Our eldest had another birthday, which wound up being celebrated several times. The first celebration was on the Sunday before the actual day, during which an aunt and uncle visited and we had yummy homemade cupcakes.
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| Ready to blow |
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| A good job |
On the actual day, we went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner. He's been wanting to eat there for ages and ages. He ordered a dish that combines his favorites--mac and cheese burger. The mac and cheese was deep fried as a second patty on top of the hamburger patty. He was very happy.
The weekend after, we planned to go mini golfing outdoors but rain threatened. Instead of cancelling, we went to Monster Mini Golf, an indoor course. The dark, monstrous course was a nice prep for the Halloween season. We played with two aunts and an uncle. The indoor course is under blacklights and featured a bunch of scary bits.
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| A bit hard to photograph under the lights |
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| White clothes really stand out under the blacklights |
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| The radio station in the corner |
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| The final hole |
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| How to rate yourself |
We had a good spread of scores, from 59 to 75. The birthday boy was somewhere in the middle. The place gave us a card for a free round of golf, obviously enticing us to come back as a group.
Some of the scores and strokes were controversial. At one point, the birthday boy hit his ball into his sister's ball, sending hers into the hole. She only had one stroke before, so she immediately declared that she scored a hole in one. Technically accurate, but controvertible. I was the scorekeeper, so I gave her a 1 with an asterisk next to her score. On one hole, my ball was stuck in one of the tunnels. Instead of the usual standing putt, I opted for a pool cue shot out of the hazard. Is there a rule that the ball needs to be hit by the head of the club?
We had a lot of fun and look forward to going back again, if we don't lose the card.
My son also went to Terrapin Adventures with his best friend and his sister (two different people). That will be the subject of another post!
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