everyday, mom rushes from her workplace

 closer to home and with

shorter hours, 

picks up our brudder and

hurries to get us out.

Fino, who never got the top grades

in housetraining, finds this challenging.

I'm doing great!

 Luckily, we have our backyard!

And we are not the only ones who love it!

No, we're not going up there!

Do not mistake us for cats!

The backyard

Here are parts of our backyard.

Let us tell you, the grass is delicious!

Our new house

We love our new house!

It is bigger than the first one...

and we finally have an outdoor playground

with lots of big trees!

We'll show you in a few minutes...

Jerome is really happy about all of this,

despite what the photos show.

He is the one who insisted on wearing

his winter, one-size, now-too-small

pajama during the hottest afternoon

last week-end!

Getting settled has proven to take much 

for time than expected.

That's why you haven't seen us in a while.

Mom will get back to commenting on your blogs soon...

She's now back at work and Jerome is

getting used to daycare.

No more crying in the morning: yeah!

We were worried about being alone all day, 

it's not the case, for now.

A few weeks ago, daddy lost his job

(the Montreal branch of his company

suddenly closed).

He's working hard to find a new one.

See you in a minute!

Now, where's that camera again...

Bye bye townhouse, hello bungalow!

Who is this moody little guy?

Our brudder Jerome, of course!

As always, he wants to play with the camera

instead of being photographed...

Jerome started daycare last week.

He's a big boy now!

He still would prefer to stay home with Fino and I,

but he has so many new things to learn.

Jerome also started speech therapy

and he's making progress every day.

Where does that leave us?

Well, I guess we'll have to entertain ourselves during the day...

and mom or dad will have to wake up extra early

to walk us a bit in the morning.

The good news is: we'll soon have a lot more room to play!

We'll be moving at the end of the month

to our very first bungalow!

We can't wait!

No wonder our parents are so tired these days, with

all these changes.

Happy Easter everybody!

Remember:: chocolate bunnies are for humans only!

Jerome turned 3

We had a fun run in the park this week-end.

Look, there is ice everywhere!

Surprisingly, the weather is a bit warmer now,

so there are lots of fun stuff to sniff!

"Dad and Jerome, look down before

you take another step!"

Speaking of Jerome, he is turning 3 this week.

He is a big boy now and

he wants to do things

by himself,

including walking us.

He's not yet ready!

Yesterday, we invited mom's family

for a big birthday lunch.

As always, our big brudder

was spoiled!

Earlier this week, Sophie's mom

also made a visit and brought

educational games.

This month's challenge:

learning the colors.

Start by the most beautiful ones,

Jerome: chestnut and white, of course!

Relaxing options

Up until recently, when mom was working on the computer

(or catching up on her friends's whereabouts

on Facebook), Fino and I did not know

what to do.

Usually, this happened when

Jerome was taking a nap

(which is rarer these days)

and I must admit that

stealing his toy cars

when he is not around is not that much fun...

Why not relax a little, then?

To help us with that,

mom bought us two great day beds

just before Christmas...

We love them a lot!

Fino sometimes chews on the pillow,

but he has not done serious damage yet...

Now that Jerome's health is much better,

we are enjoying seeing much more of him.

We know that he is growing fast!

He is now going to daycare 2 mornings/week

to help him gain more independence

before going full-time.

You can do it, big brudder!

We'll sure miss you during the day!

A hot award for a freezing time

The trees, the yard, the cars:

all is white outside!

It's also freezing cold...

To warm our hearts, our dear friends

Momo and Pinot

did this amazing thing:

they gave us the Liebster Award,

created to help small blogs get

more recognition.

Thanks so much!

It's now our time to give back!

We'd like to share this special award with some of our friends

(their blogs must have 200 readers or less, sorry Remington!):

Kodee and Becky

Kosmo and Faith (we love you and we'd like to read newer posts!)

Soggibottom

Charlie

Baika

The links to their fabulous blogs are on the left column.

Merci Momo and Pinot!

We LOVE your blog!

Since we are not big fans of the cold, we are spending

long hours snoozing inside, while Mom and Jerome

are being busy visiting day care centers.

They may have found the right one!

We will keep you posted on this later this week.

Also, our big brudder had a very special day yesterday.

After being postponed many times last year,

his christening finally took place.

Pictures coming soon!

Sleep tight!

We love the Holidays!

Fino and I had a great Holiday week and we hope

it was the same for you!

Our aunt Marie (dad's sister) surprised the family

by inviting us to spend the day at her house

on Christmas Day, so we wouldn't be left alone in our crates.

We had a fantastic time and we behaved really well

(Marie wisely took time to hide all her kids' small toys

before our arrival).

We were so happy when we were finally

all together for dinner!

Jerome was spoiled with lots of toys,

including a train table that mom and dad gave him.

He played with it for hours on Boxing Day!

We were not forgotten!

Mom bought us pretty new day beds and many boxes

of healthy treats. She also received two

beautiful cavalier Christmas ornaments

that she'll cherish forever!

Our favorite gifts were the two soft Nylabones

that mom gave us for the New Year,

after subjecting us to a full

shampoo-conditioner-brushing routine.

We have been chewing on them non-stop since then!

Happy New Year!