First Birthday's

My parents still talk about my first birthday. And we were not a big birthday family. But because of this I have always felt that a first birthday is something to be celebrated in a special way. I realize that no one year old will ever remember the actual day but they will remember the stories over the years, which probably get better with time anyway.

My dog's first birthday is May 13th. Since I totally messed up Taz's birthday (I was a single mom, ok...) and always say he's about 4...or 6...or 8....I decided to do it right with Manny and have a party so I would always remember his first birthday and hopefully be better about tracking his age through the years. This may sound crazy...birthday party for the dog...but he is part of our family and since my very favorite fun run in Seattle for dogs is June 7th, I thought that would be the perfect day for a birthday party. Colleen and I did the Furry 5k years ago, before either of us knew the neighborhood and spend hours after looking for our car. This time will be much better! Walk a few miles, find the car, go eat cake with the crazy dog lady! :)

I hope Manny enjoy's his birthday party...if there are other dogs there I guarantee he will.....