We kicked off the birthday celebrations on October 8. Friday after school I took Quinn and 4 friends to the mall for Fro-Yo.
Not sure what’s going on but here they are.
They all had a little bit of spending money and Quinn bought himself a cowboy hat. I think it looks great on him! Such a fun time for these teens.
Quinn has had braces for almost 4 years. We were originally told it would be 2 – 3 years but Quinn was not diligent in wearing the headgear or rubber bands so the extended time was a bit self-inflicted.
Don and I talked about it and we agreed it was enough. So on his last visit I told the orthodontist that we were done. Although not quite as perfect as the ortho would have liked, they were close enough.
Here is is the day he got his braces back in 4th grade.
The much hated head gear that he had to wear at night for a year or more.
It’s difficult getting after school appointments with the orthodontist unless scheduled months in advance, so I pulled Quinn out of school in the morning so that we could get these things out before his birthday.
He’s so happy to have them out. He has permanent retainers that are attached in the back on both upper and bottom teeth and he will wear a plastic retainer at night. And he is still working on the open mouth smile after years of doing the closed lip smile.
Such a handsome dude!
Don and I scored Hamilton tickets as a joint birthday celebration to ourselves. We’ve seen the original production on Disney and are huge fans. Mae was kind enough to watch Quinn for the night so we could enjoy an overnighter in Hollywood.
Our room wasn’t quite ready so we had a glass of champagne to start the celebration!
The view from our room. I might have cropped out the 101 and some other not-so-beautiful scenery.
Seems like a fitting spot for Lin-Manuel’s star.
We had a fantastic dinner on the rooftop of our hotel. There is a pop-up Yakitori (Japanese skewers) restaurant and it was just right. My handsome guy.
Sunset view from the roof top.
This is where it all went down. The cast was amazing and the audience brought such great energy. We are still talking about it.
Sunday morning we walked to the Hollywood Farmers Market and picked up some goodies. And then to Santa Monica for lunch. View from our table.
Our seafood platter to start off the meal. So good.
We loved our evening away and Mae and Quinn enjoyed their 24 hours together too!
The White House 