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Sophie’s Birthday Adventures – Brown’s Mount & Amerson River Park

June 3, 2019 16 Comments

We celebrated Sophie’s 7th birthday a couple weeks ago. Just like with Sampson, I neglected to get a post up on her birthday (whoops), but we did celebrate! Not only did we have a treat and catnip party, we extended the celebration by going on a hike this past Friday.

It’s been so hot (almost 100 degrees every day), so we haven’t been out on many adventures lately. We had to make an exception for Sophie’s birthday though, so we got up extra early to beat the heat. We opted to go to Brown’s Mount, which is a hiking trail not far from our house that we discovered earlier this year. It’s wooded, so we thankfully didn’t have to deal with being in the direct sunlight.

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - black cat hiking in woods

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - black cat hiking in woods

Kylo Ren tagged along for the hike, of course. Hiking is his favorite adventures, so we couldn’t leave him out of the fun! He ended up enjoying the hike the most. (Hence the reason he had way more photo ops than Sophie did.)

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - black cat hiking in woods

Sophie was uncooperative for the first half, and we weren’t sure why. Then she started crying incessantly, and my husband reminded me that that’s her signal that she has to go to the bathroom. I hadn’t realized it at first because it happens so rarely. Though she will go to the bathroom when we’re out on an adventure, she whines and puts up a fight about it for a while before she will actually go. I’m assuming it’s because she wants to wait until we get home, but she eventually reaches the point of no return and has no choice but to go.

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - ch cat hiking in woods

Once we realized what was wrong, I took her off to the side by herself and let her dig around before she found a suitable spot. (Thankfully I had our poop bags and poop bag holder from our KCC Adventure Starter Kits with us!) Hopefully she will eventually learn to just go when she needs to go rather than fight it.

Anyway, once Sophie relieved herself, we all enjoyed ourselves much more. She got into the hike, and we all had a great time! I’d say overall we hiked about 2 miles at least. We made it all the way to the overlook. Since it’s summer time, the view is a bit obscured by all the tree foliage, but in the colder months there is a really cool view of the city.

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - cats observing overlook on Brown's Mount hiking trail

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - cats hiking on Brown's Mount trail

The next day, Sophie got to go on an outing by herself. We went to our favorite local spot, Amerson River Park. We had a good time hanging out and people watching, rolling around on the concrete (one of her favorite things), and taking some “model shots.” She loves to be the center of attention, so I’m glad she got to have a little outing all to herself.

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - ch cat at park

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - model CH cat

Sophie's Birthday Adventures - Brown's Mount & Amerson River Park - Sophie the cat with cerebellar hypoplasia, flower on head

Happy Birthday, sweet Sophie. Thanks to your goofy personality, it’s hard to believe that you’re 7 years old. You haven’t “matured” one bit, and that is totally fine by me! Thanks for teaching me so much about life and overcoming obstacles. You amaze me every day. Looking forward to more wobbly adventures with you for many years to come! Love you!

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  1. Dalton/Benji/Angel-MrJackFreckles/Pipo & Angel-Minko says

    June 3, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    Happy Belated Birthday to YOU, Sophie!

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  2. Eastside Cats says

    June 3, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    Sophie, you are adorable with a flower on your head! Glad you and Kylo Ren had fun adventures. Here in the Midwest, we’ve had rain and cooler temps, but the mosquitoes are multiplying like crazy!

    Reply
  3. Mollie Hunt says

    June 3, 2019 at 2:20 pm

    Happy Birthday Sophie! So beautiful with a rose on your head!

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  4. databbiesotrouttowne says

    June 3, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    happy birthday two ewe sophie N we hope ya sell a brate 77 mor….N joy yur day;
    eat sum pie N cake; get in trubullz & heerz two a yeer a head filled with happeez
    N healtheez ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

    Reply
  5. The Island Cats says

    June 3, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Happy Birthday, Sophie! We’re so glad you got to celebrate in such a great way (though pooping outside is for dogs! 😉 )

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  6. Lisa B says

    June 3, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    Happy Birthday to the beautiful little birthday girl Sophie! Thank you for your posts, always a joy bringer!! 😀

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  7. Timmy Tomcat says

    June 3, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    We loved watching Sophie keep up with Kylo Ren and have a fun day. She is so sweet and her glamour shots are beautiful. Many happy returns sweet friend

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  8. Ellen Pilch says

    June 3, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    Sophie is a gorgeous model. Happy Belated Birthday! XO

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  9. Mary McNeil says

    June 3, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Happy belated purrthday, Sophie ! And many more.

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  10. Lone Star Cats says

    June 4, 2019 at 2:04 am

    What a fun adventure! And happy belated birthday!

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  11. Summer says

    June 4, 2019 at 4:08 am

    I’m glad Sophie got to have such awesome outings for her birthday!

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  12. Sherri-Ellen T-D. says

    June 4, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    Mew mew mew Sophie mee has herd a lot ’bout you an it iss wunderfull to furinallee meet you…or at leest see you! Happy 7th Birfday to you. Mee just terned 7 yeerss old May 15th…
    Oh mee must inn-traduce meeself. Mee iss BellaDharma…mee iss ‘angel’ Unkell Purrince Siddhartha’ss Neece!
    Mee has bin here at THE Purrfect Pad since Septemburr 6th of last yeer.
    An Kylo Ren you are furry furry hansum!
    ***purrsss*** BellaDharma

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  13. Stephanie says

    June 4, 2019 at 6:53 pm

    Love Sophie updates, she’s so sweet. Happy birthday Sophie!

    Reply
  14. mommakatandherbearcat says

    June 5, 2019 at 2:26 am

    Happy birthday, Sophie! You and Kylo Ren make quite a pair! I always wondered why Bear had to come inside when he had to go. I’m thinking that with litter box training, we kind of condition the go anywhere thing out of them and it confuses them to be free to go one place and not another. Sophie’s such a sweetheart!

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  15. Edith Chase says

    June 5, 2019 at 9:16 am

    Happy Birthday Sophie!!!

    Reply
  16. Lola The Rescued Cat says

    June 6, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    What a great birthday celebration! Happy Birthday, Sophie!

    Reply

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