Beachy Birthday

this was me a year ago.
i was a lot smaller.

WOOF. i can't believe I've had my very own family for a whole year. Mom & Dad said that since my birthday is a VERY special occasion we needed to celebrate in a VERY special way. So for my first ever birthday party my parents took me & my brother Teddy to Huntington Dog Beach. I was so excited to touch the ocean for the first time and i even saw some #SQUIRRELS while i was there:

i had never seen that much water before.
the ocean is much bigger than my bathtub at home.

when we first got to the beach i told Teddy that
this water was for playing and not for drinking.

 

the ocean was just as beautiful as i imagined it would be

Teddy was so happy to be off-leash.
he was the fastest dog there.

i have to admit i did not go in too deep
but some dogs went out really far.

we saw so many happy dogs on the beach
but i think i was the only one having a birthday.

 

Teddy said he liked the smell of the ocean air
better than the smell of smoggy air.

  

the best part was that there were SQUIRRELS living in
the rocks at the back of the beach.

i climbed to the very top so i could make sure 

no SQUIRRELS were terrorizing the ocean.

 i think my 1st birthday celebration was a success. it makes me happy
that my family wanted to share the ocean with me.

Who could hurt a Loving Teddy?

my brother Teddy loves to smile

i love my brother Teddy so much that i would give up my last piece of bacon to make sure he is safe. he likes to wrestle in the mornings and he likes to lick my ears at night and he likes to chase squirrels at any time of day so i couldnt ask for a better brother.

this was the day Teddy came to live with us

i dont remember much about my life before i found my family but i think Teddy still remembers his. every once in a while he will cry when someone reaches to give him a hug or he hunches like he is hurt when someone just wants to pet him. Mom & Dad have never hurt us so it makes me wonder what happened to my brother before he joined our family. we got him from the pound and thats pretty much all we know about Teddy's past. As i think back about the good times ive already had with my brother i cant help but wonder: Who could hurt such a Loving Teddy?

Teddy trying on a jacket

worn out after a long day of make believe

Teddy is such a good athlete

this was the day Teddy puked in the car & i ate it