Sawyer's First Birthday!

Today we celebrated Sawyer's first birthday! I cannot believe he is already a year old! He is a big boy, but I never realized how big he truly was getting *sniff*... :)

For his birthday we decided to treat him to a fun trip to the dog park followed by a special treat from 'Bosco and Roxy's'. My husband discovered this store when he went Christmas shopping and found me an adorable black and white doggy print bowl which was an indication he was ready to get a dog, the BEST gift ever!

Bosco and Roxy's is the cutest specialized doggy shop. They are Canadian and are located in London, ON! They have great gifts for dogs and dog lovers like really original dog food dishes, clothing, unique leashes and the yummiest treats too, though you'll have to take Sawyer's word on that one. ;) For Sawyer's birthday we bought him a cute black and white cupcake (which ties back nicely to our first doggy bowl) and a bone stuffed with bacon and cheddar cheese. I have not seen him drool like that in, well, a year. The thing I really like about Bosco and Roxy's is that all their treats are handmade and are made with 100% organic and all natural ingredients, and their baked goods really look good enough to eat. I also love the bags your goodies come home in.

Sawyer really enjoyed his birthday, he played tag with his friends, dug a hole and ran away from his parents everytime we called him, but by the end of the night he was completely pooched.  Happy Birthday Soy Bean, I hope it was everything you could have wished for and more!

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http://www.boscoandroxys.com

Goodnight Hallowe'en, Good Morning Christmas!

On October 31 at Midnight, something strange happens in the retail world. Out of nowhere, Christmas suddenly appears! It appears in stacked boxes in receiving rooms of stores, stacked high to the ceiling. Early the next morning, November 1st, to be exact, special little helpers come to bring Christmas to everyone. These people are called "employees" and run on coffee and leftover Hallowe'en chocolate bars. All morning they work, putting Hallowe'en on clearance (50% off or more!) and setting up beautiful, cheerful scenes filled with Christmas treasures, also referred to as "merchandise".

There are tables set up with warm snuggly red blankets with reindeer etched on them, cozy knitted slippers and peppermint tea. There are pillars with candy pilled high to the rooftops- gum drops, fruit slices, peanut brittle, chocolate covered almonds and more! There are shelves dedicated to wondrous displays of all different kinds of hot chocolate, along with homemade marshmallows, vanilla flavoured stirring sticks and adorable Christmas mugs. What more could your tummy want? Perhaps it would fancy some chips or pretzels that have been hand dipped in milk chocolate? Maybe it would like to try some chocolate peanut butter covered almonds, or an adorable kit to make your own Christmas smores? If food doesn't please you (you crazy nut!), there is always adorable polar bear book ends, or soothing knitted water bottles for those frigid evenings.

Ah, Christmas! The employees busily prepare the store before most customers even wake up... dusting, shelving, stacking,displaying...Hurrying along because soon the doors will open and Christmas will come to all...whether you're ready or not.

Keep happy this busy season. Dress warm, think of your loved ones and remember Christmas is really about cherishing the time spent with family and friends, though, spending the time together while sipping Belgian hot chocolate in cute snowflake designed mugs couldn't hurt either! =^..^=

All the items listed above can be found at Chapters stores across Canada.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/