The Puppy Paw-ty

Since we only let our kids have a "friend" party for their birthdays every other year, I figured I sure probably post about Gracie's Puppy Birthday Party. She planned and carried out practically every aspect of the party, from the invitations to the cake to the games. It's actually kind of nice that she is old enough now to actually carry out all her crazy ideas!

Here's a scan of the invitation she created and delivered all by herself....

Gracie seriously has a million girls her age who live in our neighborhood. She is so lucky! I figured 10 was all I could handle. Gracie wanted everyone to bring their own "puppy", and then she decided that everyone needed to make their own doghouse out of poster board for the craft portion of the party. She also set up a dog show, complete with a dog obstacle course, for each dog to participate in. It was very Gracie-esque.

We finally have child old enough to do "heavy heavy hangover thy poor head". Any younger, and she would probably have cried when she was hit with the present. Brought back good memories to hear that poem again.

Cute birthday girl...



This is actually the 2nd time we've made this cake for Gracie. She requested it again after seeing it in a photo from her 2nd birthday. Who knew she would turn into such a dog lover!