Happy Birthday!

Within this past month our household will have celebrated three birthdays. Vera is 2, Deacon is 4, and I'm older. My birthday party consisted of Asheville's finest pizza and beer. For Vera it was a fun family outing to the Health Adventure and for Deacon it was "Chucker Cheese" (Chuck E. Cheese). The Health Adventure was great. As far as I can tell the kids didn't learn a thing, but we all had great time. Vera is so nurturing. She loves her babies and playing house. Aside from being absolute-ly adorable she's also very articulate, expressive, and persistent.

Chuck E. Cheese. Honestly, some of my fondest memories from my youth were from this pizza-token-ticket slinging establishment. While it's not the same, there was still skee ball, air hockey, and a video game or two. More rides, and a climbing structure rather than a ball pit or cavernous cheese wall, CEC nevertheless delivered on the fun. Everyone (except for one extremely terrified child) thoroughly enjoyed themselves. It was easy, entertaining, and they had "beer" available in "large" size. What more can you ask for?