My Very First Birthday

Hi Everybody!
I started my birthday off with a bang last night at midnight! I chewed the corner off of the bed in my bedroom!

Mom was not happy and neither was Maggie seeing as it used to be her bed!

OOPS! Sorry, Maggie! I apologize!

We went for our normal 2 mile walkie first thing this morning and it was C-O-L-D!!!!

But it didn't bother me because today's my birthday! I found a mitten to carry and 2 apples to snitch on my walkie!

As soon as we got home, mom said I could open pressies! Whoopee!

The first one I opened was from Boy and Baby. I just love my new bandana, guys! Thank you soooooooooo much! You two are just the most thoughtful friends!

Boy and Baby gave Maggie a pretty purple bandana for her birthday so now we can be twinsies!

The next package I grabbed was from Girl Girl! She totally knows how to shop!

Check out these yummy treats! BTW, mom did open the package and we got to sample them. yummmmmmmm She also sent me a tan doggie stuffy that squeaks! I love him Girl Girl! All he needs is a black saddle and he'll look just like me!

She also sent me a delicious donut stuffy. You can't see it very well because it's deep in my mouth! Maggie is reading me her cute card! She put so much thought and creativity into it and the envelope is beautifully decorated in sparkles with my name on it! Thank you so much, Girl Girl! You are the sweetest hamster I know!

The next pressie comes all the way from Vancouver! It's from Jaffa and Sunshade! Sunshade put a note on the pressie, "Sorry about the wrapping job. Stinky tried his best." You did a fine job, Jaffa- better than I could have done!

OMG, it's a pork chew! I've never had one of these before! I can't wait for mom to unwrap it so I can dig in!And Jaffa and Sunshade sent one for Maggie too! That was so sweet, guys! Maggie said to tell you both, thank you so much!

They also sent me a beautiful bright orange Harley Davidson bandana and leash set and the most wonderful card ever! I love that both of you signed my card! Sunshade has such neat handwriting because she's a girl and Jaffa's looks like mine - a first grader's!

The collar is still a wee bit big but that's okay - I'm going to grow into it! I weight 58 pounds and my neck is 15" and I'm 24 1/2 inches to the withers. I know I still have more growing to do before I'm all done! Mom is rolling her eyes! Sorry, mom!

Thank you so very, very much Jaffa and Sunshade for my wonderful pressies! I love them all and BTW, dad LOVES my new collar and leash too! He said Jaffa has excellent taste and I totally agree!

The next pressie was from Maggie, mom and dad! Can you see her supervising the whole thing making sure that I doesn't miss an item in there!

I have to interupt you here, Mitch! I have something very important to tell you~

Happy first birthday, Mitchy! I know I give you a hard time MANY times but I love the dickens out of you! Can I give you a birthday smooch?! I really am so happy to have you as my brother!

At this point I've asked Mitch to please go help dad outside in the workshop so that mom and I can bake his cake. He was only too happy to grab a new toy and scoot! Mom and I got to work creating with the hamburger patties. We trimmed around them to make them look like two Airedales - one cake for me and one for Mitch! We gotta have 2 or there can't be a pawty, right!

We set the oven to broil and we broiled the beef till it was nice and brown and smelled oh so yummy! Once the "cake" cooled, we spread peanut butter on it as this is the tan color that Airedales are and it tastes good too! We needed eyes so we took one of Girl Girls treats and cut off a slice and made eyes and we used a couple more slices for the noses! Mitch and I always have collars on so I put a collar on my cake and mom and I decided to use a piece of cheese for a bandana for Mitch's cake!

So now we're ready to pawty! I was a good girl to put my pawty hat on! Thanks Gussie!

It's your birthday hat that I'm sporting!

It's time to get Mitch back in the house so we can EAT CAKE!!!!!!

Maggie told me that I had to put on my birthday pawty hat so I did! We only have one so we had to share. Mom was surprised that I went along with this birthday hat idea and didn't try and paw it off! I'm a big boy now, mom!

Time for cake! Mom put a few kibbles on there and a dollop of yogurt and OMG, this is just the best, Maggie! It's pretty and it's delicious and I can tell that you worked so hard on this for me!

Hey, you always tell me not to eat like a piggy! Look at you!

It's very good, isn't it?!

Thank you so very much everybody for making my first birthday the happiest ever! I feel so special and so fortunate and so loved! You guys are the best! All of you are my forever friends!

Yer friend,

Mitch