Elise let me take a nap with her on the couch today.  I'm normally not allowed on the couch so I took advantage of it, and really utilized as much space as I could.

This is what's left of the rope portion of my birthday toy.  Even though it's just a long slimy thing now, I still like to drag it all over the house with me.  It's fun to sling around.

This is my long distance friend Molly.  She lives in sunny San Diego, with our human friends Liz and Brad.  I hope someday we get to visit each other and run around and play.  I hear that she has just as much energy as I do!  These pictures are of her in their backyard.  She likes to peer over the fence, into the neighbor's yard.

Today is my 1st birthday!  Elise made me wear this funny hat, which I really just wanted to eat, but then I got a cool new toy so it was worth it.  I'm going to see how long it takes me to shred the toy and leave it in little pieces all over the house!  We've gone for lots of little walks today, and I'm actually still pretty tired from my afternoon with Mackie yesterday, so I'm excited to lay here with my new toy and cuddle with my human.  It's been a good birthday so far.

Elise and I were pooped after an afternoon of playing with Mackie and her human Valerie.  We couldn't even make it up the stairs.  Eventually Brandon did make us go to bed upstairs, but we took this little power nap first.

With me here is my friend Mackie.  She came to visit me today and we had lots of fun!  We went to the dog park and ran around a lot and swam and wrestled and chased the tennis ball.  I'm sad she had to go home.  I keep looking out the window and whining, thinking maybe she just went outside for a minute.  I hope she gets to come visit again very soon!

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I got an early present from my friend Kyra today!  These are my favorite dog treats!  I am so excited that I could just tear the box open and eat them all at once!