Zane turns NINE! (how did that happen?)
Zane had to wait for Oma and Opa to unwrap the gifts. It was worth the wait.
And Uncle Steve & Nora, who gave Zora her heart’s desire (bike) for her birthday, came through with Zane’s heart’s desire for his birthday.
Then Oma & Opa’s gift: A trip to Chucky Cheese. Much cheering ensued.
You know the sweet part? Zane didn’t really want anything, so he happily gave Zora his tickets to get what she wanted.
Than back to the house to meet up with Robert’s family, who came to join us for cake.
Zane decided that he didn’t want a Mario themed cake, and for a while he wanted a pirate ship cake. Then, being a sucker for TV advertising, he begged for this for his birthday cake:
He wanted it with chocolate chip cookie layers instead of the pictured cake, notable for a very literal kid. We chose chocolate frosting to go in between the layers. It doesn’t look fabulous, but it was SO GOOD. There was not a bite left, and that never happens. We remade it a few days later just to have leftovers. lol.
Those are trick candles, they keep reigniting, amusing Zane.
By the end of the evening, he was “Peopled out” and went back to the corner, found his new book, and got lost in that.
Perfect day. The days events would have been turning him into a crazy person a short time ago, but he not only handled it, but enjoyed it. So proud of my boy.
