Today we had a kid-centered day. We went to a go-kart track, where Laura and Ella took the slow cars (putt-putts) and Nick and Dan took the fast ones. Dave and I opted to be the photographers. Everyone enjoyed the experience. Dan was excited as the track was very long and he beat Nick, going 65 kmh and having the best lap time at 1.16 to Nick's 64 kmh and 1.19. We then drove to a lake where we had lunch in the cafe. The water was quite cold so again Dave and I (the wimps) elected to watch. Laura was excited to get a long distance swim in (the pool length is about a half normal lap), but we heard thunder getting closer so wisely elected to pack up. We got sprinkled on slightly as we walked to the car, but the bigger drops waited until we were driving. Once at home, Ella and I made a birthday cake (Ella's execution, I just stirred). It was a bit of a challenge not having the correct tools (no beaters, just a wooden spoon) and ingredients, but we were able to make a bluish/pink vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. The edges got slightly burned (the oven was in Celsius), but we trimmed them. We played Kings in the Corner (a card game) while we waited for it to cool. The frosting was made with super fine sugar as there was no confectioners sugar at the market, but it was good despite being slightly grainy. Ella decorated with a variety of sprinkles in patterns and arranged the candles to make the number 44. We went out to dinner in Mirepoix at La Flambee. The dinner was very excellent - Dan had a whole pot of mussels and then we went for ice cream in the square.
Sadly, I can't seem to get any more pictures onto the blog as the machine is full.
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