It was time to have the official celebration of Jane's birthday in preparation for the sing-a-long of the Wizard of Oz at McCarter. We ordered pizza IMG_1040 and made salad IMG_1041 even as the first departee IMG_1042 said good bye to Jane IMG_1043 while the others IMG_1044 IMG_1045 gathered around the PS-2 and Fred, Lucy and Kaylen IMG_1046 were cozy on the couch. We checked out the works for Ben's electricity project IMG_1047 and then as I admired my pizza (jalapenos, pineapple and olives) IMG_1048 Ben IMG_1049 was watching television IMG_1050 as the table was set IMG_1051 and Kaylen, Fred and Lucy took a sample picture IMG_1052 before getting it right IMG_1053 as people gathered IMG_1054 and sat at the table IMG_1055 IMG_1056 IMG_1057 IMG_1058 and the birthday girl IMG_1059 made a weird face.

Ben and I decided to take a picture of my drink IMG_1060 and then his -- back IMG_1061 and front IMG_1062 as the birthday cake IMG_1063 appeared even as the assembled IMG_1064 acknowledged that there was pizza IMG_1065 IMG_1066 and a little salad IMG_1067 left over. The cake was prepared IMG_1068 and a few candles lit IMG_1069 in a process IMG_1070 IMG_1071 IMG_1072 IMG_1073 that eventually got them all (with just a few burnt fingers) so that Suzanne could bring it in IMG_1074 and place it before Jane IMG_1075 who blew out all but 1 candle IMG_1076 IMG_1077 IMG_1078 and then stared at the cake IMG_1079 IMG_1080 IMG_1081 before the cutting began IMG_1082 and we could finish the celebration of her 16th birthday.