Arcara family pets

The Arcara family pets are Barkley, Frisky, and Fluffy.

Barkley
Barkley is the family dog. He's known for being fond of cookies - he ate sixty-three pecan tassies when the cookies were left out where he could reach them, leaving only thirty-three of the original ninety-six.

On Christmas Eve, he slept fitfully, twitching as he (apparently) dreamed of chasing rabbits.

Frisky and Fluffy
Frisky and Fluffy are chiefly Helen's kittens. They got into a stick of butter while Helen's father was baking pecan tassies, tearing the paper and licking the butter, so that he had to soften some more.

During the Feast of the Seven Fishes, Frisky and Fluffy looked quite interested at the proceedings.

On Christmas Eve, the kittens curled up in a heap to sleep together.