this is not what it looks like

Charlie is amazingly patient with Henry, and lets him pet (read: smack repeatedly) him all the time. This picture looks pretty scary with the teeth and all, but really Charlie was just getting ready to lick Henry's hand (lots of food residue lives there, no matter how hard we try).


They're just two friends, forever separated by a gate. But at least they can -- and do -- pass each other things over the barrier. Henry offers toy cars, pacifiers, cups of milk, and, of course, his dubious affections. And in return, Charlie offers squeaky toys, hanks of rope, and plenty of slobbery kisses. Just the other day, I caught Henry sharing his Oreo cookie with Charlie over the gate, and I couldn't decide which sound to make: aww or eww.