A Puppy Party-Grace turns 6!

Our "Puppy" for the puppy themed party. (for now anyway)

The Menu:

"Pup"cakes

Peanut Butter Bones
Puppy Chow
Hot Dogs

"Kibbles N' Bits" (cocoa puffs, m & m's & raisins)
Bone Dip with graham cracker bones.

My kids love the number shaped candles. Grace picked out this one.

We decorated the plates with puppy paw stickers. Grace got to add as many as she wanted to her plate.




The Birthday Girl.
Getting ready for the BIG surprise....
Her reaction was much calmer than I anticipated.
After a few minutes I asked her if she realized she got to keep the dog as her pet. I'm pretty sure she hadn't put that all together. Then she was estatic!

Me explaining the puppy was here to stay.

The whole gang.

Taking Charlie for his first walk.
Unfortunately one of the most memorable moments of the day came when Grace's party was wrapping up. She was walking Charlie in the yard and the excitement of her long answered prayers were being realized. I was saying goodbye to Jo Jo when I heard a horrible yipping sound. Grace & Charlie were running and the leash tangled her up and she had stepped on his leg. Major uh oh!!! We called Papa who was still close and it was more bad news. He had to take Charlie home with him to get an x-ray of his leg. It was a horrible moment as I held my little girl hysterically crying while her papa took her first dog away! It was a very difficult 24 hours as we adjusted to the disappointment of the big surprise not going as we had envisioned and helping Grace working through her sadness and guilt over accidentally hurting the dog she already adored. (I don't think I've EVER prayed that hard for a dog)

Sunday brought good news. Charlie's leg was not broken. However, we decided to let him do a couple of days of rehab with Papa & Gramy before going to pick him up on Tuesday. It was a very exciting reunion when we were able to bring him home for good 3 days later. Grace loves her dog and he is becoming a part of the family. This was definitely a learning experience as we dealt with the highs and lows of Grace's crazy 6th birthday. One thing I know for sure its something I don't think we will soon forget.