a birthday celebration

Two years ago today we had a beautiful little gift come into our lives. She has given us so much joy and happiness that we wanted to celebrate her birthday especially this year, so we decided to give her a puppy party. No other dogs were invited- but still, she had a blast! I found a template at Van Laar Designs for a party hat and resized the print to fit her tiny little head. Then I traced the template onto scrapbook paper, cut it out, glued it, and added a little cupcake sticker to the front. Doesn't she look adorable!?!

She had a special birthday cookie that said, "Happy Birthday," with little paw prints on it. And, of course, it wouldn't be a birthday party without some gifts. She got a cute little pink dress, a Hello Kitty shirt, and a cute frog that ribbits when you squeeze it—lol. She just loved having all the attention and getting spoiled. 

At first, my husband thought I was a little bonkers talking about having a puppy party, but once he saw how cute she looked with her birthday hat on I think he changed his mind- lol. He's not always on board with my ideas- at first- but he usually changes his mind and gets into the spirit of things once he sees how much fun it can be. Personally, I think we should celebrate all life- human or animal. These little angels show us so much love and give us so much comfort, that they deserve to have a special day once a year too. 

She was so tired after playing she had to take a nap.

Do you celebrate your pet's birthday? If so, we'd love for you to share with us in the comments below.

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a much needed vacation

We've been working hard to finish up some of our over due projects this month- so we can take a little vacation. It's looking like a go- because I just finished my last table the other day- yea!! This one turned super cute- I think. I used a method that I found online- which made it so much easier to destress. It's a method using vasoline to keep paint from sticking to the areas you want to destress- and I can't for the life of me find the blog I saw it on- but full credits to them- it worked GREAT! It's now for sale in our Etsy shop.

Now we can focus on a little relaxation. Where in the world will we go? Well- it probably won't be very far- lol. Just a few days to visit family and friends in Mississppi- but I'll take it. It's hard being away from all of them. We love it here in Arkansas everyone's been so nice. I just get a little homesick from time to time- ready to be back in my neck of the woods.

It's going to be a great little trip- so excited! Not only to visit with everyone- but I get to visit some of my favorite thrift shops while we're there- yea!! I think Baleigh (our darling poochie) is excited too. I asked her if she's ready to go see her mawmaw and she just wags her tail and looks at the door- lol. She's a spoiled little thing. My mom treats her like she's one of the grandkids. The last trip we made she bought her a new toy, blanket, and a big plush puppy-shaped pillow to sleep on- and Baleigh loves them- lol. I don't think a dog could be more spoiled?

Here's a photo of her sleeping with her puppy- lol. Spoiled!!

Well- I guess that's all for now. I haven't been on here for a few weeks and wanted to share a bit. I hope y'all have a wonderful week. Until next time....

Anyone have a spoiled pup story to share? Comment below we'd love to hear from you. 

i spy challenge | day two | something smooth

This is our little chihuahua- Baleigh. She's the first dog I've ever owned. We got her when we moved to Arkansas last year. She's been a blessing to us for so many reasons. When we first moved here we didn't know anyone and she made being homesick a like more- tolerable. When she was about 4 months old she jumped out of our vehicle while it was going down the road. My husband pulled over and got her in the car to rush her to the vet- but when we got there she got up and was great. Needless to say- the incident scared me to my wits end. I use to never understand how people could get so attached to pets- but in that moment I felt my heart sink and it all became clear. This little pooch is like one of my kids. She's spoiled rotten, sweet, a little hard headed, whines when she doesn't get her way, and loves to dress-up in her little clothes. She's also a daddy's girl. She goes absolutely nuts if she thinks he is going to leave her. She loves to give him the sad eyes- lol.

Moving on now- this is day two of the I Spy Challenge. I picked Baleigh to be my something smooth. She has the smoothest hair- as you can see in the photo. At night she snuggles up next to me and rubbing her puts me right to sleep. She's been a little playful today- so it wasn't easy getting her still long enough for photos. I had to get the hubs to step outside so she'd get on the bed and watch for him-lol. She would have stayed there for a while if he hadn't come back in.

The photo above was taken a few months ago. As you can see she's a prissy little thing- lol. She actually sticks her arms out when I'm dressing her- she's so spoiled! My husband and I don't have children together- so as you might can tell this is our little- angel!

Well- this was my i spy something- smooth. You can check out and play along with us on Instagram. Use the tag #opsispy and post your photos. We'd really love to see!  Well- goodnight! Until tomorrow...

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