This weekend my brother, his wife and my 1 and a half year old nephew, Sam, came to visit us from California.  They were here to pick up the 9 week old yellow lab puppy that my husband and I gave them from our latest litter.  Every boy needs a dog!  Here are some of the shots I took as Sam and Jasper (the puppie’s temporary name) began to get to know each other:

What better way to get to know someone than to share a drink with them?  Sam tries to give Jasper a drink from his sippy cup….

And again….

Here’s a few of Sam as we experimented with different expressions.  This was followed by a series of attempts by Sam to push his face as close to my lens as possible.

A quick pretzel break makes any day better: