We finally got one of those robots vacuums, and…the kids are not happy about it.

Happy birthday Olivia! Hard to believe you’re five years old already!

Happy Easter to all my readers! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day with family, friends, and the animals in your life!

When you own a pet bird, eventually this kind of joke just writes itself.

I was visiting my parents’ house this past week, so Olivia got to spend some quality time with their miniature Schnauzer. The two of them have met many times before, but Olivia always seems more than a little taken aback by a dog that’s not much bigger than her. Definitely good for a laugh.

Finn would decidedly not make a very good detective. Especially not in the gritty world of classic film noir.

Livi had her annual vet check up yesterday, and came home with a clean bill of health

This seems as good an explanation as any for how Finn sheds so much

Olivia loves to use her water bowl to make soup…even though she isn’t very good at it.

Finnegan and Olivia have very different opinions about bath time, to say the least

Olivia voices a very important question about her new home

No one said that new siblings have to get along…especially when they’re pets.