Video: Tilt

Sometimes, it really is just the little things, like how John Henry tilts his head, that make us love him just a little bit more.

Video: Melon

So, everything I know about dogs I have learned watching our two fluffsters. Including this: dogs love melon. Whodathunk?  

Video: A Hard No

The kids loves to run in their back yard. Unless it's even slightly damp. In which case, this is what happens...

Video: Jordan Speaks

Before Jordan, ours was a relatively quiet house. Now she's taught John Henry to talk and they spend every waking hour watching for something to be annoyed at. And, luckily, Miss Jordan looks pretty damn cute when she's telling us off.

Video: Too Hot to Play

How hot is it? It's too hot to play. Ms. Jordan is having none of John Henry's shenanigans.

Video: Jordan – In Dreams

Maybe the only thing more endearing than Jordan awake is Jordan asleep.

Tony’s Web

First, yes, UGH. I know...spiders. There's no greater arachnophobe than me, let me assure you. As such, apologies for giving you a close-up quite like this. But, just this once, why not take a look...? This is Tony; he lives in our back yard. And he's amazing. Look at what he can do! But if …

Video: JH’s No-Fly Zone

Since we moved into a house with a yard, John Henry has discovered a hitherto dormant territorial side to his personality. Sure, he guards us from UPS drivers, trash trucks, and joggers - the usual suburban threats - but the danger he works hardest to protect us against is the threat from the air. His …

Video: The Wall 2007

It was 2007...we were all messing around with stop motion and time-lapse photography, right? This, incidentally, might be the last time I ever held a paint brush. Guesting-starring my oldest child.

Video: Jumpin’ Cyril

OK, I know all squirrels aren't called "Cyril". The lady squirrels must have a different name, for a start. But, for the sake of my memory's inability to remember names anymore, let's just go with my easy-to-remember version. You see a squirrel and it's a boy squirrel, let's just call him "Cyril." They don't speak …