Jane likes to eat eat eat apples and bananas

Anyone know that song? It seemed appropriate for this post which is basically just cute pictures of Jane sitting in her little booster seat. It has been so fun to just plop her in and keep her entertained with finger foods. And it's so portable, we can just toss it in the car for outings.

Here is Jane enjoying dinner at the kitchen table.

Do you see how she is bringing her closed fist up to her mouth? It's so funny... she actually grabs a piece of squishy food (pears, squash, etc.) and squeezes it in her fist, then sucks it out through the hole in the top by her thumb. Very resourceful, I must say.

And she is so pleased with herself!

Here we are enjoying the beautiful fall weather out on the porch. Maggie was invited purely for her janitorial services, which I might add is a wonderful reason to own a dog at this phase of life.

I don't remember finishing my lunch already... where could it be?  

And today we had a picnic in Centennial Park during the Dog Day Festival! This time Maggie was an actual guest of honor (although not pictured here... she's still in second place behind Jane... maybe third behind Nickel, although Nickel is neither pictured nor invited, so I guess Maggie trumped her today.)

If you want to see a whole lot of dogs and perhaps a few owners who are a tad bit obsessed, this festival is the place for you! Besides all the silly dog outfits, like tutu's and Titans jerseys, we saw a Rottweiler wearing sunglasses and a little pooch riding in a doggie stroller. Yes, a dog stroller.  Isn't one of a dog's basic needs to be walked?

I don't mean to offend anyone who overaccessorizes their dog, or owns a dog as an accessory...

Playmates

Nickel and Jane have been getting to know each other slowly but surely. At first, Nickel would just sort of wander across a room and Jane would just stare. Now Jane gets really excited when she sees Nickel and is working on petting her gently (sorry, Nickel). I think they were even having a conversation in mews and squeaks the other day. As far as Nickel's initiative goes, she has been caught curled up by Jane's toys, on top of her clothes, and in her rocking chair. In these pictures, you can see how she even likes to be nearby while Jane is playing! The second picture makes me laugh because they seem to have the same expression. Are they giving me the stink eye? I think Nickel may be a bad influence on Jane's happy countenance...