A Compendium of Life » birthday http://www.elytra.net/blog Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:40:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Family canal expedition http://www.elytra.net/blog/2009/05/24/family-canal-expedition/ http://www.elytra.net/blog/2009/05/24/family-canal-expedition/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 14:26:29 +0000 andrew http://www.elytra.net/blog/2009/05/24/family-canal-expedition/ We picked Tui and Karen up from the airport and have been cruising along the canal for a while now. We just moored and are about to walk into Bath.

Happy birthday, Grana! Many happy returms of the day!

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Birthday cake

It is sometimes hard to believe how grown up she has become.  Nine years have gone quickly, and it is a pleasure to watch her grow and change.

Blowing out the candles

She had a couple of friends over for a birthday dinner and some games.

Twister

I think they had a nice time.

Friends

A few days after her birthday, we went with a some other friends to Alton Towers, our local theme park.

Alton Towers "Air"

River went on all the scariest rides, including “Air”

Alton Towers "Oblivion"

and “Oblivion”.  She had a brilliant time!

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