A Sessa Blog: Adaption

In my biology class this week we had to go through the neighborhood and find animals that had adapted to their environment. I decided it might be fun to take Ally (Pink Cookie on this particular day) with me since she is at least old enough to learn about where different animals live. For future reference, it's not the brightest idea to take a 3 year old with you on a search for timid wild animals. They tend to run, fly away, hop away, even throw themselves in front of moving cars to avoid being seen by Pink Cookies. In fact, I am pretty sure that they also relay the warning to all of their animal friends so that there are NO animals in site for 30 minutes. Finally, we found some most likely deaf and blind birds that seemed not to notice the huge baked cookie chasing after them. I quickly took a picture and explained to her that these birds were lucky because they could eat out of bird feeders and didn't have to worry about finding food. That they had "adapted" to this environment. Deciding that she didn't understand, I told her that if they lived in the woods snakes might eat them, but because they were here they were safe and their tummies were full. Kind of like how our dogs had "adapted" to our house and they were safe and had nice beds.

The conversation ended like this.

Pink Cookie: Lexie sleeps in the fairy bed

Jordan: Yep, the dogs love sleeping in beds

Pink Cookie: And Maxie Max eats treats

Jordan: Yea, they live in a nice safe house where we take care of
them

Pink Cookie: Yea. Cause if they lived outside... lions would eat
them.

Jordan: Lions?

Pink Cookie: Yea.. Lions and the Easter bunny would eat them.

So on that note, pictures from Lexie's birthday party!

Before reading the rest of this particular blog post, I should probably pre-warn everyone that I am the kind of pet owner that would make the dog whisperer choke. I dress my dogs in adorable clothes, they have Juicy Couture beds and collars, and most importantly they have AMAZING birthday parties. So, if you are a member of Peta or any other animal organization that thinks dogs should be treated like well, dogs… you should probably stop reading right about….now.

I’ve always believed that if you are going to spend the money, time, and effort on an animal you should treat them like you would your own child. They deserve the best of everything and if you can’t give them that, then don’t get them.

and by "everything", I mean they deserve birthday parties.

So in true Jordan fashion, today we threw my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lexie a belated birthday party. I mean seriously, she's made it a whole year and has not been eaten by a lion. That's a big thing to celebrate.

She had her very best friends Max, Scout, Mansie, and Bella there to celebrate with her. Our house really is like it's own personal version of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", especially since the Cavaliers are pretty sure they are chihuahuas as well. Of course her favorite humans "Pink Pig" and Cooper were there also. She also had an amazing professional photographer (thank you Kendra!)

Unfortunately she was missing her human family members Courtney and Rachel, and her canine cousin Gaby :( We'll have to have another party in NC for them.

There was obviously a cake (which Ally and Max stole from her) but in true good hostest fashion Lexie donated her cake to the starving dog and pig and instead snacked on a pupcake.