Previous parties have been wonderful, but have left the apartment in a shambles.
This year Lisa relented and, after checking out several venues, we settled on Maple Lanes... a nearby Brooklyn bowling alley.
On Saturday, April 21st, the tiny bowlers spread across three lanes and bowled their little hearts out for an hour before retiring to the private party room for lunch and cake.
Marni's princess castle cake was quite a hit (and delicious too).
As the cheery party guests headed home, the Shepard and Hoffman families jumped into their cars and headed for part 2 of the birthday festivities... Coney Island.
The 4 cousins whipped through the 40 dollars of ride tickets in record time. Once that was done we moved over to Nathan's for an early dinner of hot dogs and fries.
The next day Marni got her new bicycle from Nana and Papa, and completed a scavenger hunt in the apartment to find all her presents from mommy and daddy.
And so ended the most tranquil and stress-free birthday in Shepard family history.
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| The party guests |
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| Coney Island |
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| Sitting with the loot |
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| The new bike |
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