Our little girl turns 1!

Maddux turned one this week and what better way to celebrate than with a birthday party! A birthday party complete with guests, cupcakes, princess party hats and presents. I hate to admit it but I have turned in to one of "those" people.


What had first started out as a "joke" turned into an evening of fun. I had mentioned to my friend Vivian that I was thinking of having a birthday party for Maddux and maybe going to the dog beach and then having cupcakes or frosty paws (doggie ice cream). One day I was telling my mom about my idea and she said, "don't you think her grandparents want to come", so the guest list grew. We went out with Andrea and Reggie and jokingly said if you want to come we are having a party for Maddux next week and they said they wouldn't miss it. So evites went out and in the end we had a house full of three dogs, seven people and a baby. There is no doubt that Maddux is loved :)

The night started out with a trip to the dog park with Roxy, Chile, Viv, Andrea, my mom and me. The guys stayed home to watch football. Maddux, Roxy and Chile all had a blast at the park and definitely got a lot of energy out. After the park we went back home for dinner, cupcakes and presents. All three of the dogs continued to wrestle and play until it was present time.




Maddux is one spoiled little puppy. The fun thing about getting gifts from friends is that they were able to buy all the girly dog stuff that Jim won't let me buy. She got a pink and black doggy sweater, pink hawaiian collar and leash (now everyone will know that Maddux is a girl!), pink dog dish and some bling for her collar. In addition she got a ton of dog treats that will last her a year and toys.


We ended the evening with puppy cupcakes courtesy of Vivian. We even went as far as to sing happy birthday before Maddux could eat her cupcake. She didn't waste any time once we gave it to her. All three of the dogs loved their cupcakes.



In the end it was a fun evening for everyone that came. I do realize that having a birthday for your dog is over the top and that Maddux really had no concept of what was going on except that she got to have "treats", but I still would recommend throwing a first birthday for your dog. If anything it is a good excuse to have friends and family over.