"It's My Party And I'll Bark If I Want To," by Sparkle

Warm woofs and happy birthday to ME!!! Today is my actual birthday, but we celebrated yesterday 'cause it was the weekend and we could get CRAZY!!! First of all, here is my official portrait:

Mama had me dressed in a black T-with RHINESTONES - and I was wearing a collar and big bow that said,"Happy Birthday!" Here's a close-up of the back:

Now, what's a party without GUESTS??? Of COURSE Grammy was there...

...and Gramps provided a warm lap...

...and even Great-Uncle Jeff came by to wish me well!

And I made out like a BANDIT! Look what Mama put on the table for me:

First I opened my groomer Marcia's gift - a doggie cake!!!

You Fashionistas out there are gonna be SO jealous - look what my mama got me: TWO outfits for Spring!!!

Grammy and Gramps gave me this yellow dress...

...and this bee-you-tee-ful raincoat - it's PINK!

Of COURSE I got a bag of Greenies - teeny-weenie ones!!!

And some new BONES!!!

I also got some CASH but mama says it's not polite to discuss the amount...but I'm saving up for a diamond tennis bracelet!
Then mama brought my cake - CARROT CAKE! - with some candles, and everybody sang to me!

I was so excited I could barely contain myself! Here I am, licking my lips:

It was just as swell a time as I could imagine...Grammy also brought me TWO steaks, and I got some great cards (thank you, AUntie Clucker and Uncle Football)...I am a VERY lucky little girl...then mama told me the story of how I was in my FIRST mommy's tummy, then I was born, and just as few weeks later, Mama and I found each other - it's been heaven! I have SUCH a wonderful family...

And I woke up today on my REAL birthday, and Mama gave me steak and pizza! So thank you everyone for your good wishes!!!

xoxoxox love, Sparkle

"Anniversary Party!," by Sparkle

Woof! My Grammy & Gramps had a BIG anniversary on April 4th!!! We were a small group, but a mighty fine one! On the actual DAY, Grammy, Gramps, Auntie Clucker, Mama and I went...SHOPPING!!! (Bet you didn't see THAT coming, huh?!) Here's Grammy in her bright red jacket...

And here's Gramps carrying me, as usual!

We ended up eating at The Cheesecake Factory and ate real good! YUM!
THat night, Mama and I slept in our special (i.e., SMALL) bed and I wore my jammies,all excited about the big celebration...When Grammy & Gramps got married, they didn't take no photos at the wedding - can you imagine?!, but here's what they looked like:

Grammy looks like a MOVIE STAR, right?!
THe next morning, Great-Uncle Jeff came all the way from NY...I was SO happy to see him!

And mama bought me a special dress to wear - isn't it pretty?

Here I am with Grammy & Gramps:

Auntie Clucker and Uncle Football went to Philadelphia to pick up Cousin Molly - she enjoys being with us!

Then we all set off for the REALLY nice restaurant - we even brought our own wine, although the waiter said we'd never find anything like it in Europe! It was THAT SPECIAL!!!
Here's Uncle Football and Great-Uncle Jeff...
After a DELICIOUS meal, we went outside and mama took this photo of everyone:

Then, Great-Uncle Jeff took THIS one with MAMA!

Then, we all went home! It was a lovely day! The NEXT day, I saw mama packing a box, so if memory serves me well, that meant I was gonna be going somewhere, so guess what I did?

Yup! Right in the bag!!! And then mama and I took the bus back to the big city! Happy Anniversary, Grammy & Gramps!
xoxoxo love, Sparkle