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Allyndreth hosted Evya for a 3-day weekend in Seattle over 4th of July. They first had to stop at Safeway for pizzamaking supplies for the many, many, meals of pizza they ate.
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Allyndreth gave Evya a LEGO rose for her birthday.
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They made matching T-shirts the night before their reservation for Pancakes with Penguins at the Woodland Park Zoo.
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Up bright and early on a Saturday morning to meet the penguins for breakfast!
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Then they took full advantage of their day pass to explore the rest of the zoo.
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Birthday flex
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Birthday hot chocolate
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Birthday shaved ice
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Back at home, Evya spent her birthday eve the way she prefers to spend it every year: making her own birthday cake. This year is was angel food!
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Birthday dinner at Burma 2.
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Back home for gifts...
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...and then into the kitchen to decorate her cake.
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The next morning, we were off to the DMV for the Behind-the-Wheel driver's test.
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We have a licensed driver!
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License cookie from Grammie to commemorate the achievement.
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Aaaaannnnnnd, she's off on her first solo drive.
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