momof2TNboys I pray that your DH can get best possible care and he has a successful surgery.
Take care, your DIS friends are here.
Sorry to post in between the Party pics!
Bella is a hoot in the cake lid! LOL
Beautiful floors and stove, I'm glad you are happy with it!
What a great job you did of everything! The dogs are everywhere and I love it!
BrooklynnsMommy the cake is awesome!
and the little dog bone sandwiches are perfect!
I love the T.V. idea and the treat bags are cute too!
WOW..you had a whole crowd this time!
Good food and family...what else could be better!
Jill always has great treat bags for the kids to take with them.
Nothing better than family, friends, fun, and food!
Pictures are still coming.
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After all the puppies had gotten their rewards and done the obstacle course four or five times each, they came in for people food.
Bella was not at all sure about the singing and the cake and about why everybody was looking at her.
This is the way she looked the whole time we were singing.
She didn't get the concept of blowing the candles out, so Brooklynn and Mary Beth helped her.
Soon, everyone was chowing down on ice cream and cake -
out of dog bowls, of course.
Next came the photo op.
I was holding the TV up and getting the kids around the back for pictures, so I handed the camera off. I don't know who was taking pictures, but unfortunately they didn't get the full effect.
They were supposed to be taken where you could see the puppies watching TV, like this.
Then party bags were handed out.
Brandy also got a present, since she's going to be adding a third little boy to her family within the next two weeks.
After all the goodbyes were said,
Bella opened presents.
She got money and a gift card, and a few little toys. We didn't think the boys would be interested in seeing all the girlie stuff, and it's hard on kids to sit and watch, so we just enjoyed the party and got around to the presents later. As expected, one of the best presents was a very large Nemo bag that she crawled in and out of.
It was a very busy and fun day, and we were all tired at the end. Jill and I and the girls also ran out to get the balloons inflated early in the day, and we took a Kentucky Fried Chicken lunch to Joan and Ray. This is the first time we had actually seen her, and she looked bad. She's a very on-the-go 70 year old, but she was bruised and weak and sunken and yellowish, I thought. They showed us pictures of the car, and Jill and I both left a little weak in the knees and sick feeling. The guard rail went through the driver side light and came out on the passenger side back/side window of the van. It's a miracle it didn't literally slice her in half. Apparently what she did was hit the gas instead of the brake in her panic and swerving. It took them an hour and a half to extract her from the car. It was a sick mess, and she is truly lucky to be alive. She has a long way to go to be anything near what she was. It really hits home how much life can change in one minute's time.
Thanks for sharing our party day with us. Wish you all could have joined us!
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