Feliz Cumpleanos

Maddie's twentieth birthday party was very nice today!  She invited some friends over to Aurelio's in Buford, which is becoming our favorite Mexican restaurant at the moment.  We treated everyone to a fantastic meal.  As you can see, it was a really fun fiesta - Maddie got her street tacos, and she got a few new plush friends for her birthday too.

We started out with the pointy birthday hats, brought by one of her friends.

Meet our new plush capybara friend, courtesy of Chloe.

Ah!  Time for the sombrero and the birthday song, "Feliz Cumpleaños a Ti!"

And a delicious birthday treat!

So earlier, Maddie was at church with us of course.  But she was in the skit doing a big of dancing with us as we revisited the song "Hannah" that we did last year.  It was a country song that tells the story of Hannah from the Bible, and it's a fun one.  We had a great morning at KidPak, and then we had to move quickly when leaving, because it was time to get over for the party! 

The Mexican food is delicious there -  I always try something different, and Mom usually gets the Agave Special.  We're always happy with what we get.  As soon as the meal was over, Mom and I went back home and the group went off to Skate Country.

Afterwards, the group went roller skating nearby, and that was the perfect birthday celebration for Maddie.  She had a really great time this afternoon with friends, just relaxed, laughing, sharing, laughing, falling, laughing, and making great memories together.

Maddie got home a little later - Mom and I were watching the Braves lose again, hopefully not too much of a skid here, but suddenly the bats are quiet.  It wouldn't make our moods bad though, because Maddie had a lot of fun stories to tell, and it was clear she was having a great day.

We read tonight, and we said our prayers - and then it was time for some sleep!