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So this year Hannah designed her own birthday party. And we didn’t get to be there (although we at least spent some time together virtually!). \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it sounds like she had a good time! Check out her awesome work on Instagram<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But we were able to celebrate with Nathanael!<\/strong> Although it was a fairly simple party, we did still have a theme – The Lord of the Rings (and The Hobbit)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling particularly ambitious, Shari created two<\/em> cakes – a chocolate cake (left) and an orange creamsicle cheesecake (right). Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some friends from church and from the neighbourhood came over for hot dogs and hamburgers (very traditional party food around here!), and cake. And they played some games, such as Flick ’em Up<\/a>, chess, and crokinole<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nathanael's<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Good times! Happy Birthday, Nathanael!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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