Christmas randoms...

J and I looked so forward to Christmas this year because we thought Lincoln would be excited to open presents. We were careful to wrap his gifts in such a way to be easy for him to tear into, and we thought we did a fairly good job of choosing toys that he would like (currently, he loves anything he can stack, line up, or gather in a bucket-even a bag of groceries will occupy him for an hour or more at times...which might be how I got my Christmas presents wrapped).  At each gathering, he'd watch as his stack of presents grew as they were passed out, but he really couldn't have cared less about opening them.  As a matter of fact, it took him most of last week to open the 5 that were wrapped from us.  He seemed to like playing with toys once they were opened (which is different -it usually takes him some time to warm up to new things), but it was fine with him for someone else to open them up.

As a matter of fact, he even fell asleep opening a gift on Christmas Eve at my parents' house.

Can't you just see the tired in that face?

Going, going...

...gone

Oh, and we didn't like Santa this year, either...

Hope you had a merry Christmas!

Who needs gifts...

When you have big green totes to play in?

Oh, and of course shoes to rearrange.  

Yes, he's a busy, busy boy!

Oh, Christmas Tree...

J had a little "help" decorating the tree...

 

On Jealousy

So, I'm not really sure how clearly I've explained the relationship between Jax and Lincoln.  Jax was my first "baby."  We got him in the middle of our fresh IVF cycle, November 2011, when he was just 3 months old. He instantly captured my heart, even though I was hesitant to agree to get him.  Before him, I was not what one might call a "dog person."  (Jax is our miniature schnauzer.)

Lincoln adores Jax.  He has since his eyes would focus.  He giggles when Jax barks, tries to throw him tennis balls, and would love to pet him freely.  (He also loves it when puppies kiss on him and sits still for it given the chance.). Bottom line, he loves his "big brother."

It is not mutual.  At all.

Jax guards his food if Lincoln is "loose."  He literally stands over it and growls if Lincoln gets close by.  He runs from Lincoln, won't stay in a lap if Lincoln walks nearby, and growls if that sweet little hand tries to touch him.  

BUT...Jax does eat the food Lincoln drops (intentionally, most of the time) in the floor, he runs for the thrown tennis balls, and he angrily lets strangers know that they are dangerously close to his "little brother."  I think he doesn't want anything to do with him, but you had better not mess with him.  Typical brother relationship.  

It's cute, really...incredibly annoying, but cute.  Jealous butt!