Good morning birthday boy!
Finally, a bigger bike!
Finally, another fish!
For lunch we had a fun picnic at the park and played on the playground and in the fountains.
It's always a special birthday when Grammy and Grampy come to celebrate with us!
(From these pictures it looks like he spent nearly the whole day in his pjs. He didn't, but we had an after-dinner outing planned--see below--and wanted everyone to be ready jump in bed as soon as we got home.)
On friend-party years I make birthday cakes from a box mix and try to decorate them in creative ways to match the theme. On the off years, since I don't have to spend time decorating, I decided I will let the birthday kid choose any flavor and I'll make it from scratch. For inspiration, I read aloud the all the cake recipe titles in my cookbook. A few caught Nate's interest, but when I got to Carmel Cake we all knew that was the one. Making the frosting was a harrowing experience, but in the end it turned out great. Garnished with white chocolate chips and served with Moose Tracks it was sickeningly sweet. Perfect for Nate!
After dinner it was back to the park to watch the moonrise. March 19 was a "supermoon," a phenomenon which occurs roughly every 20 years when a full moon coincides with the moon being at the perigee point in its elliptical orbit (the point closer to the earth.)
Watching and waiting.
Young astronomer.
See that little orange dot? It was bigger and prettier in person. Not quite a Supermoon in my opinion, but a fun outing anyway.
We love you Nate!! Happy Birthday!!
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