Yes, his birthday was a long time ago, but before spring ends, I should write about our spring birthday. (Will also wrote about it in a much more timely fashion.) Exactly two months ago, Bogdan turned 12. Raia and her friend and I arrived back from Kyiv that morning, so we didn't have much time to prepare anything. Will had bought a cake, though, and made sure that there were presents. Bogdan was also very excited by the presents that Raia and Dasha had chosen in Kyiv for him:
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| Polished rocks! |
Bogdan took his cake to Sunday school, and shared it there. Then his friends came back with him afterwards and played on the school field near us. That was what he had really been looking forward to, and he loved it.
We went out to dinner at a pizza place he had chosen:
One of the presents was a robot kit from Jaan:
So, Bogdan has had his second wartime birthday now. How we hope and pray that there will be victory for Ukraine before his next!
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And today marks 97 years since your great grandma Burton was born, so I was already thinking about birthdays. Yes, may this be the final birthday observed amidst war. Despite the war, YOU are celebrated, and we love you dearly.
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