On Tuesday afternoon, Mama and Dada did their best to transform our house into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for Caden's 9th birthday party. The front patio became Diagon Alley, a sheet painted with bricks spanned the front door as Platform 9 3/4, and the boys sampled Bertie Bott's beans on the Hogwarts Express before being sorted into houses and beginning their studies: Divination (reading tea leaves), Defense Against the Dark Arts (dressing up in crazy costumes to practice the "Riddiculus!" spell to repel boggarts), and Potions (mixing soft drinks for dinner). After pizza, Dada brought out the castle cake, and the party finished with a wild game of Quiddich.
Caden was home this past week on Spring Break, and we tackled some home improvement projects, including painting and decorating the downstairs guest bedroom and working in the front yard.
On Saturday, we headed to the Orange County Zoo to check out the animals and wander around the park. Sunday brought a birthday party - our neighbor turned 5 - and a trip to Roger's Gardens for another rose. Unfortunately, Finn came down with a tummy bug, so we've been cozying him at home these past couple of days.
Potions at the party
The cake.
Finn loves Caden's reading nook under the stairs.
Finn tries Mama's slippers.
At the zoo. Notice the mountain lion playing with its toy ball.
Finn touches a rosy boa.
3 comments:
What an amazing birthday celebration! Caden, it looks like you're enjoying the reading nook.
Finn looks a little worried about that snake!
But he *is* touching it. Kind of reminds me of Rowan and the garter snake.
When curiosity overcomes fear. A neat state of mind in many situations.
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