Aaron's birthday started earlier that he had hoped as Joel woke at 5:00 am in the morning - still on English time even though he did not reach his own bed until midnight.
Joel organized a party for Aaron.

All the stuffed animals he invited showed up. What a celebration we had as the sun rose over our back yard!

At 8 am Joel came to get me up and we showered Aaron with his birthday presents. I gave him a book about Edgar Allen Poe... and some chocolate straw things. I also got Aaron a Jewel concert movie at the hotel we had stayed at in San Diego. Joel got him a shirt and a book on how to teach your kids how to play golf.
My family were kind enough to get Aaron gifts. They got him a car accident documentation kit, a radio pen and a self cleaning lint remover

By the time we had gone to church and come home from our lunch at India Garden, we were all completely exhausted.