Happy Birthday Cody!!!! You're 6!

I can barely believe that today

my "boy" is

SIX!!!

Looking at these photos it seems they were all taken in the blink of an eye. Times goes by much too fast. Cody was a blessing sent to me by my Angel Bobo who passed 2 weeks before I adopted Cody. He helped soothe my broken heart.

Cody is a lover, cuddly, a great brother, clever, cunning, a clown, food obsessed,  and he has a belly that swings from side to side when he runs! Our lives are truly blessed!

Today we are celebrating Cody's SIXTH BIRTHDAY with the SECOND of what will be FOUR GIVE-AWAYS! ( If you missed the first give-away click here,  there is still time to enter!)  We hear that a number of other kitties have celebrations today as well, everything from more birthdays, to gotcha days to blog-o-versaries!
Cody and I want to send lots of love to ALL KITTIES CELEBRATING TODAY!

In honor of Cody's birthday, and the special days of our friends, we have a special give-away from our friend Kelly at:

 Bax Cat & Co.!!

I simply LOVE Kelly from Bax Cat & Co. and all of the special things that she makes!  Kelly specializes in organic catnip toys, cat mats and "other homemade goodies for your special cat"

About Bax Cat & Co. (courtesy of their website)

In the winter of 2011 I noticed that one of my cats wanted to play, but was bored of her usual toys.  On that day, I made a simple string cat toy out of fabric I had in the house.  Who knew that such a simple toy would elicit such an excited response from Zazu?!  The joy I saw as she played on that day made me open my eyes; it was on that day I pledged to make durable cat toys that would make cats happy across the globe.  Soon after, I branched out and started to make cat mats as well (these pads give my cats a place to sleep once they grew tired from playing so much!)  

I was honored that Kelly agreed to do a give-away in honor of Cody's birthday, and look at the adorable catnip toy that Kelly sent to Cody for his birthday!

It's a GREEN BIRD from Kelly's Etsy Shop!

Branch is NOT included :)

These birds are special
because they were the
very first toys
that Kelly made for her shop!

From Kelly's Etsy Shop: This catnip cat toy bird would love to nest at your house! The purr-fect addition to your cat's toy collection, in a great bright green fabric and filled with certified organic catnip! Here are some things you should know about him:

Measurements:

- 4.5 inches from beak to tail

- 3 inches tall

- 1 inch thick

Materials:

- Body is cotton fabric in a green Celtic-inspired print

- Wings are made of white cotton fabric

- Feet and beak are made of orange felt

- Stuffed with polyfil and certified organic catnip

- Body is fused with interfacing for durability; wings are fused to body fabric and then stitched to body

- Polyester thread - triple-stitched for extra playtime durability

Here are photos of Cody enjoying his present!

Cody and I loved that the package
was not only attractively wrapped,
but it was wrapped using eco-friendly materials
"Earth-friendly Packing"

Pardon the blurry photo
but it was evident
that Cody smelled
catnip in the package!

Cody is carefully
inspecting his new Birdie!
Look at those claws!

The catnip toy
was a HUGE success!!!!

This bird  is too adorable ( the fabric is durable, even the TAG says Bax Cat & Co.!)

Cody thinks it is highly swattable, huggable and bunny-kickable which all translates to FUN!


WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TWO PEOPLE WILL WIN?
You will, AFTER you check out some of Cody's birthday cards!

Cody is such a lucky kitty!!! He  received two super cool birthday cards! The first is from his buddy Sammy from the adorable blog One Spoiled Cat!

Oh wow!!! Look at this
CATABULOUS CARD
that my buddy Sammy made me!
Is this COOL or WHAT?
Be sure to visit Sammy's blog here

Then! I got a card from one of Dakota's favorite friends!! Easy!! (Yes, "Easy" IS his name!) He is easily one of the funniest dogs on the web! If you haven't read his blog, you MUST read it right here!

Thank you both sooo much! You are great furiends!!

Now, would you like to know how you can enter the give-away?

GIVE-AWAY IS OPEN NOW. THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS!!

 ONE FROM THE U.S. AND ONE FROM ANYPLACE ELSE IN THE WORLD!!
 (Both winners will be chosen by www.random.org) and will each  WIN ONE catnip birdie!
 (a $7.25 value)

 Winners will be announced on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH!!

TO ENTER: Leave a comment wishing Cody a Happy Birthday and be sure  that you mention that you wish  to enter the contest!

WANT EXTRA ENTRIES!? FOLLOW KELLY!Complete any or all of the items listed below and leave a comment telling me which ones you chose. Those are worth one extra entry each!

Etsy shop: www.baxcatandco.etsy.com
Website: www.baxcatandco.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/baxcatandco
Twitter: @baxcatandco

Good Luck and HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SPECIAL BOY!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!