The next day was Ben's 16th birthday, cause for gifts and a celebration. Ben started with this card ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270889 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270890 which accompanied his iPod touch making him happy for quite some time. ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270891 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270892 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270893 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270894 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270895 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270896 And then it was time for the celebration with sweets brought from Puerto Rico by the Straus ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270897 as Alan engaged with Geofferson ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270898 and then Jane arrived with a birthday hug for her brother ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270899 as Jeff read Jane's thesis ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270900 and Alan and Joel ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270901 and Audrey ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270902 wondered about the spicy pretzels ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270903 as I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270904 and recorded Cara ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270905 before we went to the set table ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270906 and slowly settled into our seats as Alan ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270907 Cara ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270908 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270909 Joel and Ben led the way ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270910 and my plate was set ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270911 before the fruit ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270912 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270913 and Puerto Rican sweets appeared ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270914 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270915 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270916 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270917 accompanied by the sinful candy ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270918 before the birthday cake appeared with candles lit ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270919 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270920 which were extinguished before I could get a photo ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270921 so that we had to simulate the blowing out of the candles ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270922 to the amusement of the assembled ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270923 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270924 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270925 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270926 even with my own self portrait. ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270927 as the clutter was building on the table so that the painter could return for the never ending home rennovation project ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270928 Sarah, John and Ed appeared ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270929 for a discussion about how the whale was assembled ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270930 and Sarah and Suzanne posed ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270931 ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270932 as did Ed and John ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270933 and then Sarah and Ben posed for the birthday photo ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270934 making Suzanne happy to see the wonderful celebration. ../../../Sabbat/2010/03.24-04.04.10SpringBreakForBen//P1270935