Tree inspector

Maggie is in charge of inspecting the Christmas tree.


So far, so good...

Josie snoopervising

Josie is a big big helper this time of year. I'm not sure why the picture became "unavailable" on the previous post, maybe because the Flickr app rotated the picture and we had to rotate it back, but here she is again.



Of course, she's not the only helper. Mom has a bunch of pictures of Maggie all in the tree, and an exciting video of her jumping out of the tree. Of course we have to test the tree each year to make sure it's OK. Additional lights and ornaments go up tonight, and you can expect a similar theme of pictures.

Secret Paws pictures

We received our Secret Paws gift about a week and a half ago, but Mom and Dad made us wait to open it until mid-week last week. We got some amazing gifts from Sparkle the Designer Cat! We got nip mice, and nip sticks and sardines and Greenies, and best of all, a copy of Sparkles book!


Here we are checking out all the great stuff. Look at all of us in one picture!


Josie was all over this mouse!


And Maggie was loving the nip sticks!


These colorful mice are pretty awesome too. We love their long tails.


We had so many mice to choose from...


And of course the box counts as a toy, too.


And Huggy Bear really liked this nipped up toy.


Josie decided to lay across the treats so no one else could get them.


All this excitement made us need a nap. No better napping spot than under the tree.

Thanks again Sparkle! This was a great Secret Paws!

Maggie in the tree

Maggie's been spending some time up in the Christmas tree. She really didn't seem to remember this game until after all the presents were unwrapped. Then all of a sudden she couldn't help herself. She'd climb up, Dad would get her down, and she'd go right back up. I think Mom and Dad have given up trying to stop her. The tree's stayed up longer than planned, but is coming down this weekend. If it were up to Maggie, she'd leave it up all year long.

Maggie in the tree

I guess Maggie figures that since Santa Claws has already come that she can start being sassy and climbing the tree. She didn't even consider climbing the tree until Christmas Day, but that night it's like she found the tree again. I think she was showing off last night because Mom and Dad had a friend over and Maggie climbed to the top of the tree twice! We have pictures, but they're still on the camera, so hopefully they'll be up for tomorrow.