Unlike the rest of us, Ollie has no need for Oakley watches, since his life is one big vacation. Here we catch him lounging in front of the fireplace…again, and again.

Oliver’s favorite place to lounge during the winter is in front of the fireplace with a bone. We haven’t had a fire going very often this winter, but as soon as he hears the crackle of the fire, he’s there to soak up the heat.

Don’t go thinking we’re all fancy with our fireplace, either. It’s just a gas fireplace that turns on with a flip of a switch. There’s no chandeliers hanging above our dining room table.

I was so disappointed last night when my sister’s boyfriend arrived for a visit and Ollie didn’t recognize him.

Joe was around every day for the first year and a half of Ollie’s life, so I don’t know why Ollie barked and growled and even nipped at him. Maybe he needs some barcode scanners to identify him, because handing treats out like candy, which is Joe’s signature move, didn’t have any effect.

Sorry, Joe. We’ll try again today!

Ollie got a special Secret Santa gift this week; the most adorable elf costume you’ve ever seen. My Secret Santa must have gotten it on Cyber Monday because I haven’t seen it in the stores.

There is a hat to go along with the holly collar, but Ollie hasn’t warmed up to wearing it just yet.

While we were on vacation in October (oh, that’s so long ago!) Ollie stayed with Floyd for a few days, and they became fast friends. They played, they sunned, they got too many treats from my mom and probably discussed the best diet pills, then decided to just chase each other around the house instead.