Wordless Wednesday: Everyone Loves Lisa

I do have to point out that Drew knows his way around women. He brought Lisa this book, which we don't read all that often, where you have to find the cat on each page. Lisa is a veterinarian and LOVES cats. He plopped it in her lap and started turning pages, pointing, and saying "cat!" (well, "tat") over and over again. What a flirt! (Lisa also happens to love books).

Day 4: Out

While I was trying to get my "in" photo, Drew tipped over the laundry basket... I snapped this quick shot (without any time to adjust focus or settings) and laughed that it would make a good "out" photo, knowing that was probably our next theme. Not great quality though... I had to adjust the brightness because it was way dark, but then it ended up grainy...

I also thought this was a fun "out" shot...

1/100, f/3.8

But, to practice with our new tips and tricks I headed out to the backyard with the hubby, the baby, and the pets... It was quite sunny, so I tried our tricks using "open shade". Unfortunately I only managed to snap one or two that I was in any way proud of though. I'm having issues with focusing apparently...

1/100, f/4.5

Our poor Lucy girl needs to be groomed... bad! Don't worry, though, she has an appointment to get her hair done on Friday! :)

Snow Day!

Believe it or not, Atlanta is getting more snow! Our area reportedly got 9 inches last night! Looked more like 6 to me, but 6 is a lot more than I've seen *here in a while. We of course had to take Drew out in it. He's seen more snow this winter than I ever expected!

At this point there was actually a hard ice layer on top of the snow

Drew was rather indifferent to the snow, but our animals were not fans...





I was off work today and will be again tomorrow, with the possibility of being off once again on Wednesday as temperatures aren't supposed to warm up enough for anything to melt. And I know you Canadians will probably scoff at the ridiculousness of school being closed 2 or more days just for a few inches of snow, but remember that Atlanta just isn't equipped with proper snow plows and salting trucks in order to make the roads safe. The sun is our best and most reliable way of de-icing the streets (and it looks like we won't be seeing much of that until this weekend! Temps continue to remain below freezing all week!).

I am cherishing every little bit of extra time I get to spend with Drew. I made it through my first week back to work better than I thought I would, but I'm still more than ecstatic that I get to have a few more days at home with him. The job is going well. The staff has been very friendly and welcoming. The job is fun and rewarding. And I'm fairly easily able to take the breaks I need to in order to pump. I'm really enjoying meeting all these children from other countries and getting to spend a few moments getting to know them. The staff I work with is just as international as the kids, which is fun. I have to admit that I find it strange that the fact that I've lived in Canada, Singapore, and Costa Rica is simply met with "oh, that's nice, anywhere else?" ;) The only thing I don't like about the new job (besides the fact that I have to be there :P) is the hours- I work 8 to 4. I'd rather have earlier hours so I could have more evening time with Drew, and it would also help to avoid the horrid I-85 traffic. But, as that's just about my only complaint, I've been sending up a lot of thankful prayers because I think I'm in just about the best place I could be right now.

Stay warm everyone!

A boy and his cat

Okay, still no "upload photo" button so I think I'm going to have to start looking into this.

At the very least I do have a video for you since I CAN copy/paste YouTube links in here. (I put music over the soundtrack because Jason and I were having stupid conversation in the background... the music isn't a whole lot better though, sorry!)



Drew is really starting to notice the animals. He generally pets them so gently, though every once in a while he'll grab a fistful of fur and yank it towards his mouth. Neither Rico nor Lucy particularly like this, though they do keep coming back for more. (Jibs, apparently being the only smart one, has yet to come near enough to allow Drew to touch him...). I actually have a hard time feeding Drew these days if any of the animals are around- he'll immediately turn his head to watch them then start reaching out to try and pet them. I think he'll grow up to love animals as much as his Mommy and Daddy!

Wordless Wednesday: Cuter than the dog

CatDog

Does anyone remember this crazy cartoon that used to air on Nickelodeon?  My sister and I used to watch it all the time!

Well, my dog seems to be going through an "identity crisis" or something right now.  I've told you before how she acts more like a cat than a dog.  Well, in these videos you'll see her attempting to actually be dog-like...







What I love is that, even though Lucy is actually playing with a ball, she's not playing fetch (even though she does actually manage to toss the ball back to Jason once)... she's "pouncing" on the ball more than anything.

Sigh... I have such a fun house!

Drew's other best friend

Drew will probably end up having more fun with our cat Rico as he grows than our dog Lucy. Why?  Because Lucy is really more like a cat, and Rico more like a dog!

Proof?  Well, first there's the fact that Lucy won't play fetch but will chase a laser pointer.  She's also a scaredy-cat.  Just yesterday she jumped up on the couch (where she's not allowed to be) when my husband hammered a nail down in our bathroom.  Then of course there's this...

Yeah, that's Lucy squeezed into the cat bed.

Rico, on the other hand, will shove his head under your hand so you will pet him. He will eat food (his or ours!) as long as it's sitting out.  And, of course, there's this evidence...

He ate my shoe!  How do I know it was Rico and not Lucy? Because Lucy had been gone that whole week!

So maybe Drew will be able to teach Rico to play fetch and get Lucy to chase some string...

And, just for fun, Rico wants to show you how he can model too! I wish I had put out blocks that said "fat cat"!!

Modeling is tiring!

Really I had been lazy and hadn't put everything away from Drew's 2 month photos and of course Rico thought it looked like the perfect place for him to take a nap.  I guess he is a cat!

Drew's best friend

 Other than my boobs of course!

Lucy spending some floor time with Drew

Until this fist came down on her nose

I am hoping that one day these two will be the  best of friends, the way a boy and his childhood dog should be.  I am sure there will lots more "abuse" before then, but thankfully Lucy is an extremely patient girl.