Happy 9th Birthday, Vic (Dec 1st)

Vic celebrated his 9th in Harry Potter fashion. 

Breakfast pancakes

 

Vic's favorite dessert is pumpkin pie, and he helped make his own birthday pie.

Vic's Potter Party

Potion's Class

 

Cookies for the kid who doesn't like cake

Wand Making

Happy Birthday, Jude (November 26th)

It was a small but fun 4th birthday for Jude.  He asked for a pinata, and with a bit of hunting and gathering we managed.  Fortunately Paw Patrol is very popular here too.  They are growing up fast (to speak in cliche), and it is strange that the baby of the family is 4. 

Breakfast Candles

Dinner Cupcakes

Pinata Fun in the basement with brothers

The "Zoo"

As a special birthday treat for Jude, we visited a nearby petting zoo/animal refuge.  We followed the "zoo" signs up a narrow switchback road.  A local family runs it and visited with us while we played with the animals.  They have a rescued bear, wolf, llama, and camel.  Additionally they have Australian deer, geese, pigs, rabbits, peacocks, sheep, a horse, a donkey, emus, plus a few I forgot.  Most of these are in one giant pen and are very friendly, especially one little piggy that wouldn't leave our ankles.  It was an immersion petting zoo experience like none we've had before, and lots of fun.

This is the little pig Artur that likes people (and milk) more than other piggies.

Artur especially loved Max.  

A 10-day-old goat that let us love on her.