On the 9th of May Faywen celebrated her 11th birthday. Since it was a school day we didn’t celebrate until later in the evening. She enjoyed a delicious charcuterie followed by a Gummi Cake, which was made up of lemon, orange, raspberry, and strawberry flavored gummies!
Birthday girl 
Sweet smile
After dinner and dessert she enjoyed opening all her gifts. Some of her favorites included the “Mary Poppins” and a “Pippi Longstockings” books, llama themed plush toy and bag and blanket and pillow, a handmade Austrian top, clothes, and the plush Nuzzle Bunny I give her every year. She really liked all of her gifts!
Ah new book smell! 
My Nuzzle Bunny
As the sun set we all went outside and swung on the large rope hanging from the 100+ year old Linden tree in the front yard. It was the perfect way to end her birthday!
The following day was a Friday. The boys went to the one English movie theatre in town to watch “End Game” so we decided to have special time with Faywen. We took her downtown to shop and then go to her favorite restaurant in town, an authentic Greek restaurant. They know us so well that she even got a free candy after her meal as a special birthday treat!
While downtown we ran into her two best friends from school, Manon and Elis. Manon is half French and Australian. Elis is a New Yorker who’s Dad is from Puerto Rico. Faywen has been blessed to make such nice friends while in school here in Graz!
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