Big Birthday Post

 

It was our birthday on Thursday!

There were birthday garlands and birthday pie, but I forgot to take a picture of the pie.

We got to open Miki's birthday package!

What a cool piggy birthday card.

There was a small present, which turned out to be a Mass Effect key chain.

And what's this big box?

It had Garrus on it, our favorite character from Mass Effect.

It's a Garrus statue!

Just look how detailed it is!

Thank you, Miki!

In the afternoon we went into town and were allowed to shop for our presents by my owner's Other Half. We managed to find a lot, more on that later.

After our shopping we had something to drink at one of our favorite cafés.

Next we walked to our favorite restaurant.

We encountered a penguin on the way.

Looks like penguins were some kind of mascot for the annual music festival that takes place on or near our birthday.

And here I am at the 5 Smaken! 

(5 tastes)

They have the most delicious food, and you can pick what you want to eat in an app, and get it served at your table. Like this spicy soup.

And Sushi!

I also had a birthday Wasabini!

As we walked back home after dinner I took pictures of the Martini Tower.

More music festival stuff.

It was an amazing afternoon and evening.

Back home it was time to drool over our birthday loot.

Sullivan got 5 new books.

He's especially happy with The Wizard of the Pigeons, he once borrowed it and loved it, so is very happy with his own copy for his collection.

I got two books to draw in, and fineliners to do it with.

The day after our birthday two more packages arrived!

These were not for our birthday, but related to the important thing from December, but I will include them in this birthday post anyway.

The first was from G. the owner of Hammie.

A handmade book with blank pages to write or draw in!

Isn't it gorgeous?!

Soon G. will sell her beautiful handmade books at Prettig Papierwerk

Close up of the cover and the handmade heart note she sent with it.

There's even my owner's name on the bookmark cord!

Thanks G.

The other package took a long time to get here.

It was even in France where it was opened up by curious customs workers to see what was inside.

It's from Dana Cameron!

She sent us a magazine, chocolat, candy, and a fun opossum sticker. 

Sullivan is eager to read Dana's contribution to the magazine!

Thank you, Dana!

So all in all we were spoiled this last week.

Thanks for everyone who contributed in making this birthday week awesome!

Gilbert: Early Birthday Mail

 

There were two packages and one birthday card in the mail today.

The card had a party pig on it!

The first package we opened had another party pig and a present!

The inside of the card was really cool as well.

Candy!

Yum yum!

Sullivan thought our owner and I should open the next package.

It was roses and a card from our owners Other-Half and everyone else here. No wonder Sullivan wanted us to open this, he was in on it!

What a beautiful bouquet of roses.

Thanks E, A and G&J! 

We feel spoiled already.

A Big Package and More

On the last day of 2024 we received a very big package.

It turned out to be Miki's annual Christmas/Birthday Package!

She always spoils us with lots of fun and yummy stuff.

This one is for my owner's birthday and can't be opened just yet.

Look at all the yummy cookies and caramels!

And many new friends as well!

Thank you Miki!

We celebrated New Year's Eve with lots of yummy food.

It was a fun and cozy evening.

On the 3rd we took our first walk in the new year that wasn't to the grocery store, but just to enjoy being outside.

It was a beautiful late afternoon.

That evening there were early birthday books for Sullivan from Melliane.

I have to say it once again: 

Thank you to everyone who helped us out, spoiled us, sent cards, presents, and just in general thought of us. We are lucky to have friends like you!

I'll do my best to post more to keep you all updated on the stuff we do.

 

Gilbert - Birthday fun!

 

Last week was our birthday!

The birthday fun started a day early: my owner's friends turned Game Night into a small Dinosaur themed Surprise Party!

There were also dinosaur balloons, a dinosaur Happy Birthday banner, and lots of other dinosaur decorations.

We got presents: a new Final Girl expansion, warm socks, cool dino and hippo stickers, and a new key chain.

After a delicious dinner we played Stone Age. It was a really fun game, don't believe people who tell you it's just like Catan.

We did take a break for birthday cake of course!

It was a really awesome evening.

We got to take the happy birthday banner home. It fit perfectly with the other birthday decorations our owner's Other Half put up for us!

On our birthday there was birthday pie.

We got books from Melliane (two of them pictured here)

We got to open the birthday box from Miki.

Look at all the cool presents!

There was a box in the mail with a cool card for our owner from her Other Half.

Roses in a  box?

Once taken out of the box it was a beautiful bouquet! What a fun way to receive flowers.

Next we went into town were my owner got to pick even more presents.

She got these cool dinosaur and flamingo socks.

And these books.

I'm very curious about the middle one, it has dinosaurs. 

We also had a drink at Hooghoudt.

And a yummy late lunch/early dinner!

In the evening we relaxed and had drinks, snacks and cheese. It was a very cool birthday.

Snowy Morning Picture Spam.

On Friday we were invited for a birthday dinner with family.

We went to a Chinese restaurant where they had very yummy food.

And my owner got a sparkly birthday dessert!

It was a really fun and awesome evening.

On Saturday we played games with friends all day!

Another  fun and awesome day!

Next: a trip maybe?