While Momma is away, the Lab will play

Hello, ladies and gentleman. Long time reader, first time poster here. With Kt gone to Italia, Porter and I have been having a lot of Dad - Lab guy time. Been very fun and he has generally behaved as well as he did when Kt was here. However, as the days have passed, he has gotten a little more rambunctious.

Porter knows well the rule of "No Labs on the bed," but he decided to give me the middle paw on this one.

He also knows not to play with the soccer ball in the house. Yet here he is, gettin' all Bend it like Beckham on me in the kitchen.

Similarly, Porter knows that he is not supposed to do any cooking on the stove. Dry kibble is the current diet. He was apparently feeling his oats a bit and decided to cook up some jambalaya (Dad's favorite dish) in the hopes of staying up late to watch some NBA Finals past bedtime.

His plan worked and we stayed up late to watch LeBron.

Things started to take a turn for the worse when I found him eating his breakfast at the table the next morning. I hope this is as bad as it gets in terms of his acting out with Kt gone.