Wednesday, October 24, 2012

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Ends Up In a Cone.

The good news is that Izzy's boo boo is healing well and right on track, the bad news is that it itches and she has been scratching it open. It wasn't pretty. So........now she's a conehead!!

On our way to get kitten shots (and a cone)...already not amsued!


Trying to open it from the outside...if only she had opposable thumbs.


Trying to escape the needle and cone at the vet's office, but there's nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide...


Berta is inspecting Izzy's new accessory


Drinking water from the bowl is a little trickier with the cone, but she figured it out.


Eating, too.


Navigating around the house without running into walls, not so much. Poor little lady!


 I can't fit through anymore! Dannnng it!


The owie precipitating the cone, ouchie.


The little nugget with her adorable headgear :)


That's an ugly hat, Izzy! 


Kip, quit making fun of my cone or else!!


Seriously, mom?! Not fair, none of the other four-leggeds have to wear a stupid helmet!


Don't worry, Izzy, I still love you! Girl power!


Sleepy little conehead.


Two tired girls.


Some little leg cuddles.


A little naptime footsie


Furry couch potatoes


Dad, can you believe mom is making me wear this thing!? It's not even cute!


The girls in the house (me included) are happy to have Ian home!


And speaking of Ian coming home, he brought cheese!


A LOT of cheese. If only we had mice at our zoo, they'd be well fed!


It's hard to get comfy with a cone on...


One T.O.'d little kitty!


In other news, Berta got to meet Great Grammy and Bisch! Unfortunately, her fear of men still exists (she only trusts her daddy), so we only got photos of becoming BFFs with Grammy Bev. It was love at first sight!

Don't forget, this is my happy face!


Just making herself at home on the couch with Grammy.


Gimme a kiss!!



 *I went home over lunch today to let Berta outside to enjoy the 80 degree sunshine and discovered a cone-less Izzy. She somehow Houdini-d herself out of the cone...it was still intact, bow tied and all. How she manages to do the things she does, I'll never know!


Monday, October 22, 2012

When the Mouse is Away...

...the cats (and dog) get even more attention from mommy.

Normally, Berta sleeps in her own bed, but I just couldn't resist filling Ian's void with my noisy little nugget. I had a full bed! And, man, can that girl SNORE.

Ian took off for Buffalo to celebrate Granpda Stouffer's 90th birthday and I got a very special visit from some very special people, the Hugos!

The birthday boy, cheers to 90 years!


The Hugos!


Being the awesome people that they are, Megan and Dan brought new toys for the residents of the Belby Zoo. They were thrilled!

Berta chasing after a new tail ;)


Izzy doing it Gangnam Style...giddy up!


The jacuzzi is more the dog bathing station/cat play area...at least it gets used!


All that playing is utterly exhausting.


The girls like to cuddle :)


Berta thoroughly enjoying her time on the big bed.


But she didn't want the couch to get jealous, she's an equal opportunist when it comes to sleeping!


Wrigley in the dog bed with the dog toy. An identity crisis, perhaps?


Kip's just loungin', stretching out those gangly legs of his!


Best day of my life, I found a warm spot!!


What do you mean I have to share the heat with the rest of the house?! 


NO FAIR, I was here first! I'm not moving...and I'm too cute to argue with.
Izzy: 1, Mom: 0


Lots of handy helpers while getting ready in the morning.


You don't need this sink, right?


Sniffin' the mudding job (and each other)


Catching some ZZZZZs and some rays, what a multi-tasker she is!


Wrigley tried catching some ZZZZZs on the couch,  but the little wrestlemaniacs made it tough... 


You guys are flippin' idiots, GOSH!


And to finish things off, Izzy Boo Boo and her, well, boo boo.


Everyone is excited for daddy's return! Well, Berta might not be thrilled to be relegated back to the floor, but his belly rubs are worth it. ;)