We dragged the birthday celebrations out for at least a week this year, beginning with a fiesta for some of Zion's school friends with the theme "The Mission", a large-scale, scavenger hunt that took us around Evanston. The kids deciphered clues, performed tasks, and received gifts at all 9 stops, eventually ending up at a pizza place downtown. We had fantastic chaperone/helpers in the form of Ben Wickstrom (who was fantastic at keeping up with the quick-running 6th graders and keeping them away from traffic) and Rebecca Erikson, who helped me bring up the rear and who bonded quite nicely with the only girl Zion invited to the party (they're just friends). Rebecca also made an amazing cake--a 2 tiered delight with a "Halo" theme that awed all of us.
Zen kept reminding us "my birthday, too!" and he, of course, had a blast playing with all of Zion's big friends, who all wanted to push him in the stroller on our trek downtown. Enjoy the pictures!
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