Happy Halloween!

Look what a good job Baby Bean and Nana did decorating our front porch this afternoon! Check out the spooky jack-o-lanterns, too.

Baby Bean is treat-or-treating as a biker!


Love the jacket -- we found it in a thrift shop -- XS so it fits BB perfectly. We think she should wear it after Halloween.

You won't believe how big Sammy is getting -- will post pics next week. Everyone has been sick, mostly me. The dissertation defense was a success, but I was really swamped getting the final document in to the university -- phew! Glad it is over! Now I can get back to fun things like blogging! Happy Halloween!

Taking a Walk

We walk everyday, but today was special because Baby Bean was off from school for Columbus Day and could walk dogs with me. The walk is Alice's favorite time of day, and Sammy needs it to run off puppy naughtiness! Excitement builds as we start off:


Alice strains at her leash --let's go!


This is better!


Everyone loves the monkey grass:

Especially Sammy, who does dolphin dives in it:
It's important to check p-mail:


You never know where you might find an important message!


Sammy follows Alice's example:

Baby Bean greets her friend Miss Muffet at the end of our walk!

New Puppy: Meet Sammy

The Rose Jugglers are back! And we have a new Bean family member: Sammy the puppy! I promised Baby Bean that as soon as I was finished with my dissertation I would get her a puppy. So we went to our local SPCA and found Sammy. Sammy was a bit of a sad sack at the shelter; he came from the city pound and had been at the SPCA for three days. He was skinny and scared. But he seemed so happy to see Baby Bean and her best buddy C.B., so that is the dog they picked. Now that he is feeling much better, his naughty puppy tendencies are shining through!

Fast Facts about Sammy:
Birthday: June 24th
Favorite Food: every kind
Favorite Toy: the Kong
Favorite Treat/Chewy: Flavored Nylabones

Sammy is fitting in well -- Alice hated him at first, but she seems to like him pretty well now!

The dissertation is with my committee & I defend on October 19th -- It is almost over!