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We celebrated Mal’s birthday first with a special dinner – bratwurst (with mustard and relish) along with a bean medley. I.e. some baked beans as well as green beans. Mal seemed to really enjoy it!

Dessert was carrot cake cupcake. We only got one fuzzy picture before she started getting upset by the candle.

But she did like the cupcake. Here she is mostly licking the frosting. Since no teeth = no biting.

And she fed herself as well.

Then it was time for presents!

The YBike will need some practice – the first time she held on to it, she started to fall back and did so, except she kept holding on to the bike so it fell on top of her!

New toys are fun to play with.

And so is packaging.

Fingerpuppets (which the cats also seem to enjoy!).

And owls.

Another hit was the iPhone.

Too bad that wasn’t a birthday present! Stacking stuff is always cool, though.

And finally, a picture of two great ladies.