The Armstrongs: Emily's Birthday Party

The best part of Emily's birthday was her party. We have been planing this birthday party for weeks. We had the party at my parents house. My sister Holly decorated with cute streamers and tissue puffs. I made "pupcakes" that had a close resemblance of a gift that she would receive a little later that night. During dinner Emily had to run to the bathroom and pull a loose tooth so she could finish eating. She pulled it herself. I was impressed. We then opened the presents. (what we had been waiting to do for so long now.) She got a cute skirt from Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong. Pajamas from Bruce and Susan and the kids. The last gift was from Dan and I and my family. We all got her a PUPPY! We got her a cute little black and white Lhasa Apso puppy. When we handed her the box it was silent but was jumping and shaking. Emily of course was surprised. This is a gift that she has wanted for a while. She exclaimed later that night "I can't believe you actually got me a puppy. It's been on my list for years." Dan and I felt pretty good I must say. This little nameless puppy has been with us for almost three weeks and tonight she got a name. I thought this would take a really long time. Emily loves tasks like this. She gets paper out and makes long lists of possibilities. But surprisingly this took about ten mins. She quickly looked through a baby name book, wrote down about ten names, asked everyone there which one they liked the best and then picked the one she liked the best in the end. Our little puppy received the name Matilda. It actually fits. A big name for such a little dog. But I think she will have no trouble filling it. Over all it was a fun night. And one that I don't think we will forget.