The "pre" Christmas Pawty!

Hiya all,

As I mentioned in my last post, mum and dad dad have a little pre-Christmas pawty for some close friends every year. I thought I would share some highlights.

The pawty starts outside on the patio, lucky dad dad and I re-paved it a couple months ago. Here I can cruise from one peep to the next, getting pats and checking if they might need to share any snacks in their hands.

I get two fur-guests too. This is Venus on her mum's lap.

And that is Astro warming up Auntie C's lap. Mum says sorry the little bowls are looking sad and empty..... they started off bulging and pretty, and you can only see 3 of the 100 dishes that had nibble foodables on them.

Mum and Astro and Venus's mum wanted one picture with all three of us fur-kids in it .... so after lots of BLOOPERS - here is the best they could do ..... he he!

Mum dressed the dinner table really pretty for the peeps.

And made a yummers sweets which the greedy peeps would not share I could not sample. Apparently they are meringue stacks with cream and balsamic strawberries.

But I can show you the fur-kids' got some confit duck..... this is our portion of the foodables. (YAY!!)

And we woofed that duck down my furiends...... it was good!!!!!!

After dinner we got gifts to open. So I got stuck into the tasks.

One of my pawcels contained a new Christmas outfit made for me by Auntie C. She is so clever!!

My BonBons have yummers sticks in the middle. I sampled one and it was excellent!

I got other stuffs too - you will see more on the next post.

I bought Astro a stuffy froggie, here he is guarding it with his right paw. He is sitting with Uncie G, who is continuing to get very well after his big surgeries.

I gave Venus another froggie with crinkle wings. I am demonstrating to her how great it is.

Clever Auntie C made me this cape too. I like this one because it holds a special message:

So LET THE TREATS FLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas: Pawt ONE

No - I was not kidding when my Auntie Shelly said she'd make me my own Caftan for mum's themed pawty...... but it was too hot to keep it on - so mum put my Christmas Collar back on. I have to say I LOVED the flower necklace....it had matching wristlets too - but mum kept confiscating them because all I wanted to do was chew em' !!! You can see I am with my mum and she is wearin' her loud Hawaiian Caftan.

There were presents at the end of the evening - here is me unwrappin' mine....

In one of the pawcels I found piggie ears and liver treats..... lip smackin' greatness!! 

Mum says sorry for not takin' many pictures..... but she was real busy doin' pawty hostess stuffs. I however, was busy sampling the yummers foodables and playin' with Astro (fur kid). His sister Venus is not much for playin' ..... she was observin'.

Astro on the left and Venus is on the right.

When all the peeps left (feeling very full of foodables and drinkies) I found THIS left behind. 

Now what the heck am I gonna do with this????

(It's evil and scary lookin'!!)

Any suggestions??

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Hi Ya All,

I'm hoping you have had or are having a PAWESOME Christmas!!

Scarlet, Zoe and me at Grandpaws' on Christmas Eve, it was also my Grandpaws' 82nd Birthday!! Zoe managed to get decorated with a gold ribbon, whereas Scarlet and I donned the Xmas collars.

Then Zoe decided she would like to help her sister get the collar off. Uncie had to go find the collar at least once.

We had heaps of peeps to entertain and bark at. When they first arrived and walked into the house we gave them all a good barking!! We were told to "shuuush" a lot! Mum didn't get any photos of peep visitors because she was too busy with feeding them and chatting!! Humph!

In the afternoon Scarlet and I helped mum with shelling some prawns (also called shrimp in some parts of the world) and we scored some end bits.......yummers!

Then it was time for dinner. Mum made confit roast duck legs with sour cherry sauce, roast pork with gravy, roast potatoes and carrots and beans with onion and bacon sauce. I quickly took up my spot on the bench seat next to my dad dad, in preparation of tasting some duck and pork. Can you see how determined I am to not budge until I get a taste??  Hey dad.....where is your cherry sauce and gravy???????

I can say the pork and duck were excellent!!  :-)

WOOOO HOOOO!!!........ gift time...... let the tearing and ripping begin!! What's in this one??

It's a squeaky stuffie Penguin!

Zoe comes over to check out my Penguin too.

OOOooooo - Christmas cookies from the "Woofery" bakery.

This is me and my new favourite uncie M - he is visiting our family from Hannover, Germany. We have a special bond! This is a double stuffie - there are two animals kinda back-to-back, weird huh??

I also gots this "Hide a Bird" thingy - it's a soft bird house with two holes, and mum hides these 3 little birdies in there, and I try to get em' out......

See I got out two......then Zoe pinched the house to try and get the third one out!! I don't mind sharing.

You can imagine how tired I was at the end of the night. It was a really hot day it reached 39 degrees C (102.2 F) and Grandpaw had both air-conditioners going for everyone. My peeps had to practically carry me to the car afterwards.

It was Christmas Day the next day - and all I wanted to do was SLEEP. So I allowed my peeps to go off and do the next party without me. At 5:30pm they came home and collected me for the second pawty.... a visit to auntie Lynny and her sister and brother-in-law (who are visiting from the U.K.).

Here I am on auntie Lynny's patio. That's where the peeps were eating and drinking AGAIN!

Auntie Lynny has 3 rescue dogs - Lily on the left, Pip on the right....

And then there is Zac....... he has a crush on me..... and I keep tellin' him that I am spoken for..... my Dex in the U.K. is my boyfriend !

Lily was tryin' to "schmooze" up to my dad dad....

And there were socks to investigate on the sun lounges.....

When mum couldn't hold her eyes very open any longer..... we went home...

We were all pooped..... and I played with my new "Hide-a-Bird" toy for a bit before bedtime.

So that was a small peek into my Christmas! Pawesome Time!!

Hope you all had a Great Time Too!!

Christmas PAWTY Time (Yays)

Hiya all,

Yesterday - my mum and dad dad hosted a Christmas Pawty at our place. I'll let the pix do the talkin'!!

Lookie here - two of the invitees were "fur-pals"- meet Astro on the left with the white bow tie and Venus on the right with the pretty ribbons. They are brother and sister and they own my auntie Jody and uncie Benn.

This is Astro gettin' comfy on the faux fur placed under the foodables noms table. Here we are scheming as to how to score some. Astro tells me the "wait till the peeps drop something technique" improves with the increasing amount of wine they ingest. 

VENUS: Hey Rubie, Astro........Ppffffrrrrtttttttt !! ....... I just scored some KABANA sausage from the luxury of my dads lap!! HA!!!

What a little Show Off. Looking cute as a button has paid off for Venus!

OOOooooo mum has just delivered her rare roast beef on rye - better try to smoooze up to someone!!

Yea - I love my auntie Candy - auntie, I'll let you lick off the caramelised onions but then may I have the rye and beefs??????

Look at how super clever my auntie Kelly is.......she made this Christmas outfit for me.....and don't tell anyone....... but I loves it!! Slimming too don'tyareckon???

Do I hear the dinner noms bell???????????? (*ears prick skyward  x 6*) Do we smell pork, chicken, sausages, bacon???????? UUUuuuuummmmm!

I'm taking my position right here in the "drop zone". They have had plenty of punch and wine!!

VENUS: I'm cruising the outside of the peep ring but all I'm scoring is pats.... ok I guess.... but my furpals and I would like some of that chickens!!  

You may have noticed that I couldn't save Astro and Venus from being decorated by my mum and the Christmas Doggie Collars....... Sheeesh!! Sorry you guys!!!!!! I've found it easier to just go along with her and LOOK SWEET - foodables come easier that way!!

VENUS: Now I have made it onto ma's lap....... bummer...... looks like dessert plates have been cleared and it's only cappuccinos left!! 

OOOhhh did someone say "it's time to open our presents"?????? We are doin' happy zoomies....

Making it IMPOSSIBLE to get a picture of all three of us mucking around..... we are too quick for the flashy box!!!

OOOhh lookie here - us pups are gettin' our presents..... this one has got NOMS and a stuffie in it for ME!!

Oooo.......oooooooo and this one has NOMS and a little yellow and red chicken stuffie for me!!

I am loving this little chicken!

Astro and Venus are waiting to see what they get from me. I did go shopping for them.

Can I check your presents auntie Candy????

Here I am razzing it up with uncie Todd - he loves a bit of "rough and tumble"!!

My "fur guests" had a great time with their presents..... I got them each an unstuffed stuffie, and they loved them. Of course they gots lots of other stuffs too. They are playing "bookends" now.... I mean "tired bookends"!! They have given the day/evening their all!!

Whew what an event!!!...... THANKS for all my great stuffs, for the noms that you peeps did share/drop, for the great pats and scritches, and for just being great friends and furiends!!!

I'm going to sleep "like a log" tonight!! Don't ya love Christmas!