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Big brother, little brother

I bought Payton a fire hose toy for his sharp, destructive, teething fangs. This is HIS toy, I bought it just for him.

A few minutes ago I heard Payton barking… and barking and barking. I got up to go see what he was barking at…
And discovered Auggie on the couch, laying JUST out of Payton’s reach (Payton thinks he is too small to get up on the couch) and chewing Payton’s fire hose toy. While poor Payton bounced up and down trying to reach his toy/Auggie and barking at him because he was so mad he couldn’t reach.

So after trying to get Payton to jump up on the couch and take his toy back I finally PUT him on the couch. And then he looked confused. He took the toy and then Auggie grabbed it back. Payton looked at me and then jumped off the couch.
Auggie then jumped off the couch… but left the fire hose on the couch. And here comes Auggie, marching over and smiling at me looking proud of himself, while Payton resumes bouncing up and down trying to reach the fire hose sitting towards the back of the couch JUST out of his reach.

These two. Seriously.

Despite how it may sound, they do actually love each other.

(I promise Auggie is smiling – you just can’t tell from this photo. He had a smiley face in the other photos but they were blurry.)

My mom’s puppy

My mom also has a new puppy! We have a crazy household at the moment with Payton, who has officially entered his Holy Terror stage, and now a brand new baby. The boys are being kept apart from the little baby girl for the most part except for a few very short and VERY supervised play periods.
This baby puppy is Auggie’s niece (his brother is her dad), as well as Pepper’s niece (her sister is her mom) – and Payton’s half-niece, being that he is Pepper’s half-brother.


That bed was on clearance for like $3. We had to get it, LOL. It’s a GIANT LOOFAH DOG BED… c’mon!!


Yesterday we re-did Payton’s ears with moleskin and string… the string came undone. This was the puppy’s new fave toy.


Actually Payton is kind of her new fave toy LOL. She loves him. Auggie actually has very little interest in her for some reason, but she is playing with Payton, and as long as I watch Payton and stop him before he gets out of hand, they are doing well together!


Little Princess. I keep calling her Pretty Pretty Princess and I want soooo badly to put the Pretty Pretty Princess crown on her head. I do actually own that game so I may have to open it up and get the crown out for some photos…


She is SO flippin’ cute!

Boys in the leaves

AKA snacks for Payton fall from the sky.


THIS IS THE BESTEST SEASON EVARRRRR


I can’t fit them all in my mouth!!! (but I can sure try!)


punchdrunk on leaves?


Oh God so happy


happy happy


joy joy


omg. I realize this would be so much cuter if his ears were set proper right now but <3 <3


oh lol auggie.


Auggie is like “What? Pose? Kay.”


What Payton was doing while I was asking Auggie to be pretty.


I don’t know why he’s so handsome but he sure is.


this amuses the Auggie.


I’m like foaming at the mouth over Auggie being photogenic by this point.


Ohhhhhh Payton


the snackies rain from the sky!!


I wants to catch it.


hahahaha all the leaf crumbs in his mouth…