Callie has been obsessed with having her birthday party at the local animal shelter. It took a while to finally get it together. I have to say, BEST party idea ever! The only time the shelter could do it was 1:30 on Friday afternoon. Thankfully it was a half day for the kids. The kids all brought donations for the shelter, which was great for them, and great for me. I so do NOT need any more toys in this house!
The original plan was that the girls would get a brief "training" on how to be a volunteer, and then they would do some work- cleaning windows and whatever other minor tasks they were capable of. They were to end the activity with "socializing" with the cats. However, the shelter manager was out sick, and apparently the other volunteers are much more laid back. So the kids spent 90 minutes playing with the cats. The cats were divided into 3 rooms. One room for the little bitties, one room for the teenagers, and the biggest room held the grown up cats. The kids could hang out in any of the rooms and they had a blast! They all thought it was just great and were sad when the time was up. The best part was that I didn't have to do anything!
After the shelter, we went to our house for some delicious ice cream cake. The girls played for a bit and then all returned to their own homes. I was surprised how easy it was and how happy the kids were with it. Although Callie later complained that she wasn't permitted to play with the dogs. I guess there's no pleasing some people!
Callie's favorite kitten.
Playing with the little kitties.
Loving the snuggles.
Callie's new best friend.
Callie and Dorothy, enjoying the babies.
I wanted a group shot at the end, but they saw a lizard.
And then they were just silly!
I made the cake in a spring form pan and Callie asked for Cookies-n-Cream ice cream. It was delicious!
My happy birthday girl!
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