Frodo's 6th Birthday

It's Frodo's 6th Birthday today.

Here's some other memorable dates that Frodo shares his Birthday with:

I've already mentioned the Eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum on 24 August 79 AD

Also it's bloggers eight birthday today

I stop here, as I've discovered that good old Wikipedia can produce a far more comprehensive list for 24 August than I ever can.

Scived off work this morning - I'm on the late shift, so I just got in a little later than usual - and we took Frodo and Samwise to the Yellow Sub childrens activity centre.

We called Davy Liver Taxis to get there and back. Both times the taxi arrived within 10 minutes of calling them. They gave my phone a single ring when they were getting near, and we were charged a reasonable price for the journey.
I've already sent this firm an email of praise when they rescued us following Frodo's Birthday Party after South Liverpool Taxi's let us down badly on the outward journey. I doubt that anyone from South Liverpool Taxi's cares, but if they ever come across this blog entry, then they might realise that a quality service generates repeat business, and a piss-poor one doesn't!

We bumped into a few of Frodo's school-chums, who were also spending the moring at Yellow Sub The kids romped on the play equipment whilst Mummy had toast, and worked on the design of her latest novel cover, whilst Daddy tucked into scrambled egg and poached salmon on toasted muffins. "Yum! Yum!!, "Delicioso" (to quote Dora the Explorer).

Home again and we put together a quick Birthday feast for Frodo, Samwise and Grandma Gandalf. I inflated 6 coloured helium balloons, and tied them to the back of Frodo's chair. Had to inflate an extra red one for Samwise.
After we'd munched through the main snacks we lit 6 candles on Frodo's Optimus Prime Transformers Birthday cake. A gentle chorus of "Happy Birthday to you" and Frodo blew all the candles out.

The cake looks a bit like this. Actually it's about half of this size now "Yum! Yum!!, "Delicioso" :)



No it doesn't change into a Mac-Truck when you cut into the icing.

You've probably guessed what Frodo's main present was this year.
3 Transformer "fast action battler" toys. 2 autobots that transform into a car and a truck, and a decepticon that transforms into a tank.

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Autobot Jazz

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Autobot Ratchet

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Decepticon Brawl

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Spent a good half hour or so figuring out how to transform them this morning. Once we'd "transformed" them out of the super-tied down security packaging (why are so many toys hellishly "security wrapped" these days? i.e. tied down to the packaging with loads of plastic wiring and hard to see rubber bands) Always a tricky one when their are impatient children waiting.

So that the other child doesn't feel too left out, we've made it a family tradition that the Birthday Boy gives one present to his brother. Frodo gave Samwise a Dr Who Clockwork Robot - or "Tick Tock Robot" as Samwise likes to call them, to add to their growing collection of Dr Who action figures.



We're also busy opening the presents that Frodo got from his Birthday party, one by one each day when I get home Last night's was good - Hot Wheels "Hyper Wheels" Racing Motorbikes. No batteries requires. Pop each motorbike into the slots, crank up the revs with the handle then press a switch and the bikes scoot across the floor.



So there'll be a couple of boys jumping up and down waiting for the next present tonight. (Almost as excited as Dad!)