We have about a million things to be thankful for, and you guys are at the top of our list. Thanks for caring to drop in and see what’s going on at our house. Speaking of which, in case you were wondering… this recently happened:
After eating lunch the other day, but before cleaning up the table, Burger snuck into the dining room, climbed up to the table with the help of a chair (!) and snatched half of a baguette that remained uneaten. Knowing he’d be in trouble for it, he immediately sprinted into the closet to devour that hunk o’ carbs in record time. I followed him in – half to make sure he didn’t choke and half to snap this photo with my phone. Just look at those guilty eyes…
All of this is to say: we hope that you have a fantastic Thanksgiving filled with family, food, gratitude, and zero guilt about stuffing your face.
Psst- Since this post is a bit heavy on the Burger, check out this post on Young House Life for some Clara-counts-to-ten action. Couldn’t be prouder!
“Bread? What bread. It wasn’t me Mom.”
Happy Thanksgiving back!
Oh Burger…you are too cute for words!! Look at that, I’m busted, please don’t be mad look…Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Hahah that guilty look is awesome. Have a great Thanksgiving!!
Burger sounds as naughty as our Brownie. She ate all our fresh baked cookies yesterday – and so we’re guarding the turkey extra carefully!
But did you let him eat it all????
He got a pretty healthy portion!
xo,
s
Following your blog from Czech republic I really wanna have house like you have and work on it… I have already become proud owner of a flat and cant waint to c ur updates. Really happy to see this one, it made me smile. Happy Thanksgiving back to you !
I’m thankful for Burger and his crazy antics!
So cute! I love that guilty look dogs get when they know they’ve been bad.
Aww, look at that face! My bgirl cat would gobble down a turkey if she could – and she can jump pretty darn high. Found her once on top of the fridge, no doubt waiting for me to get that bird out to defrost!
Just glad that Burger grabbed a relatively safe thing to abscond with, and wishing you all a very happy holiday!
PS – just want to say thanks for all the emergency vets and staff in the world – working on this and every holiday to help us pet parents when our babies may need them most.
Amen!
xo,
s
Thanks for the props. I just got off my Turkey Day shift at a 24 hour emergency clinic! Its nice to hear someone appreciates that we are at work 365 days a year.
Last year after we were sleeping off some turkey, we woke up and came out to our boston terrier on top off our kitchen table lapping up all of the delicious pan gravy that was apparently left out. Just this morning we had a similar mishap, this time with our 9 month old daughter. We had bought rolls for today and had left the grocery bag on the floor and she got the container open and had smashed up half the rolls. I loved the post because we just cleaned up after our little bread stealer.
Way to go, Burger!! Happy Turkey Day, Petersiks :)
oh my god! that’s so cute. have a blessed day guys.
Happy Thanksgiving! My dogs are also fans of bread and the sneak and away and eat…although my one is more known to sneak rice cakes and marshmallows.
He’s so cute! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy T-Day you cuties!!! I wonder if our two cats will try and eat anything — they seem more interested in fruit more than anything else — one of our cats likes to EAT CHERRIES, she eats around the pit! Sherry, your Thankful post on Clara inspired me to do one on my own daughter, thanks so much for the beautiful reading inspiration!
http://www.juliasbookbag.com/2011/11/im-grateful-for-sparkle.html
Aw so cute.
xo,
s
Aww, so cute! Bless his little guilty ‘busted’ face. My terrier once did something similar and used a chair to launch onto the dining table that I’d just set, complete with bread board and sliced crusty bread. I caught him eating the middle bit of all the slices (apparently crusts aren’t good enough for doggies!). Just as well dogs are so entertaining when they’re being mischievous…
And Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy thanksgiving!!
That’s so funny! When my husband was younger, his dog ate half of his birthday cake! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from (just a regular old thursday) London, Enjoy!
What a great picture…caught in the act! Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Reminds me of our bull mastiff, L’il Mo. (No, he’s not little) Some friends brought over a beautiful slab of smoked salmon and set it out on the coffee table. When we all came back in from outside the slab was licked clean. L’il Mo was sitting in his chair, hiding his head – or trying to, at least.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to your cute family! It sounds cheesy, but I feel like you guys are my good friends who I’ve known for years, even though I started following your blog a few months ago! Love reading about your adventures!
Aw thanks! You guys are so sweet.
xo,
s
I have a dog story too…years ago the night before Thanksgiving I was preparing the turkey and tossed the insides into a box next to my back door, then went to watch tv. I heard some shuffling and my dog darted out the door. ( he took off with the whole bag and hid in is house. The whole night I thought he was going to die after eating all the insides…the next morning there was a nice surprise under my kitchen table. ( it did not agree with his stomach)
Ohhh man! Glad he was ok!
xo,
s
Happy Thanksgiving! SO grateful for your daily inspiration!
Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite blog ever! May God continue to bless you guys and your precious family!
Happy Thanksgiving! Last year my golden retriever ate 20 pounds of turkey while we were all in our dinner induced comas. I may or may not have been in charge of wrapping up the bird, so of course I’m the one that got yelled at. Never mind the dog that sat on the floor proudly looking at her bare turkey carcas.
Burger, your doppelganger Bindarra and her late brother Chandler (a pug) once climbed onto a chair next to my kitchen counter and pulled down a Ukrop’s coffee cake that was still sealed in its box. They devoured the entire cake AND the gold paper tray it was on AND the box. The only thing left was a small scrap of the gold tray.
So you’re in good company, my friend! Happy Thanksgiving to you, your little sister, and the ‘rents!
Wow! They were ambitious, huh?!
xo,
s
oh, poor little, sweet dude! He deserves a little gravy on that baguette! :D
LOL!! Happy Thanksgiving, Petersiks!
I love Burger heavy posts…he’s too adorable.
Happy THanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Petersiks!
We have a cat and no kids. The thing about having animal babies versus human babies is that we are not in charge of making our kitty a “productive well adjusted member of society”. So our house rules often reflect this. With a human baby they need to learn to behave for the sake of the greater community. Our kitty will only ever have to be a member of our community and thus our rules represent this. In other words… She gets away with a LOT! I love to see that Burger is a member of your family. Have a great Holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! On this day when we reflect on all the things for which we are thankful, I just want to say thanks for this sweet blog, for your sharing your beautiful daughter and darling dog with all of us. You put a smile in all of my days. Blessings and enjoy your day!
Aw thanks! So glad you guys drop in on us. You keep us going!
xo,
s
Happy Thanksgiving!
Must be the spirit of Thanksgiving, after lunch I found my daughter’s dog on the table (hahaha) licking the big loaf of bread I baked yesterday. She didn’t go anywhere and I spent the next five minutes shouting at her (not so generous of me, sorry!). She’s a King Charles Cavalier, they’re famous for their appetite…
Enjoy your holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving to you from far away…..we´ve had a great day and a yummy meal here in germany…..we love to read your blog every day, you are such a great family…..
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well! We’re enjoying a 60 degree day in the land of 10,000 lakes, unheard of! Looks like a football game in the yard is in order, and we won’t have to play through any snow!
Long time reader, first time poster.
Love the look in Burger’s eyes. My aunt’s German sheppard did not look the least bit guilty after stealing the roast beef we were going to have for Christmas dinner off the kitchen counter. More like “well, you just left it there for me to find, serves you right.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Turkey day! Thanks for sharing your fantasitc Petersik family adventures! We hope your family has a day full of love, family and friends, and of course great food!!
Happy Thanksgiving from Keswick, Ontario!
Burger is so cute, how could you ever say no to those eyes!
That may be my favorite Burger photo so far. How did all that fit in his tiny stomach? Did he look like he was expecting little Burgers afterwards? :) Happy Thanksgiving Petersiks!
Haha, that dig can put serious food quantities away! I wish he looked prefo afterwards, but no bump at all! It was a Thanksgiving mystery…
xo,
s
Ha ha! Great photo.
Happy Thanksgiving to you four!
We have counter high chairs but if we didn’t we would have to watch for our pup too! Happy Thanksgiving.
That is hilarious! My kids do the same thing. They don’t know they look so guilty, so funny.
Happy thanksgiving :)
Reminds me of the time my cat stole the ham off my sandwich two years ago the same day she drank out of my milkglass. She never did anything like that again though. Never found out what the heck got into her that day haha
Pets :) gotta love them ^^
Happy thanksgiving John, Sherry and Clara!! Hope you guys have a wonderful day!
Haha – that face!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thought you guys might like this: http://www.ahappyplacecalledhome.com/home/2011/11/24/a-cheery-thanksgiving.html
Hope you enjoyed some time with your family!
Wow, what a gorgeous table!
xo,
s
So glad he only grabbed some bread. A friends dog ate a bottle of vitamins last week while they were out of the house. It was a nearly lethal amount…but thankfully the vet was able to save her and she is as good as new. Ironically their dog’s name is Clara.
Hope y’all had a happy thanksgiving!!
Yikes, so glad she was ok!!
xo,
s