Last night we celebrated a very important day, Winnie the Hamster’s Birthday. Geetle had decided a few weeks ago that Winnie should have a birthday, but since we did not know when she was born, Geetle would pick the day. It was July 24th.

Geetle did alot of planning, she send out invitations, including one to Winnie herself and Grandma V. She decide we should have pizza and cupcakes for dinner. She made party hats and a paper chain for decorations. Grandma helped her with the cupcakes and they even colored their own wrapping paper for Winnie’s gift and bought some balloons.

During the party, Winnie ate in the kitchen with us, in a big red Rubbermaid box. Geetle cut up some carrots for her to eat and she stuffed them all in her cheek pouches. We talked about the first day we met Winnie, how we picked out her name and the time she got loose when we were on vacation.

At the end of the meal, Geetle helped Winnie open all her presents, showing each one to Winnie. Then we put on our party hats and had cupcakes.

I do not think any Hamster ever had a better birthday party. Winnie is lucky to have a friend like Geetle to plan such an event.