Happy 12th Birthday to my Bladen!
This is Bladen's 2nd birthday stuck in lockdown, but he always makes the best of the situation.
We still wanted to celebrate our boy in the best way possible so I stayed up late the night before & decorated the house with all things DINOSAUR. He was SO excited when he woke up & saw it all.
For birthday breakfast, Bladen wanted crepes, apple slices, & a birthday ding dong.
We also let him open his presents before school. He was SO excited.
Craiger bought Bladen his very favorite thing in the world . . . chips & salsa!
His brothers & sisters got him a new addition to his knights & dragons collection.
Opa & Oma got him a new game for his Nintendo DS & a cool dino bone hat. Bladen wants to be a palaeontologist someday so this was a perfect hat for him.
Trek & I got him a new Zelda game for his DS. Zelda is his favorite.
Mimi & Baba got him a really cool book about dinosaurs & a piano tie for church.
My friend Nancy, got him all sorts of new clothes, dino books, & a dinosaur bedding set.
For his birthday dinner he picked lasagne, fresh pineapple, & baked beans
(an odd combination), but his favorite foods.
I also made a phone call to our Italian friend, Tony who drives an ice cream truck around this part of Germany. He makes homemade gelato & brings it straight to your door. He pulled his truck right up into our driveway & made us all some tasty treats as we sang to Bladen for his special day.
Since we couldn't have an in person party again this year, we found a way to celebrate with friends without actually having them here. I made a bunch of orange dino sprinkle cupcakes (orange is Bladen's favorite color) & drove them with a bag of sour dino gummies to each of his friends' houses. Then we did a zoom call & played online games for 2 hours with his friends.
I also took these cute dino sugar cookies to his friends to eat during the party. They were almost too cute to eat.
His zoom birthday party was a huge hit & he was able to invite friends who lived nearby as well as kids in the states who he hasn't seen in a while. It turned out wonderful. I'm so grateful for such wonderful friends who make Bladen feel loved & important.
Happy birthday Bladen. We love you so much. You make us so proud.
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