Jumping is being discouraged for all sorts of reasons. Of course, once you are down there with the little bear, she really turns on the charm.
She doesn't want you to stand back up, so the aggressive tongue-up-the-nose action gets going. Dare not start to laugh at this point...
Ok, whew, that was close. I just picked her up for some cuddling human style.
Well, that doesn't work either. Might as well just lean back and enjoy it.
When Artimus moved to Jenn, I decided it was time to get the shutter going. Iphones aren't great, but they are handy in the camera department.
Karen had me and Jenn over to her house along with all the dogs. It was a super fun play date, and Jenn and Karen really love the old boys. They are like cats, and Karen/Jenn can relate to their dispositions.
Artimus has become comfortable with both of them. Of course, I gotta be number one to my number one. Artimus decides to completely relax when I hold him. I love it. 
Thanks to Artimus, this meathead has been adjusting well to her new family.
He decides it's not too bad. As Artimus grows older, he is learning to love the comfort of being cradled; he doesn't have to be so independent so much. If he trusts Karen, well, then Karen can't be so bad.
He actually closed his eyes. Karen must be a good soul, right? Humph.
She turns around and does THIS to her first BABY GIRL!!! aHHHHH
Poor, poor Fenway.... What kind of mother would do this?! Awwww, Fenway, you can always run away to Aunt Andrea's house. I won't make you dress like the princess you are, for Halloween. =)
Finally we get a break one afternoon/evening and they appreciated a little time outdoors. They had their own yard...oh yeah, except for that pesky beast over to there. What IS THAT THING? Get it out of here, NOW! Tom and I had to sit them down for another little chat and explain that this was not a temporary situation. We were not babysitting, we were not fostering this child. She is here to stay. Gollum pretended to die....
He flattened out like a pancake. We were like "Nope, Gollum, it's not gonna work; you can ignore her, but she isn't going away. You can even be mean to a certain extent. But you have a pretty decent life; don't be so spoiled."
If you look very closely, you can see he actually has his hand over his eyes. Artimus, thanks for being such and unselfish good sport about all of this. Mallory adores you and your amazing consumption skills in the rawhide department.
Artimus is my angel face.
I was doing some major cuddling indoors before taking her outside one more time to pee, and it just turned into an all night adventure...well, not all night, but I decided to have some fun.
The stunning paint job went onto my little girl.
Ahhhhh, so glad to have another girl in the house. I have some great ideas for Halloween too... Watch out Mal Mal!
Tom was watching Mallory explore her new surroundings that would probably change the next day. Thankfully the old boys always love to be held and love to snuggle, because Mallory is rapidly becoming a big bear that makes snuggling a technical problem.
Mallory has been through so many adjustments, but here we are in the new house, and she's learned that through persistent cuteness, she will fit right in.
