christmas rapping

Nope. That's not a misspelling in the title. It's not a typo either. Snood Doggy Dogg is in the house!

Now, this might look like some sort of dog-parent holiday torment inflicted on what appears to be our elven baby, but it's actually try-on day for a new snood. The festive accessory was purchased not for the "awwwww" (though it has achieved that in spades), but for the protection of our Maisie's little ears when we go walking in below-freezing temperatures. While our girl loves getting dressed--even in hats--she didn't take to this one immediately, but she was a good sport all the same. And though it's barely starting to drop below 40° (F) here, when real winter comes, and droolcicles form the moment Maisie steps outside, I think she'll be thankfully hip-hopping along to have her head and ears wrapped in such toasty warmth. In the meantime, I'm afraid I've gone all teary-eyed, goofy-grinned, melty mom over the unavoidable side effect: total cuteness overload.