It's always an adventure preparing for two birthdays on the same day. We just discovered that September 16th is the most "popular" birthday of the year. In other words, there are more babies born on this day than any other (in fact, the top ten most common days to be born are in September). Now it makes more sense. It had been a busy week: trips to the mall, ordering and receiving packages from Amazon, trips to bizarre locations to pick up packages that I wasn't home to receive..., but the day was finally here. I still had a lot to do. We found a kitten to adopt and had been to see her the week before. She was supposed to be "adoptable" September 20th. I lobbied for an earlier adoption date since she would be 8 weeks on the 15th, and the woman finally said yes! So, on the 16th, I had to drive about half an hour away, sign papers, etc. and bring home the kitten. Then I just had make sure she stayed hidden until it was time for her debut. Thank goodness for the guest house...she has a very loud cry. By afternoon I was exhausted and couldn't face the idea of baking the Oreo cake I had planned to make. Although I normally wouldn't dream of buying a cake (it's a labor of love, right?), I started thinking about the beautiful cakes and tarts in the French bakeries (and about the nap I could take instead of baking the cake). Kevin agreed that buying something would be a good idea, so we all stopped at the bakery that evening. In the end, we each chose an individual dessert instead of getting one big cake. It worked out very well, as everyone got exactly what they wanted. YUM!
Bea got lots of Schleich animals...they've been on her birthday/Christmas lists for the past 10 years. We may still be giving her these things when she's 30! (Click on the picture to go to the Schleich toys page)
Serena got the original box of magnetic poetry - and a magnet board for her room, so she can compose beautiful poems.
 Bea was super excited to get a new pair of converse high tops...dark gray with colorful dots all over. |  Serena now has her first "coffee table book" Humans of New York. |
Our dessert box from the Patisserie
The four carefully chosen desserts!
How many candles?! Yes, we actually have a 16-year-old. Wow!
Bea chose a coconut flavored ball - it had merangue in the middle. Serena's was praline flavored.
 Kevin got a tiramisu...but he said it wasn't as good as the one I make! ;) |  I got a strawberry tart - delicious! |
The kitten was certainly a hit! She still doesn't have a name, but we're working on it.
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