A Golden Orb Shooting Lasers

 After swimming, we kicked the surprise birthday party into gear. We started with temporary tattoos of cactus (for our cactus themed celebration) and then dressed in party clothes for the birthday party  


We took a downtown stroll to Desert Inn, where we all had fabulous food, including a special pepperoni pizza they made for Carmen. 


Party food

Carmen made a new hairstyle, and I promised her I would pull out this picture at graduation. 

Homemade lemonade was a hit!

We had a fabulous party conversation, ranging from the 54321 relaxation technique (which we all practiced at the table) to aliens.  I had just heard about 54321 but Carmen and Jane had both been taught it at school already. We talked about aliens and UFOs in Renaissance art.

There are a lot of medevil/renaissance paintings with flying objects and lasers.  We talked about why such images might have appeared. 

After a delicious dinner, we strolled through town for some light sightseeing. Moab was shockingly busy and open for business!

A Moab themed birthday cake







Carmen declared that she needed all of these gifts. 

 Now they are playing video games on the floor.  (It’s a team game where they run a restaurant.)  When that’s done, we will all shower and be off to bed, ready for another action-packed adventure tomorrow. 







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  1. AngelOctober 16, 2023 at 5:21 AM

    Omg, I love that beautiful cake!! Thank you so much for making her feel special!

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