Between major holidays and during the end-of-the-year rush, Owen has the last of 6 family birthdays that span less than a month. Finally, his day was here! It's the big 11 for him this year, but no big party because COVID is still around. He opted against a parade, since it was a school day, and just requested opening presents and eating food. We're in the homestretch before middle school, saying so long to each elementary "last", previewing pre-teenness, and savoring seniority on campus. To start the small celebrations, we met up with cousins at the park for some fresh air on a beautiful afternoon.
In keeping with tradition, the birthday boy requested sushi for dinner and an ice cream cake for dessert. Nothing like cold food on a cold day. We went with a "cookie chaos" cake from Marble Slab; it had both cookies and cream and cookie dough ice creams. To be honest, I don't understand the ice cream cake because my taste buds turn off at cold temps, so it never tastes like much to me. But I am in the minority at my house!
You'll have to use your imagination a little bit, but we signed him up for the school's digital billboard birthday announcement this year. The refresh rate on the sign apparently doesn't work well with cell phone cameras, so it looked a lot better in person. Happy birthday, buddy!
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