Today we were invited to a surprise birthday party in Shelburne. The Boy and the Girl were excited because they had never been to a surprise party. Before the party I took the Boy to get his hair cut and we picked up a snack at the mall. It just so happened that the mall was having a birds of prey demonstration. The Boy loves birds, so we had to check it out. It was pretty cool. They had an immature bald eagle and it was so amazing. I don't think I'd ever seen such a large bird up close before. It has a 7 foot wingspan, weighs only 10lbs, and can drag something weighing 80 lbs. My two older children weigh about that combined! The bird can carry 40 lbs (this is more than my daughter's total weight!). We got to see the bird fly and it is just so majestic.
After the mall, we headed over to the party. It takes a while to drive to Shelburne, and I never know how the Baby will be in the car. Today he was good until we had about 20km left, then he somehow just fell back asleep. We arrived at the party, and I was unloading the car, and the kids. As I closed the hatch, I slipped and fell (again!). I knocked my chin off the bumper and landed on the ground. The weather was cold but the day must have been warm, because I landed right in a slushy puddle. I was soaked from the waist down! My coat protected my shirt, but my pants were dripping wet. I went inside and my wonderful Aunt took me back to her place, dried my pants and gave me a hot tea!I missed the "surprise" but I am told the kids enjoyed it. Dinner and dessert was yummy, it turned into a great day.
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