Yesterday, Michelle visited her son at his new house.
Michelle: What are you guys doing?
::: Sunny is on the Right :::
Sunny: Swimming
The goldens had a blast. They swam. They retrieved toys and chased each other.
In and out of the pool.
After an hour, it was time to dry off and head out. Sunny, however, had a different idea.
Sunny: Where is everybody?
Ickey: I don’t care if Monday’s boo..
Ickey: Tuesday’s great and Wednesday too..
Ickey: Thursday doesn’t even start. It’s Friday and I’m in love.
:::No one wanted to break Ickey’s heart and tell him that today was Saturday:::
The lack of updates –
Well the secret is out. My wife is currently pregnant and that makes updating this blog difficult. We still have all three dogs: Michelle, Ickey, and Heidi. Besides slacking with the blogging, we have also been slacking with the dogs’ grooming.
Yesterday, our Friends from Golden Life with Dogs dropped by to say “hello.” They have been blogging daily for almost two years. After seeing Ickey’s unflattering picture on their blog, we decided that today was bath time.
Bath time consists of paint buckets, gallon-sized shampoo, and little plastic Asian stools.
“Close your eyes Ickey else the shampoo would get into your eyes and then you will cry.”
“Now open them real wide and say hello to the world!”
Ickey turned 8 this year and Michelle turned 11. To celebrate, I made them strawberry shortcakes with fresh whipped cream.
Ickey has a big crush on our friend’s beagle Lucy. Sadly, Lucy seems to be more in love with daddy. At her last birthday party, there was a photo of Lucy cuddling up next to daddy. Ickey was completely heartbroken and kept crying out “How could you?!?” It was not a good moment.
This year, for Lucy’s 7th birthday party, we helped Ickey pick out a very special gift, hoping to turn the tide of love in his favor. He bought her a Chewy Vuitton designer bag – complete with a squeaker inside!
On the day of the party, Ickey took extra care dressing, combing his hair into a smooth shine, clipping his toenails neat, and wearing his special red bandana. He was dressed to impress, and looked very handsome indeed.
When he arrived at Lucy’s party, he only had eyes for her. She looked lovely as usual in a leopard print scarf that completed her black and tan coloring beautifully. Lucy, like her mom, was always impeccably dressed.
Ickey Goes To A Party!
The pretty birthday girl herself – it’s no wonder Ickey is head over paws about her.
Ickey found that he was a giant among all the much smaller dogs at the party, but that didn’t bother him at all. He likes everyone, and we call him our gentle giant. When a 5 pound pup growled at him, Ickey just laid down and played dead.
Lucy’s mom throws the best doggie parties. There were bully sticks for snacking on, a sweet potato and salmon homemade birthday cake, and ice cubes with treats frozen in the middle as an after dinner treat. For entertainment, there was a play tunnel, lots of toys, and doggie bubbles – special bubbles that don’t pop and that stay in the air much longer.
Let the begging begin…
Whatcha eating? Ickey, a shameless begger.
Ice cube treats on a warm summer night – the perfect way to end a lovely dinner party.
It was a night to remember, and Ickey had so much fun. Happy Birthday sweet Lucy!