Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving weekend was filled with food, family & fun! And a few naps, too. :)

Labor Day Weekend

On Saturday, Otis and I took the Altima out for our maiden voyage - a trip to Wisconsin to see the fam for Labor Day weekend. I spent some quality time with Jenna & Adam (and Matt & Katie) - as well as time with Mom, Dad and Grandma.

Amazing how much stuff you need to pack just for two nights.....

Otis is excited for his first ride in the new car!

The kiddos in their tree house

Test driving.... (I told Jenna that maybe this could be her car in eight years!)

Adam's turn!

Monkey on the monkey bars!

Monkey number two!

On to being a peacock!

The kiddos liked their masks from New Orleans!

It's a Dog's Life

I walked in to the sun room yesterday to this sight - Otis perched on the windowsill. He certainly does lead the charmed life. :)

Fall Fashions

My work friend, Cheryl, bequeathed some of her old doggie outfits to Otis. He will be stylin' this fall! I especially love the middle outfit - in which I think he looks like a gay lumberjack (and I say that in the most loving way!!)

Boston Terrier Playgroup

Otis went to his second Boston Terrier Playgroup today - and I would say it went much more smoothly than the first experience. There was still some humping and a few spats, but all in all, my little buddy was very well behaved and had a great time. Notice in the last picture that he's sitting very sweetly with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. :) He was so wiped out that he took a nap as soon as we got home!

The Otis Zone

I've expanded the "Otis Zone" to include a few more photos. I'm not sure if he appreciates it, but I sure do think it looks cute.

Sunday Morning Love

I love lounging on my patio on Sunday mornings with my coffee and newspaper.

And Otis loves it, too!

Birthday Boy!

On Saturday, I celebrated the one year anniversary of adopting Otis. I think he enjoyed his special day - a little bit of sunbathing, a little bit of snuggling while I read a good book and some yummy treats (rice & wet food and a peanut-butter Frosty Paw).

I'm so lucky to have him in my life!

Has the diet industry gone too far?

I bought these treats for Otis and could not stop laughing at the nutritional information. When was I supposed to start caring about how many calories where in a simple dog treat? It's not like he needs to fit in a swim suit anytime soon, does he? :)

Poor Puppy

Poor Otis. He had an allergic reaction to something - still don't know what. But, this is how he looked last Thursday morning when he woke up.

I had never given him Benedryl before, so was a bit hesitant to give him anything without talking to the vet. By the time I took him in later that day, the inflammation in his face had gone down, but he still had a little swelling in his throat.

Turns out I could have given him Benedryl myself, but felt better hearing this directly from the vet. After just a couple of doses of medicine he was back to normal and much happier that he appeared in these photos!

Moving like a turtle...

My work friend, Cheryl, borrowed this turtle costume for her dog, Duke, from another work friend, Alina, for a "pug" crawl. Duke looked so darn cute in the costume, that I just had to see Otis model it, as well.

After he stopped trying to eat the costume and I was able to get him outfitted, he was actually a pretty photogenic model.

Puppies!

When Erin was in town for her birthday weekend we visited "Thee Fish Bowl" in Evanston. We had so much fun playing with the cute little puppies - especially the mini Otis!