Happy Birthday, Pete!

I am such a bad Mommy! I didn't do a post for Pete's fifth birthday on October 3. I'm so ashamed to admit this, but I actually forgot her birthday and didn't remember until I was driving to Atlanta on October 9. I know she doesn't realize her birthday is on October 3, but I do and I cannot believe I forgot it! Poor thing.

Justin and I started a tradition for her first birthday. We always let both dogs ride in the car, out of their carrier, to the Dairy Queen on their birthday for a cup of vanilla ice cream. They love this! Hanging out of the windows, one on each side of the car, ears flapping in the wind, going to the DQ for ice cream - does life get any better than that?! We weren't able to do this in 2008 because I was living in Nashville at the time and the DQ was closed. I wasn't able to do it this year because the DQ is still closed and I forgot.

I did buy some bite-size cupcakes at Whole Foods that weekend and Mama and I celebrated with Pete and Annabelle when I arrived home that Sunday night.


This is Miss Pete on her first night at our house. She was six weeks old at the time and so little. She looked like a little rat.

This was taken after Christmas in 2004. She was about three months old. I took her to be groomed in Tifton. She loved posing!

This was taken in 2006 shortly after being groomed. They do not stay clean very long. She already has some dirt on her face.