@ 4 years, 1.5 months: Gizmo wrestling

Bailey and Gizmo:

Gizmo has to stand up to get Bailey's attention:

Some Gizmo-height wrestling:

Gizmo looking cute:

@ 4 years, 1 month: Bailey wants your crepe

Bailey looks at you attentively:

...or rather he looks attentively at your mushroom-and-cheese crepe:

@ 4 years, 1 month: Bailey luvs the Stevens Creek Trail

We finally took Bailey on a walk on the Stephens Creek Trail, and got breakfast at the other end:

Breakfast:

A hot dog watches us eat breakfast:

Return home:

Meet Gizmo

Gizmo is a new fellow office dog. He is a Shih Tzu puppy who loves to wrestle (and sometimes hump) Bailey...who unfortunately tires of Gizmo's tiny size/humping after a couple hours. Bailey is not the best playmate for energetic small dogs.

@ almost 4 years: good Bailey + tea & pastry stop

Bailey looking cute while I stop for breakfast on a Saturday morning:

@ 3 years, 11 months: good Bailey waits patiently while we get breakfast

A good Bailey can be spied in the distance by a light pole:

@ 3 years, 10.5 months: Bailey & Chevy

Bailey and his black-and-white pal, Chevy.

@ 3 years, 10 months: Bailey doesn't luv waiting, but he looks cute while he is

@ 3 years, 9 months: Bailey's Christmas haul

Monkey? Check. Reindeer? Check. Blue lobster? Check.

@ 3 years, 8.5 months: evidence of bed-monstering

I think maybe someone has been a bed-monster all day today:

Tilly-sitting gifts!

Our friends returned from their around-the-world trip, and picked up their beloved Tilly. In exchange, they came bearing flowers, and an extremely thoughtful gift of a choice of a little weekend getaway (illustrated with three charming watercolor drawings). They even illustrated which of of the two options is Bailey-friendly. We've opted for the tent cabin in Big Sur Redwoods, sometime in the spring. Can't wait.

@ 3 years, 8 months: Bailey & Tilly bed time

Bailey & Tilly enjoy some evening on-the-bed time.

Too much cuteness:

Tilly is actually going to go home soon. We'll miss you, Tilly!

@ 3 years, 7 months: Bailey and the weird face

Sometimes Bailey makes this weird toothy face. Here it is for your enjoyment:

@ 3 years, 7 months: Bailey & Tilly at the dog park

We decided to take the two buddies to a dog park this weekend. They thoroughly enjoyed their two correspondingly favorite activities: fetch, and wrestling with puppies.

Tilly finally gets in some un-interrupted fetch (unfortunately, fetch with Tilly in the house consists of Bailey suddenly taking an interest in fetching, muscling in, and taking over all the action):

A friendly terrier friend:

Tilly looking cute:

Bailey finds his wrestling partner for the day:

Tilly looking cute and doing some more fetch while the crazy boys go at it:

Tilly gets tired and takes a break:

Still going at it.

Wow...this photo looks a lot like this one from a previous post:

Still taking a break:

...and still going at it:

Tilly just waits out the craziness going on in the background:

Attempting to grab a not-too-blurry photo of our pal:

Someone came home very dusty and very sandy, and very, very happy:

@ 3 years, 7 months: Bailey + Tilly + MSG chicken

Bailey and Tilly wait patiently while I get bubble tea and some spicy fried chicken snacks.

The chicken snacks...too spicy to share, though:

Hanging with Tilly weekend #6: Tilly bath time!

Tilly needed a bath. We haven't hooked up a sprayer-on-a-hose head for our shower, so we took her to a wash-it-yourself place. They have raised tubs, sprayers, towels, etc. Tilly loves going in water, but doesn't loves baths. She did alright though:

Cute in her bathrobe:

The husband thought that she looked more dignified without the bathrobe: