Meet the newest member of the family...

Apparently this was pet-birthday-gift year at our house, because Tara got this little guy for hers (but he only just arrived this past week):

Tara's new puppy, Chivery

(named after John Chivery in Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit")

See more pictures on Tara's blog - and stay tuned because I'm sure there will be more on here before long. ;-)