Day 19.178: Birthday surprise

We woke up abruptly a little before 6:30 am to the sound of an electrical fault that caused a power outage for an hour or so - once again a squirrel shorted out a distribution transformer in our neighborhood. 

Fortunately, this didn’t interfere with the plans to celebrate Exile #2’s birthday which included watching the football followed by delivered pizza and a birthday cake along with some gifts of course. Happy Birthday Exile #2!

Day 19.161: Birthday!

I had a very busy day today. The most important part was celebrating Exile #3’s birthday which waited until the end of the day. Happy birthday Exile #3!

Day 19.153: Birthday cake

Exile #4 shared this photo of their solo birthday celebration:

I believe they are getting together with friends over the weekend for another celebration. 

Day 19.091: Birthday (observed)

After lunch, I collected E5N1 from his college dorm to bring him to the high school for the Saturday matinee of the musical. Exile #2 and Exile #3 met us there. Afterward, we had takeout and birthday cake and did gifts etc. 

Day 18.363: Yay!

Yay! (I’m not sure what those numbers mean though)

Day 18.177: Happy Birthday Exile #2!

It took until the end of the day to properly mark the occasion, but here she is with the birthday cake planned by Exile #4 and executed by Exile #3:

Day 17.162: Happy Birthday Exile #3!

We celebrated a successful 22nd orbit of the sun for this one:

Day 17.153: Double double digits

There is only one teenager left in the house now that this one has made it to 20:

Happy Birthday Exile #4!

They had a fun day out with friend and neighbor K, and then the seven of us had takeout and birthday cake and some rowdy games.

Day 16.178: Birthday

Happy Birthday to Exile #2!

The lemon cake was something of a triumph (at lunchtime) after a couple of evenings of baking and assembling.  We had a nice game while we waited for E5N1’s drivers’ ed. class to finish so we could have take-out for a late dinner. 

Day 16.161: 21 for #3

Happy 21st Birthday Exile #3!

Exile #3 smiling lit by 21 candles on a birthday cake

Exile #3 laughing while opening gifts (many are in identical purple Amazon gift bags)

Day 14.178: Happy Birthday Exile #2

We celebrated Exile #2's birthday today with gifts (this wasn't one of them):

and cake (made by Exile #4)

and a game:

and some take-out. She also gamely celebrated with me as England made it to the Euro 2020 final despite her other national allegiances.

Day 14.161: Exile #2's Sunday Column #350

Exile #2 writes...

Today, while most people were celebrating Fathers’ Day, we were also celebrating Exile #3's 19th birthday. This coincidence has happened before, but somehow it feels like it happens way more often than it should. Amazingly, all three siblings emerged early enough for our Dad’s/birthday brunch to be breakfast. Then, after the busyness of the last couple of days, we stayed home, played some games and ate some good food. We toyed with putting 19 candles on Exile #3’s cake but went for a more modest 10. It seems that even last year we’d abandoned the one candle one year rule. I guess it’s evidence of the entry into adulthood.

Maybe the photo collages will also go by the way but if you need a reminder of how far this young woman has come, here is a link to last years’.

Day 14.152: Seventeen for #4

Exile #4 celebrated their seventeenth birthday today. Here is the birthday rundown:

Smiles and chocolate cake seem to be a theme - here is today's entry for the cake archives:

Day 14.139: Lemony goodness

Exile #4 decided to make a cake. Exile #4 made a GF lemon cake. We all ate the cake.

Day 14.088: Fourteen years old (not the blog)

Thanks to the weird numbering system I use here, it's evident that E5N1 is the same age as the blog (all but 88 days anyway). His birthday falls on Day X.088 (or X.089 in leap years) each year.

So here is fourteen - another COVID-affected birthday, but a little more normal than last year.

Day 13.162: #3 is 18

We celebrated another birthday today - Exile #3 is 18:

Want to see inside the cake? Let me answer that for you - you do!

Day 13.153: Now #4 is 16

Happy Birthday to Exile #4 - sixteen, but don't call her "sweet"!

Day 13.089: The quaranteen

Happy Birthday E5N1 - 13 today!

...and yes I did go back to check that he opened presents in the same pajamas on his 6th birthday as on his 4th birthday!

Opening some gifts today:

And waving the candles out (for some reason we're all a bit germ-conscious this time around!):

Day 12.152: Fifteen (4)

Happy Birthday to Exile #4 - Fifteen today!