National Dog Day

Beren didn't know what I meant when I told him that today is National Dog Day.  He was quite confused.  😂  Of course I had to get pictures of his buddies, Kira and Arien.  

Arien Playing

I feel like in pictures, Arien always looks a wee bit annoyed with me.  But she regularly climbs into my lap, rubs her face on mine, purs loudly as she curls up and finally looks lovingly at me while blinking with affection and occasionally reaching up to gently touch my face with her paws.  So yes, she may get annoyed when I shove a camera in her face, but in general, I know she really loves me maybe as much as I love her.  😊

Beren's 4th Birthday

Today is Beren's 4th Birthday!  I enjoyed throwing this little party for him yesterday.  I honestly was very surprised that he was fine wearing the hat, but I suspect he had some idea of what was going on.  I had to lock the cats out of the studio while I was setting up because Arien was quickly becoming obsessed with the streamers (check out that last picture for evidence).  Just like last year, he was reluctant to go into the studio since he is normally not allowed in there at all.  I had to coax him into position, but once he was sitting where I wanted him and was given his treat, he relaxed.

At the beginning, Beren was only licking his special birthday "cake".  He also kept knocking it off of the stand, making a bit of a mess.  Finally I intervened and broke a small piece off of the top half for him to eat.  Once he tasted that small piece, the rest of the top disappeared fairly quickly.  😂  I actually took away the bottom half to save for him to have today.  

I'm amazed at how fast these last 4 years have gone.  Beren has become much more chill this past year but also much more vocal.  He doesn't jump on people nearly as much as he used to when they come over, but now he whines out of excitement, which I actually find pretty adorable.  He really is such a good dog, and I love him so much.  ❤

Lounging Around

I had some furniture rearranged while I took pictures of the hamsters.  This inevitably attracted the cats, so I got some cute pictures of them while I was at it.

The Daily Grind

I followed Kira, Arien, and Beren around again today to showcase the daily grind they have during this quarantine.  As you can see, their lives haven't changed a bit.  They are still just as lazy.  Haha! 

Silly Pets

I really don't take pictures of these silly pets as much as I should, but I hope that will change soon!  With all this free time, I figured I could focus on getting more pictures of Kira, Arien, and Beren instead of just the hamsters.  So here's what I got from following them around today.