Get ready for a cuteness overload! Our very own Chief Inspiration Officer, Magnolia, is turning eight today! The furry face behind Applewood Candle Co. is celebrating a big birthday, and we're pulling out all the adorable photos to mark the occasion.
And don't forget to shop her birthday sale! Magnolia asked us to give her friends 18% off store-wide, applied automatically at checkout. Today only!
1 – Baby Magnolia – the day I brought her home! I had a hard time picking which puppy to bring home, but my mom saw Mags and thought she was the cutest and the most calm! At least the cute part was true!
2 – Magnolia's first bath as a puppy!
3 – One of our many walk to the park! For our first two years together, Mags lived with me in my condo, so we spent almost every night at the outdoor mall or the park to help her get her zoomies out.
4 – Magnolia loves a good dessert (just like her mama).
5 – Magnolia's first Christmas! We actually took this picture for our Christmas card before the holiday. She spent the day of Christmas with just me, recovering from tummy surgery because she ate a towel 🤦♀️
6 – Magnolia's first birthday!
7 – Magnolia's first birthday cake! She didn't have human food for the first couple years of her life, so this was made out of her dog food!
8 – Enjoying her special birthday treat! Fun fact: she had no interest in human food until we were moving into our new house and left a whole Costco pizza on the coffee table while we ran into the kitchen to grab plates and napkins. We came back to find her trying to devour the whole thing! Pizza with "pup-peroni" remains one of her favorites! 🍕
9 – Enjoying a swim, her favorite activity!
10 – At Michigan State's vet clinic trying to figure out Magnolia's tummy and allergy issues. It was here that I was told to try avoiding toxic fragrances! Little did I know this vet visit would lead me to launch Applewood!
11 – Obsessed with the snow! (That makes one of us.)
12 – Isn't she adorable in her 2nd birthday crown? 👑
13 – Magnolia is three in this picture with her best friend, Tank!
14 – Magnolia's 4th birthday! Do you think she's excited for her cake!?
15 – Mags joins her mom and dad during their engagement photos! She's five here.
16 – She loves being the center of attention during a photo shoot!
17 – Magnolia's 7th birthday fell on Easter last year, so she thought the whole Easter dinner was for her!
18 – Mags and Tank celebrate her birthday with a trip to the doggy swimming pool followed by ice cream cones. 🍦
19 & 20 – Mags has been spoiled with beautiful birthday cakes! Here are a couple of our favorites!
