Friday, January 9, 2009

JoJo's Birthday

Here is JoJo curled up in her doggy bed, tucked in by the children, of course. Most families wouldn't probably have a party for their pet's birthday, but my kids will take ANY opportunity to have a party. Tonight it was our turn for our babysitting swap, and it also was JoJo's 1st birthday. The kids were more than happy to turn this evening into a puppy party.

They began by decorating the table with paw prints, doggy bones, and woof messages.
Some of the comments were pretty funny.
Alizah loves JoJo's bed and has no problem removing JoJo from her bed, climbing in, covering herself with the blanket and surrounding herself with JoJo's toys. This girl cracks me up.
The boys getting "registered" with their doggy tags (candy necklaces with a paper bone tag).
Everyone had to get scanned and pay a fee to get tagged and licensed. You can see our cashier took her job seriously.Then they had a visit to the vet, to make sure they were healthy dogs.
They went through obedience training, complete with puppy treats (scooby doo bone treats).
A doggy party wouldn't be complete without a bone shaped cake.
A doggy party requires eating dinner without utensils. Of course, we had to serve hot dogs for this occasion.
It was a fun party even if JoJo was oblivious as to what all the hype was about.

7 comments:

Melissa said...

Looks like the kids had lots of fun! You'll have to tell JoJo about the party rule- you only get parties when you turn 1, 5, 8, 12, & 16! My girls had an incredible time! Thanks for having a birthday JoJo!

Danielle said...

How cute! Jojo is one lucky dog that's for sure!

Heather said...

Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!
I love how the kids helped out.

Yay JoJo!
And yay Mom for planning it. Will you plan my birthday party too? You can reuse the bone shaped mold. =)

runningfan said...

You are so funny. I'm glad JoJo has been such a fun addition to your family!

Noni said...

What fun! It looks like everyone had an awesome time! Love the tablecloth, scanning and trip to the vet.

The McClellan Clan said...

you rock!! That is to cute. I would have never thought of that. So cute!

Marah said...

You are way too clever! Makes me want to have my own dog party.