Caleb's Birthday

Caleb turned 13 yesterday. We're glad his age has caught up with his angst.

We were asked if birthdays are big in the Czech Republic. Not really. We are under the impression that a person's name day is as big a deal as their birthday. All of the common Czech names have a day with which they are associated. The planner the kids received at school has the name on each day. Same with one that Kristine picked up for me. In case you are wondering, here are our names days...

Petr - February 22
Petr & Paul - June 29
Kristyna - July 24
Lucie - December 13
Caleb & Silas - Outta Luck
To find your name day, follow this link

Our friends did make a point of saying happy birthday and Jana told him she will bake him something today.

We celebrated with fruit dumplings for breakfast then sending them off to school for their first full day. Kristine had picked up a little torte so anytime our doorbell rang during the day, Silas would run to the fridge and put the torte on the table. When Caleb finally did come home, Silas, in his rush to get the torte, fell off his chair and cried.

We spent the evening at a gathering along a river in a small village. We roasted sausages and chatted with people (though for the Caleb, Lucy, and me this mostly means chatting with each other). Caleb was distressed because he wanted to get back to his birthday present...

Unlimited time to set up his Facebook page. He tried to set up a page before we left, but you have to be 13. Oh the injustice! So, Caleb got to stay up a little late Facebooking.

From Sept 09