Christmas Card Pictures

This year I got smart and used the video camera with a remote and picture timer to take our Christmas card pictures. Last year was an experience and we ended up with more funny pictures than anything, so last years Christmas card looked like this . . .

I believe this was the 3rd DAY of pictures!

This year took 2 hours. After getting the camera set up, Jonathan letting the dogs sniff around and play in the front yard for a little bit so they wouldn't be so excited and preoccupied with everything going on in the front of the house (neighbor's dogs), the laughs began!

I brought the antlers out for the dogs and they actually did better this year with them than last year, however once Tyson heard the bells on the antlers ringing, it became his mission to get the antlers of his head and eat them!

Here are a few pictures from this years Christmas Card Photo Shoot (haha)

Merry Christmas!

Jonathan & April

Duke & Tyson

Getting the house ready for Santa

I've been working on Christmas decorations around the house for about a month now. I was finally able to get everything up and looking nice only for Tyson to come right back behind me and steal ornaments off the tree! And lets not forget the tornado's that whipped thru the area . . . picking my outside decorations up and chunking them down the front steps! Those decorations are part of our family Christmas card "background" - I worked so hard on getting everything so-so. At least the pictures were taken before the storms came thru.

I was hoping for a real tree this year instead of the artificial, but when you have 2 male dogs . . . a real tree in the house is out of the question, for now. Gifts under the tree will probably be a last minute deal as well . . . I don't need Tyson getting a hold of any of those either!

I put the decorations back out over the weekend. We had bad weather last week and as a result, my trees and such were blown over; laying on the front steps. Little bit of a mess considering I had POURED black pepper all over everything so the dogs across the road would leave everything alone (I had caught one of them on the front porch stealing my pine cones I had put out under the trees).

After chasing Tyson throughout the house, trying to get stockings out of his mouth . . . I realized that putting them up within his reach wasn't gonna work! Have I mentioned that Jonathan has taught Tyson to STAND & BALANCE on his hind legs??
The only place I could find, that was out of his reach, was on the wooden china cabinet.
Then Jonathan found some clear glitter paint I had sitting on the kitchen table and "thought" he was going to put his name on his stocking . . . we all have names on our stockings now . . . you're welcome honey.
As for the "decorative" ornaments I have sitting on the floor under the wire Christmas tree (to the left of the cabinet), they have pepper and lemon juice on them! Hey, he hasn't bothered them since! (Tyson - not Jonathan, haha)

Merry Christmas!
The Price's

S N O W

We've had our first snow of the winter season . . . not as much as last years, but still nice. The dogs enjoyed playing it now that the back yard is fenced!

Where's Tyson?

We now know where to look for Tyson when he comes up missing in the house . . .

Keeping Your Neighborhood Safe

Duke & Tyson dressed up as their favorite super hero for Halloween.