Trudie's Adoption Party!

We "adopted" Trudie on June 5, 2010. We're guessing her birthday is around March 30, 2011. I wanted to have a birthday party for her and since it's raining in March we decided to have an Adoption Day Party! I made postcard invitations with an illustration of her I drew & invited all of her friends to her Adoption Birthday Bark-B-Q!

I made favors for all the doggies which was a treat for them and a beer cap magnets for their mom's & dad's. Everyone loved them!

For the menu for 'the humans' we had Bark-B-Q'd Hot Dogs of course! & potato salad, dog bone shaped watermelon & rice crispy treats, scooby-snacks, scottie dog licorice, & dog bone candy.

For 'the dogs' I made ice cream treats aka Frosty Paws!

 Trudie had soo much fun playing with her friends she had to take a break in her bed.

Her friend Maya, got her a squeaky rope and a raw-hide birthday card! She LOVES the card! She still carries it around the house and since has chewed all the corners down.

The party turned out great - can't wait to plan her 2nd birthday party! :)

Here's the recipe I used to make the homemade Frosty Paws:

32 oz. plain yogurt

1 mashed banana or large jar of banana baby food

2 Tablespoons of peanut butter

2 Tablespoons of honey
Directions:
Blend all together and pour into an ice cube tray - freeze until ready to serve.

{Super easy & a fun summer treat for your pooch!}

Sewing project, for Trudie

When we first brought Trudie home last week we went to Ross and bought her a little dog bed. Adam said she needed a blanket in bed with her so we used a fleece one we had from the wedding. It was just too big and not very cute in her little bed so I decided I would make her one! I already had all the supply's from different past projects so it didn't take long to get started.

ta-da! complete with pom-poms and taggies for her puppy teeth to chew on

and a matching pillow!

 

I think she likes LOVES it!

So cute!

Meet Trudie! ... and the new couch

We've added a new family member!!! Meet Trudie Elvebak! A little West Highland Terrier puppy. She is 11 weeks old & only 8" tall! She is a little bundle of fun! Her brothers {2 cats, Charlie & Hamilton} are about twice her size. Hamilton doesn't really want anything to do with her and Charlie is curious and will occasionally play a little. We brought her home on Saturday, June 5th, and have had a blast with her since! Since we've had her she's met her grandmas, some aunts, an uncle, cousin Maylon, several neighbors, her guncles, the little day care kids down the street, ... and we even made a trip to Goodwill and TjMaxx! {what are the rules for taking your doggie to stores?} These pictures are sooo cute of her, but she is so much better in person! She loves meeting new people!

It's a good thing Charlie and Hamilton had such a great wardrobe, Trudie can now fit the things they've grown out of! Like a PINK snuggie!!

 

she loves her toys! and her bed!

 

Swim suit season!

 

 each one of our 'kids' stick their tongue's out, is this normal??
{see charlie here}

Cousin Maylon loved Trudie, I think...

 

hahahah, he wasn't sure about the laser pointer though.

 

he tried catching it!

he did this all on his own :-) 

Maylon's birthday list: Laser Pointer, Dog Crate, remote control mouse...

Charlie and Hamilton like the crate too!

not sure who loves it more.

 and finally, our new couch! Over Memorial Day weekend we bought a new couch, finally!! Our old couch was a hand-me-down and worked great for the time we had it, but it was time for us to get our own. We found this one at {Macy's}. It was on sale, then we opened a Macy's card to save us an extra 20%! I now have plans to re-paint the living room - a new living room post will be coming hopefully soon!

 

 Trudie is such a happy puppy!

Oh little Trudie! We love her sooo much already! This weekend we have plans to go to the farmers market downtown and to some yard sales! Hope she enjoys it!