Charlie's birthday

Hoo boy, a little late on this post, but better late than never.

We spent most of Charlie's birthday in Brooklyn at Prospect Park. We started at the Prospect Park Zoo. It was a fun little zoo. Most notable were the volunteers who would walk around the zoo doing interpretations of different animals. We were all a little weirded out at first, but we got used to it after a while, and by the end, Charlie was having a ton of fun, running around with the "eagles."

Carole flew in for the weekend to celebrate with us. Here she is with Charlie in the Prairie Dog Village portion of the Children's Zoo.
Afterwards we went to a They Might Be Giants family concert at the band shell. Charlie adores his Uncle Patrick.
Charlie's birthday cake: assorted cupcakes from Crumbs Bakery. Charlie's favorite was the M and M cupcake. Other flavors included Cherry Cheesecake, Red Velvet, Mint Oreo, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Strawberry, and Coconut.
Um, Marin forgot the birthday candles, so Charlie had to make do with the tea candles from the piano that he is not usually allowed to touch. Charlie, of course, was thrilled.
This was Charlie's main present and the newest member of our family: a betta fish named "Happy."

Thanks to Carole and Patrick for making this a special day!