Happy 3rd Birthday

DAY 93

Remember last week when I posted about the Pupcakes and getting Bailey & Dingo a cake for their upcoming birthday!? Well we picked it up this afternoon along with a special treat for them after we did a bit of running around. I couldn't wait to get home and celebrate their 3rd birthday. Dingo's is tomorrow but it was a little early for Bailey her's isn't till March 4th. With the hubbs being away for Drill school during that time we wanted to make sure we were able to celebrate with them together. So today was their day, yup what can I say they are our kiddos and completely spoiled.

Happy Birthday Pouches 

 It turned out perfect the cake is made of peanut butter & applesauce about a foot long and 4 inches wide, they are going to be eating on this for the next week. Is this not the cutest dog cake you have ever seen. I absolutely loved the way it came out, totally work the $18 bucks. We cut each of them off a piece and put it on separate plates for them. They seemed really standoffish at first and didn't really know what to do with it. Which is surprising because normally the gobble up their treat within minutes. After about a minute of them sniffing around & licking the cake Bailey decided to take the whole thing off the plate. "Seriously are you kidding me dog" I said, it was to funny all we could do was laugh. Quickly after Dingo did the same thing and they ran up the stairs to the landing and started eating it there. The really enjoyed it after figuring out that it was a yummy treat that they could eat. Major points for us I do think so!!!

yummy cake 

she's trying to figure it out

The other part of their birthday celebration was a new chew. Not just any chew though these were Elk antlers cut down and turned into treats for dogs. They are kinda pricey because of what they are made out of @ $10.00 a chew, but I told the hubbs if they last a long time then its worth it. We will see they both seem to be really good at going through bones quickly so depending on how these work out we may have a new long term solution for them. They sniffed them out for a good couple minutes trying to figure out what the heck it was before they headed up the stairs. 

They haven't even made a chip in them and have been chewing on them on and off for the last few hours. I don't wanna speak to soon but we may have found something that will last more than a couple hours. What can I say our pups love their chew toys & treats but we have the hardest time finding anything that will last a good long while. 

how can you not love that face

enjoying the great out door 

 It has been a great day for them thats for sure and tomorrow we are planning on taking them out for a long walk around post. I wonder what exciting things we will come across then.
I'll leave you with a few pictures from when we first got the pups in Hawaii, they were so cute and tiny. We bought them 2 months apart but they were each 2 months old when we got them.

Coming Home.

First trip to the beach!

He has a thing for passies!

My two <3's !

My Bailey Girl 

She was really small 

Free Fallen

Today was my friend Tara's Birthday & her friend Jarod's birthday was yesterday, so to celebrate we did something alittle daring. Something a few people might call crazy. We went Skydiving down off Dillingham. I was stoked and so excited about going, I couldn't wait.



I met up with them both at Skydive Hawaii @ 10AM and we were on our way. We filled out the paper work, with in seconds after I was in my harness and on my way to the plane. I didn't even have time to think twice about what I was about to do. On our way up I probably asked Joey (aka my jump buddy) a million in one questions. He kept avoiding half of them and told me not to worry about that. It was probably for my own good.




Once we reach the jumping point, 14000 feet high in the air later, I found myself standing on the edge of a perfectly good airplane wondering what I was doing. I don't remember the jump after that, I just remember falling as fast as ever and hoping and praying we were going to be ok.






A few seconds went by, which totally seemed like forever and Joey pulled the chute. Thankfully it came open and all was well. You could see all the way from Waikiki and Diamond Head to Kaena point. You could see to the other side of Oahu and so much more. Joey called it his office, he kept saying welcome to my office.





Today was one of the most amazing things I have ever done in my life. I can not wait to go back and do it again. The view was spectacular and the rush you got from free falling was priceless. It was totally worth every bit of nervousness that I had. You have the best of both words the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. Per~perfection at its finest if I do say so myself.




HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARA & JAROD!!!!!!!

Bar Hopin Birthday's

Dinner at Buca di beppo's with another couple that we know for the hubby's birthday. We absolutely love this Italian restaurant downtown. We went for our two year wedding anniversary and fell in love with it. The Shack's arrived just a bit before us & informed the staff that we were there to celebrate Gabe's Birthday. It was picture perfect, we enjoyed our dinner and had some great conversations and then bam outta NO were came the celebrations. People chanting, singing and clapping while they sat this giant candle thing down in from of Gabe and a mini cake. He was so shocked and it was prefect, I love the expression on his face. I unfortunately didn't know it was coming myself so I didn't have the camera ready but was able to snag this picture of the excitement.



After dinner we were headed further downtown to meet up with some other friends for a few drinks at the Yardhouse. A quick stop at Ala Moana Center "Macy's" were we scored two new place settings to add to our collection of Fiestaware & a baking dish. Only paying $19.09 after a gift card and a 25% off coupon on top of that.
Once at the Yardhouse we ran into so many of the guys Gabe work's with, it was great to see some of them that I had already met before and even better to meet the ones I hadn't met yet. I felt blessed to know that they knew me by name with out Gabe even getting the chance to introduce me first. They were all to kind and I think they had a great time seeing Gabe out. (see he's not a bar kinda guy) We enjoyed the evening chatting away with the two other couples we were with. A few drinks in there as well, some good laughs and funny stories.



A trip a couple blocks down to Nashville's were we parked ourselves at the bar for a couple more drinks. It was a first for Gabe & I, going to the Bar that is. See he's not the Bar kinda guy, really we are not at all big drinkers. We were invited by another couple and took them up on it and had a wonderful time.


"Cheer's to you Cheer's to me......." I'l leave it at that. I had a great time with these two girl's they are so sweet. :)