The day started with his mom treating him to doughnuts, one of his favorite foods. His special request was for a bacon maple bar. I can tell you, it was a good choice. Auntie Tara, who got up at zero dark thirty yesterday and flew down for the occasion, was snoozing this morning, and Laura and Judah had to go out. So, Grandma and Grandpa hung out with Josiah, playing games and watching Phineas and Ferb.
When Laura got home, we spirited Josiah away for an afternoon of fun. First we went to In 'n Out Burger for lunch. Yumm! Josiah was presented with an official In 'n Out Burger hat. Then it was off to Toys R Us, where he got a helium balloon, a paper crown and the chance to pick out his own birthday present.
Later in the afternoon, we were invited to Mr. Don and Ms. Char's house. They are across-the-street neighbors who treat our Josiah and Judah like their own grandchildren. They had ice cream sundaes and presents for both Josiah and Judah, whose birthday is on the 19th, i.e., next Monday. Over the years, Jill and I have become very friendly with Char and Don. I expect we will go out for lunch or dinner with them next week.
We came home and found that Tim had come home from work a bit early to celebrate the birthday. We had Tim's dad's recipe pot-roast for dinner, at Josiah's request. Then we had Baskin Robbins ice cream cake for dessert, complete with self-relighting candles. Josiah got a kick out of that.
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