Birthday Boy and Family Trees

Saturday was Booyah's 4th Birthday. We decided to take the kids to Three Dog Bakery and walk around Stony Point. The kids loved it! A couple of people stopped us to admire the Greys. One of the kids who stopped us said "Is that a Greyhound? I did not know their were black ones!"
We quickly informed him that they do come in black and many other colors too. We went shopping at PetSmart afterwards and got the kids some new toys. We came back to the house and had a little family celebration for Booyah's Birthday.

Below is a picture of the cake we got for Boo Boo.






Booyah wearing his Lei and Birthday ribbon.



Maggie in her Lei, waiting on the couch for the party to begin.




Maggie patiently waiting for a treat.




Booyah and Maggie excited about getting their treats.







At first we gave the kids pretty large pieces of the cake, not relazing that it would be a little difficult for them to eat. Booyah tries to pick up the cake, but it slips back into the bowl.




Maggie managed to get hers out of the bowl, but did not make it too far before she dropped it on the carpet.



We cut the cake into smaller pieces and as you can see Booyah and Maggie had no problem eating it.



Maggie really enjoyed her cake. I have not seen her clean her bowl this good since the days of chicken and rice.



K.C. enjoying her piece of cake.
Doesn't she look darling in blue?




Oink Oink. Booyah shows us his impersantion of a pig.

Tounge 1.

Tounge 2.

Tounge 3

I think the kids really enjoyed the cake!

Misty strolls in wondering where her piece of cake is.
Booyah is wondering if Misty is his next treat.

With a full belly, Booyah decides it is time to take it easy for awhile.

Meanwhile Maggie decides to sneak over to Booyah's bowl.

I was just cleaning Booyah's bowl; he always leaves scraps behind for me mom.

Maggie Moo resting after the party.

Part II: Fun with new toys.

The kids had a blast with the new toys we picked up. Below are a couple of shots of the action.

Where's Booyah?

Maggie still has the kangaroo.

Part III: Back inside.

Booyah gets a turn to relax on the couch.

Maggie in Daddy's chair.

Booyah full stretch on the couch.




We had a greyt time! The kids did too. We were all pretty tired after this eventful day.

Happy Birthday Booyah!!!


Family Trees

Booyah's Birthday really got me thinking about family. My family is very small. I am an only child and my mother and father only have one sibling. My Aunt on my mom's side did not have any children and my Aunt from my father's side only had one. They live in San Antonio Texas, so I did not see them much while growing up. Also, my father has some issues, so I am not on the best of terms with that side of my family. Anyways.....

Mitch comes from a larger family. He has 3 sisters and a brother. He lost both of his parents in 2001, but he is close with his sisters and brother.

Booyah is the only pup in his litter. Maggie on the other hand has 4 sisters.

City Savvy BK

Happiness BK

Happy Talk RF

Katie Kisses RF

It appears that all of Maggie's sisters except for one Happy Talk, were all good racers. Last known owner is Arnell Connell. Our next step is to try to get in touch with Connell kennels to see where these girls are. Mitch and I agree that it would be nice if we could rescue at least one of Maggie's sisters. But, with Alpha Maggie, we are not sure that another female in our home would be a good fit. Just thoughts we are having, nothing set in stone yet.