December snow 冬だワ～ン。

Winter is here! We love the snow but the cold isn't very comfortable for us here in the garage.
Mum brings us indoors once a day (when Dad isn't around to yell at us) so we can warm up a bit before going back to the garage. She also lowers the shutters when it snows, or closes them completely when it is simply too windy and cold.

Today, it suddenly started snowing! We had almost forgotten what that white stuff falling from the sky was. At about 2pm, the weather was still OK and we were playing tug-of-war with the toys as usual.　(see picture) Then, a couple of hours later, the ground was covered in snow! We got all excited again and played in the garden with the snow for a while. (See video)

2時ごろにゆきがないのに遊んでいるうち雪がこんなに降ってしまった！

Model Dogs 僕たちはモデル！

We went to the photo studio near our home in Sapporo to have our picture taken. Mom likes to take family pictures that include us, although Daddy finds it a bother. At the studio, we could hardly contain our excitement! But with the help of the photographer guy and his family, we managed to snap a few nice-looking pictures. Here's one of us with Mum!　家族のメンバーが増えたから市内の写真屋さんで再び家族写真を写してもらいました！こんな感じで～す♪


And here's one when she still had Issey in her belly. As you can see, we're having a hard time understanding her instructions, but we soon got the hang of it and everyone had a great time that day!　赤ちゃんがまだお腹にいたときに初めてスタジオで写真をとりました。楽しくてしょうがなかったけど、ちゃんと指示どおりにしようと頑張ったよ！（証拠写真↓）

New old car! 新中古車

We've got a cool new ride! Mum & Dad bought it secondhand from a dealer at a really good price. Can you see us in the picture?　新しい乗り物だ！いつ乗れるかな～？

They told us that our old Nissan Bluebird has gone to scrapmetal heaven. It's a pity we only rode in it once to go to the vet last week for our yearly inoculations.

It seems that there have been so many changes this year. I wonder when things will finally settle down. 今年は変化がありすぎ！なんとなく落ち着かないね…

We love apples リンゴ大好き！

We absolutely adore apples, just like Dad. Mum gives us some every time she peels one for Dad, which is about five times a week.
She also gives us some whenever she makes some apple and walnut cake. (see the picture). We don't get to eat the cake though, just the leftover apples! Mum says it's good for our stomachs, and she might be right 'cause we've had fewer bouts of diarrhoea recently. As the saying goes, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." But in our case, we love our vets so much we can't wait to see them every time! リンゴがお腹にやさしいらしい。毎週必ず何回も皮と芯がもらえる。美味しいわ～ん！

The Destroyers フラミンゴ バイバイ～

Mom has started calling us "The Destroyers". I wonder why. She came to play with us after giving us the flamingo to wrangle. I'm sure she was proud to see what we a good job we did on that flamingo.　(Play video please.)

ママがフラミンゴをくれた！僕たち二人ですぐにフラミンゴを解決した。
ママに見せたくてしょうがない．．．どうだい？？ ビデオを見てね～。

Good Girl & Good Boy

Mommy says we've become very good girls and boys.
Here's a video as proof!　(Play video, please)
ぼくたちはとてもいい子になってきたみたいよ。
ビデオ証拠があるから見てね！

Prison Break プリズンブレーク

Mommy has been missing us terribly, and vice-versa, and she told Daddy she hoped we could be closer to the house. Daddy made a little fenced-up area at the side of the house so that she can see us from the window. At first we thought it was fun, and ate up all of Daddy's Mitsuba plants, but after a while, it feels like a prison!! WE WANT OUT! 出してくれ～！

I (Hop) managed to dig a small tunnel below the fence and escape, but Mugi just couldn't leave! We were soon discovered by Mom, and Grandma took us back to the garage, where we proceeded to fight and frolic again as usual. プリズンブレークしたらすぐばれた。幸い、プリズンに戻されてなく、いつもの車庫のスペースに連れて行かれた。