Chappy’s Pack O’ Friends
We had a whole passel of people at our house today.
In this picture? My friend Cindy off to the left (well, her foot–she didn’t want her picture taken, but well, an extremity? I couldn’t help it). Then Alex, his sister’s legs, and Princess (Chappy’s Greyhound friend). This was when we were trying to get everyone under the age of 10 to lie down and maybe nap a little. It didn’t work, but the twins did have fun taking over Princess’ blanket.
A mere two seconds later? Kat was in her Mom’s lap, as seen here with Horatio (Chappy’s very best friend), and Chappy himself.
Really, a good time was had by all today. We played in the yard. (The twins found it vastly entertaining–especially the “digging in the mulch with a stick” part, but hey, who doesn’t love that?) There was knitting. There was laughter. There was chatting. There was lunch. There was lots of fun.
Because, you know, the fact that Chappy spent almost the entire time sitting at the bottom of the stairs in the yard, just waiting for someone, anyone, to come down and play with him, rather than being up on the deck with all the rest of us doesn’t mean he wasn’t having fun. (It was a tad pathetic, perhaps, but he was just so happy to be down there, I don’t think he minded that much that he was alone–but he was thrilled whenever any of the rest of us would join him.)
And, naturally, there were more cupcakes. We had a “5″ candle in one and sang to Chappy (yes, we did) but the cupcakes the doggies ate were plain yellow cake spread with peanut butter. No chocolate frosting. (Of course, I might have thought through the whole chocolate stains and two-and-a-half year olds aren’t the neatest eaters thing . . . Um, Risa? Sorry about the extra laundry and twin-bathing necessary after this. At least they were yummy.)
I did some youngster-bathing myself. I’m not even sure Risa was out of the driveway yet when I had Chappy in the bathtub. I’ve seen chocolate paler brown than the water was once I started rinsing him off. He was absolutely filthy. And now he’s absolutely exhausted. Which, really, is the ideal way to end a day full of fresh air, friends, sunshine, and good food, right?
Oh the sunshine? I’m sorry to tell you that in all the excitement, I completely forgot to take a Saturday Sky picture. I thought about going out now to take one, but really, the sky’s turned kind of gray and it’s just not that photogenically appealing. I’ll try to make up for it and take one tomorrow–but hey, at least I did post outdoor pictures, right? That’s got to count for something….
And hopefully I’ll have some knitting pictures tomorrow . . . but for now? Chappy’s not the only one who’s tired.
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That’s okay Deb. I was barely out of the driveway before the twins fell asleep. We had such a good time it was worth the aftermath of a napless day followed by only a half hour nap on the way home. Alex melted down as I got him out of the car and pretty much wigged out for the next 45 minutes. After some cuddling and food he calmed down. Needless to say they went to bed early. Dirty but tired. I used wipes to get the worst of it off and I’ll soak them tomorrow
Once again it was a lovely way to spend the day! Thank you so much for having us.
Aww, it looks like everyone had fun!
How nice to have all the pups and humans over for a party for Chappy!
Thank you for not posting a picture of me….Saturday I was not looking my best, so I appreciate it. Princess and Horatio had an awesome time and if mommy was not so tired, we would have stayed longer. I also had a good time with you and Risa and of course, the twins. All and all I would say it was good fun had by all. Thanks and I hope Chappy had a fun day.