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James is 6!

In the words of a wise friend today, "What an incredible and precious gift.  God is so good!" 

Happy 6th Birthday to our sweet little boy! 

Tobias made pancakes and eggs for breakfast.  We put a candle in the birthday boy's pancake!  Fun times.

The birthday presents - woohoo!


Two different Lego sets! 


While James opened, Eli was content to rip apart the open envelopes.


Super fun cards too!

And a special sweatshirt for the cold weather here!

And perhaps the biggest hit was the Florida Gators sock monkey, named Saka.  He is currently watching a movie with us.

Cambridge hosts a family literacy festival every year and it happened to fall on James' birthday.  Perfect family fun including face painting, free books, and a magic show.

During the magic show Tobias was selected to participate up front - but he had to wear the Rastafarian hat!  James thought that was pretty cool.
 
Hanging out in front of Cambridge City Hall like the students at Harvard and MIT. 
 
We allowed James to select dinner for tonight - and he chose lobster!  My Florida baby is adjusting to New England life easily!
 
And we finished off the special day with a homemade ice cream cookie sandwich and a movie!

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Debby said…
Happy happy birthday James. I'm glad you were able to have sooo much fun on your special day. I'm happy that you are adjusting to your new home and I'm sure you will make a lot of new friends soon.
November 5, 2013 at 5:34 PM
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