Someone just turned 6!

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Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to Theo and Auntie Annie,
Happy Birthday to you!

I’m six and I had not one but two birthday parties this month. First, I had some of my buddies from Hartley Preschool and the neighborhood come to my birthday party at Hartley Nature Center. We were biologists for the evening and we had to find 12 items on a scavenger hunt around the park, including pinecones, acorns, flowers, a bird nest, moss, signs of animal tracks, tall grasses and so much more. I loved my presents, especially the motorized car from my Grandma and Grandpa Benziger, a pogo stick from my Benziger cousins, lots of legos from my friends and Grandma and Grandpa Pastorius, fun new games (Uno and Dungeons) from my cousin Evie, a water gun and boomerang, nerf guns from Uncle Dan, and some money that I used to buy more legos! The second party was on my actual birthday when I was at the cabin again and Daddy was out of town in Colorado. I got to share ice cream cake with Auntie Annie and all the family the week before but then Auntie Rita bought me a special chocolate cake and I ate off all the balloon frosting and left the cake for mommy on my actual birthday. It was a great party and I can’t wait to paint all my new bird houses that Auntie Rita got me too.

Natalie, Daniel, Eilev, Isaac and Theo (Hidden Valley neighborhood trouble makers)

Learning about being biologist for the birthday party at Hartley

Biologists out on a scavenger hunt




Look at that pinecone!



Checking out a bird's nest


Checking out some deer tracks

Far fairmont forest

Fairmont pond

Checking out a fox hide

Climbing on the climbing tree

Opening presents

Time for cake!
 
Theo, Marit, Auntie Annie and Evie




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