Happy Birthday 2 CeeJ!

VERY GOOD MORNING: Before 6 this a.m. CJ came seeking confirmation that this day - finally - was his birthday. Yes, indeed, CJ it IS your birthday.

For his birthday breakfast I handed him a banana. He was appreciative, but underwhelmed - until I told him we'd be going to his favorite donut place, Top Pot Donuts, this morning. He had to wait a good long hour for Annabelle to rouse so that we could make our way to Queen Anne hill and donut bliss.

He made a sprinkle topped chocolate cake donut disappear in record time. Annabelle, on the other hand, lingered over her Pink Feather Boa for a long time. I had a damn fine cup of black coffee. :)

HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN: We returned home where we awaited the arrival of CeeJ & Bee's bro Kennedy. Meanwhile, Annabelle and I put the finishing touches on CJ's Super Mario Bros. themed birthday cake (which wound up weighing in at around 20 pounds, given all the fondant layered on it).
Ken arrived around 10 ish. He helped with the cake and played some Super Mario Bros. with CJ on the Wii and helped with the cake (have I mentioned a lot of fondant was involved?).

FOOD, FUN AND GAMES SESSION ONE: At noontime, we headed to Burger King in Ballard to redeem CJ's free Kids' Meal coupon. From there it was on to the University District to a new store/arcade, Pink Gorilla. There, CJ and Annabelle got to see old school video games for the first time - including Donkey Kong 3 - in the big ol stand up cabinets the size of a Smart car. Good times.

Upon our arrival home, CJ discovered a huge special delivery awaiting him at the front door. Balloons from Nonnie and Bops!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE: After hanging out at home for a bit, we headed out again, this time to Columbia City, where we attend yoga weekly. This week, our destination was Full Tilt, a great old school arcade including multiple great old pinball machines and game cabinets, including the original Donkey Kong game!) CJ, Kennedy and Christian hung out there for an hour while I took Annabelle to yoga.

Right after, we met Rick for dinner at CJ's restaurant of choice, the Old Spaghetti Factory in Belltown. We had a nice view of the Olympic Sculpture Park and CJ enjoyed spaghetti, ice cream and a song from the staff. :)



LUCKY KIDS: Tonight at 9 p.m. CJ pronounced, "I'm having an awesome birthday. This is like the best birthday ever!"

CJ isn't the only one who had a great day. This afternoon as Ken and CJ were beginning to play a Super Mario Bros. game together, Annabelle declared, "I'm really lucky. I have three brothers. Not many people have three brothers." :)

Obviously, today, it was all about party! party! party! Tomorrow (and the next day, and the days after that) we'll do plenty of schoolin' .