We celebrated neighbor Logan’s birthday exactly one month late. First, we were busy adjusting our schedule to accommodate our grandsons’ summer jobs, and then Logan and his family went to a big family reunion out of town. We caught them as they were coming in from that trip. It was the only time our boys would be free at the same time before Logan’s bedtime.
Logan wasn’t interested in having cake. I’m sure he was tired from being in the car for hours, but he also was tempted by a computer game. With seven-year-old stoicism, he came to the table to dutifully blow out his candles.
Chocolate won. He accepted a small piece of the cake grandson Nathaniel had made for him and proceeded to eat it all. To his credit, he wasn’t antsy but sat there until we brought out his gift. He looked at all the pictures on the box and probably read every word about the water slide. They decided it would be best to wait to open it until he was home.
Nathaniel offered to play a game of checkers with Logan, while the rest of us chatted and caught up on news. After a while, David sat with him at John’s computer, playing the biker game he likes most at the moment. It was probably well after his bedtime when they went home, and we found his flip-flops under the table. I can’t imagine feet that don’t cringe at walking home over stones and gravel.
Mehrling Muse 
Wish Logan a Happy Birthday from Mary Agnes and Eye.
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Eye will. Thanks.
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Lovely snapshot Anne 😀
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Sounds like a perfect birthday bash. Maybe Logan was so tired that his feet didn’t even feel the stones? He is, after all, a kid! 😉
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Logan is certainly much lighter on his feet than I am!
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A tired but happy seven-year-old! And btw that cake looks soooooo good!!!
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Nathaniel’s cake was/is delicious. We’re going to have another round tonight. Any chocoholic would eat it.
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Alas, I am suffering here, careless… lol
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Happy birthday Logan!!! I laughed about the feet cringing comment. I attempted to walk out to our mailbox the other day without shoes. I will not be doing that again anytime soon! My feet just cannot do that anymore.
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I’m not even comfortable going barefoot in the bathroom with its hard, hard tile floor.
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Happy belated birthday, Logan!
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Looks like a fun squeezed-in celebration!
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