The Fennels: Asshole Parents (our babies' birthday party)

You guys!

Matt and I are asshole cat parents.

Reason(s)?

Around the beginning of April, I realized that we BOTH forgot our BABY's birthday on March 20th. I capitalize BABY because that's exactly what Lulu is. The youngest. The princess. The baby of our household. That is, until the real baby comes along..... ((She's going to have a hell of a time giving up that role. Luckily -- she has quite awhile to keep her reign)).

Lulu turned the BIG FOUR on March 20th and [like asshole parents] we completely forgot-- and acted like it was any other normal day.
What the hell is wrong with us?! How could we do this?! AND this better not be a prediction of how we'll be with an actual human baby! Anyways - I immediately told Matt once I remembered, and he had the same "Oh Shit" feeling as I did.
"Quick! We have to fix this She knows!! She knows we forgot her birthday!" Click here to see Lulu's birthday last year

So we came up with - what I like to call - a clutch idea and decided that "we meant to do this ALL along......."

"Yeah, Lulu, we remembered your birthday -- we just wanted to have a combined birthday party for you and Ernie this year...." We were "those" kind of parents.

So, Matt and I decided that since Ernie's birthday is July 31st and Lulu's is March 20 -- we'll just celebrate the BOTH of them over Memorial day weekend and get them one, big, fun present.

I think Lulu was on to us. She knew we forgot.

If she didn't know it then -- She definitely knew it when we FORGOT - AGAIN -- TO CELEBRATE THE CLUTCH PARTY -- over Memorial Day Weekend.

Shit. WTF is wrong with us?!?!?

So, on Tuesday evening, in a desperate plea to regain Lulu's love and trust -- Matt and I rushed to Target after work to grab party supplies, birthday gifts, etc.

The end result [our clutch, clutch party] was A-MAZE-BALLS. I am so super duper happy we went all out -- and I can't imagine us ever NOT doing it again.

Cake
Candles
Birthday Hats
The Birthday Song
Gifts
Tuna and Salmon for dinner <-- our cat's aren't vegan.
Pictures

It was a blast. Matt and I laughed the entire time 1) because putting birthday hats on the cats was the funniest shit ever (Remember, we're horrible, cat parents!) and 2) we are TOTALLY crazy, cat people and we wouldn't have it any other way. Who else would do this??? We're are such dorks and kids at heart. And I love my family.

Also -- that "one, big, fun" present turned into 2 small 5 dollar presents. One of which, was on clearance and the other -- the cats were terrified of. Again, horrible parents.

Enjoy the pictures, crazy cat people!