It's not Quidditch, but...

...maybe it's the next best thing?

Since there doesn't seem to be a Quidditch pitch in our vicinity, Evan settled for taking a few friends to play laser tag for his birthday instead.

He and the girls were thrilled that our cousins from out of town were able to make it here at the last minute to spend the weekend. Everyone had a fantastic time!

To make up for the lack of a Quidditch match, we did have a yummy Harry Potter birthday cake, complete with the young wizard aboard his Nimbus2000 atop the icing, to help us celebrate.

Evan was overheard saying excitedly that "this is the best birthday party ever!", so I think it was a success. I expected the girls to be too frightened to play, but they weren't, and they had a lot of fun.

Evan was also thrilled late last week to find that he had a loose tooth. It's his first, so there will be much pomp and ceremony when it finally wiggles free!

It was a super weekend, but completely exhausting. I think I need a nap.