Kia's Birthday Party ~ what day works best?

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hey Dad!

How'z come we're Bakin Kookiez TaNite??
Kia's Birfday Partee izzint till Sunday.

Oooooh ...
Da Bus iz leavin Urlee inna mornin.

How'z come??

So'z we kan *Skip* Outta da Kuntry??

WHY are we goin ta Windsor, On-terry-O, Kannada??

Ta >watch< da Tug Boat Race onna Dee-troit Rivur!???

Huh??

Ooooooh ...
Allua Tug Boats gathur ebery year onna Dee-troit Rivur an have a
*RACE* - jest like a Horsey Race - but onna Waddur.
Race startz at WUN a-klok - near da Ambassador Bridge.

Where are we SLEEPIN Saturday Nite?
Anudder Bridge ta Kross - when it's Tyme ...
Well ... WE're claimin da Back Seet - You kan sleep up frunt!
Ooooh ... gonna find a Dawg-Friendlee Super-Ate Rent-a-Bed.
OK!

Don't make us *late* ta Kia's Partee!

Did'ja *pack* all our Papurz - so we kan get back inna Statez??
Oh, GUD!

(Dad thinkz of EBERYthin!)

Hey - we mite akshullie show up *URLEE* fur a change!

See y'all atta PARTEE on Sunday!!

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by shais_mom
there has been a rumor that a certain Californian and New Mexican are tossing around the idea of coming to OHIO in OCTOBER for a certain Ohioan's 30th birthday!

That would be awesome!!!

But don't say that 30 number too loud...cause there is another Ohioan hitting it in Janurary who is not ready!!

[ramanth]

Getting excited! See you guys tomorrow!

[RobiLee]

Have fun everyone!

[cyber-sibes]

"Kim's Belated Birthday, Kia's Early Birthday, & Andy & Kimmy's Engagement" Party

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, EARLY BIRTHDAY. AND ENGAGEMENT EVERYONE!!! We'll be thinkin' bout cha! Safe travel!

[Cincy'sMom]

What a fun day we had!!! Lots of sun, lots of dogs, lots of food, and lots of fun!! I think Kia had a pretty good birthday!!

I'm working on uploading pictures now!

[Cincy'sMom]

Here is the link to pictures from today

The birthday girl


Cinder


Smoke


And Bowser


more...

[Cincy'sMom]

Our three


Kimmy's sister's Shamus


Sadie fetches a stick


Kia and Cinder together



Cincy and her ball

[cyber-sibes]

Wow, looking at those pictures of the dogs swimming makes me feel nice & cool!!! Glad everyone had a great day!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Verrie *S*L*E*E*P*Y*!!

**GREAT TYME** had be Wun & ALL at Kia's Birfday Partee!!

Dad sed we wuz our Uzual BIG Help flyin da Bus onna way home!
Allua *Zzzzz* noizez comin frumma back seet kept Dad awake ...
SmokeMutt came to about an hour frum home ...

He Hopped up inna K0-Pilut's spot tween da seets ...
An lasted bout ten mimmitz ...
Hiz lil hed started *noddin* ... so he *rested it* on Dad's shoulder;
then went sound asleep rite there!
Woke up wiffa *start* an jerked his hed up - darn near
knocked Dad's glasses off ...

Dad sed maybe he otta crawl back inna Crew's Quarterz and
grab a lil more uvva Power Nappie ...

Next thing any of us 'member wuz Dad checkin da mail
inna box in frunt uvva Ranch!

Da Buz Driver is **bushed** - an sez we'll do a RE-port later ...

OH ~ PS:
We *yapped* wiff Miz Staci az Dad wuz parkin da Bus ...
Her HiSpeed InnerNet went onnna *FRITZ* Friday -
Da FixZit Guy won't be showin up till TOOZday ...
She'z not too happie bout DAT ...
But won't be PTin till it's fixed!

OK ... quick Outtie comin up ... den it'z Past Tyme ta *flop* onna BigBed!

Niterz!!

[ramanth]

Glad you guys made it home safely!! Thanks for coming up and enjoying the day with us.

Great photos Amy. I'll get my pictures uploaded soon.

[ramanth]

Kia's Party Album

Sadie relaxing:


Ralph passing out goodies:


Kia and cake:


Everyone waiting paitently for cake and Frosty Paws


Andy, Kia, Linn, and Seamus:


Bowser slips off the ramp

[Cinder & Smoke]

WW ~ NEET-O Partee, Kia!!

We made it into a long weekend by bekommin "International Travelurz" -
on Saterday we visited CANADA ...
Took Dad ta watch da Tug Boat Racez at Windsor, Ontario!
Aftur da Races we *Dipped our Toze* inna Detroit Rivur, kame back
inna Statez, an kamped at Motel 6. (Pizza fur dinner!) (Jest a lil taste.)

Sunday we met Kia, Kimmy an Andy at da Orion Oaks Dawg Park
about Noon-ish an began haulin all da *stuff* back thru
da Park to da Meetin Tree. Partee Guestz anna FurKidz started arrivin.

Here's summa Da Gang keepin "kool" unner da Big Tree ~
Amy, Ralph, an Sisterz Linn & Kimmy >>>




SmokeMutt showing off hiz Treet-Winnin *Beg 'n Shake*
to Mr. Ralph anna admirin krowd >>>




Da 2-Leggerz settin up Da Kitchen ~
Andy's Dad, Kimmy, Andy, Kim's Mom & Sister Linn ...




This pretty Parrot Pair brung Mom an Dad fur a "Walk inna Woods".
They pauzed at da Pump fur a koolin baff sprinkled by their Dad. The one
on the right sed "HI"! Their wings were *clipped* - but neither was
*tethered* in any way on their outing!




Let'z Go *SWIMMIN*
Yupperz - dat'z da Bowser gettin reddie ta fire up da 4-Pawz
Pro-Pulshun System ta get back on dry land or da Dock! >>>



Poor Bowz got INNA Wadder by "trickery" ... Dad led him out onna
Floatin Ramp; den *stepped* onna Ramp an *SUNK* it!
Poor Bowzie jest kinda "floated away"! (Safety ropey was attached!)

Bowz here ~
I fink I wuz a purdy gud *Sport* about da Swimmin Gig ...
I dint really *panik* kuz da Bus Driver had me onna Safety Ropey
an *guided* me back to da "Ramp Thingy" whenebber he thunk I
wuz gettin Tiurd ... (also kinda "handee" dat I FLOAT lika Kork!)
BOY, it Did Feel GUD gettin Kooled Off, tho!
I *wized up* bout da Ramp - kan onlee fool an Ole Dawg WUNST!
Bus Driver hadda give a lil *SHUV* offa dock fur later *DIPZ*.
I went back *IN* a LOTTA Tymez! It wuz (almost) *Phunn*!

Kia: "OK, Mom ... I SEE da Ball;
now THROW IT, Pleeze!!"




Cinder: "Why *jump* when ya kan jest *sink* da ramp
an *glide* off!?"



Dad dint get no snappies (kuz he dint think it wuz Cinnerz!) -
but he *watched* a lil Shepherd *leap in* an aktshully *FETCH*
a Floatin Kong a lady wuz tossin fur her Labby ... not till da
*return* wuz made an ~ OMG - dat wuz CINNERZ! ~ klimbed out -
did he realize it wuz HER!
Dad tell'd da Lady it wuz a FURST fur her - anna Lady sed
"No it wuzzint - SHE brung it back a couple tosses ago, too!"
OMG! ~ Dad wuz *AMAZED*! - We mite be gettin a
Floatin Kong wiffa Ropey attached!


Seamus got the hang of "Dock Diving" purdy quick!




Smokey *HITS* the wadder again!
SmokeMutt entertained himself durrin da Swim Partee ...
He'd dash out to the end of the dock, *LEAP* IN,
turn the correct way towards shore, 4-Paw in atta goodly klip,
scramble out, then *dash* back onto the dock ~
an Do It Again ~ an Again, an Again!




A few more *snappiez* commin rite up ...

[Cinder & Smoke]

Aftur da Big Swim inna Dawggie Lake;
we headed back up to da Partee Treez fur da Kake an Frosty Pawz ...

All Eyes on the CAKE! ...
Bowser, Smokey, Cinder, Sadie, Spot, and Cincy ...




Lighting all 7 Kandilz prooved a challenge with the Breeze blowing ...




Kia (eyes on the kake & Drooling): "Ya
got em all lighted yet, Mom?"




Kake iz (finally) kut, PLATED, an bein *passed* ...
Bowser, Cinder, Smokey, Cincy, Sadie,and Spot *wait* fu da Kake Platez.
Frosty Pawz (a BIG Hit in the Heat) were served next.




A Future Pet Talker??
Meet Christy and Vocca - just one of FIVE Rescues livin
wiff Christy! (Otherz are all Rotties!)
Christy works at Rochester, Michigan's Leader Dogs - a Pilot Dogs
for the Blind Training School!
(Vocca *myndz* REELEE Well!)




Packin Up inna parkin lot ..
Kia, Christy, Vocca, Andy & Kimmy >>>




Happie Birfday (agin) to Kia AND Kimmy ~
We all had a LOTTA **PHUNN** at yur Partee!!

Iffin ya *missed it* - we *missed* you, too! ~ PLAN on bein wiff
us all Next Year!

MORE *snappies* frum da Partee at the ImageStation Album >>>

Kia's 2005 Birfday Partee - Orion Oaks Dawg Park

/s/ Cinder, Smokey & Bowser

[cyber-sibes]

hey smokemutts, thanks for telling us all about the outing - I laughed alot reading about Bowser falling off the plank & all the fun stuff! Your dad sure takes nice pictures! Hope to see you all next labor day!